According to unofficial results, Democrat Tasha Gardner-Greene appears poised to become the next District 7 representative for Sumter County Council.
She earned 59.29% of the vote, or 3,248 votes, over Republican opponent Michael Leviner, who got 40.65%, or 2,274 votes. There were three write-in votes.
"I would like for us now to move forward from tonight to build a better Sumter working together with all of District 7," Gardner-Greene said. "Those that voted for me and those that didn't, now we can come together and do the work to make the changes that we need here in Sumter. I would also like to tell Michael [Leviner] he ran a good race and that I'm looking forward to meeting with him and even his constituents so that we can all sit together to make a better District 7 in Sumter."
Gardner-Greene will succeed Councilman Eugene Baten, a Democrat, who did not run for reelection.
Tallies will be certified Friday.
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