North Augusta City Council race part of General Election for first time
NORTH AUGUSTA — Three seats on North Augusta City Council are part of the Nov. 3 General Election for the first time this year. The city last fall finalized the change in its local election cycle from April in odd-numbered years to November in even-numbered years, aligning these local elections for North Augusta City Council and Mayor with the more typical schedule for election to state and national offices. Three candidates are running for the three open seats on City Council this year: incumbent David Buck, former Councilwoman Jenafer McCauley and newcomer Tabitha Waldrop. All three are Republicans; no Democrats filed for North Augusta City Council. Though the election began as a highly competitive one, the bulk of North Augusta’s City Council race has already played out with Buck, McCauley and Waldrop having bested incumbent John Felak and fellow Republicans Caleb Chancey and David…
