Clinton, South Carolina

==Government==
Clinton operates under a council–manager form of government.<ref name=official>[http://www.cityofclintonsc.com/index.asp?SEC=0813F20C-8C8D-428B-B07E-ECDB6B6C22A2&Type=B_BASIC Clinton's official website].</ref>  The incumbent Mayor is Comer H. "Randy" Randall; he was elected to a fourth non-consecutive term in March 2023, after having served three terms from 2002 to 2013.<ref name="whosonthemove.com">{{cite web |title=Randy Randall Sworn in as Mayor of Clinton |url=https://whosonthemove.com/randy-randall-sworn-in-as-mayor-of-clinton/ |website=LaurensCountyBuzz|date=14 March 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> The City Manager is Tom Brooks, who was appointed to the position by the Mayor.

===2023 election results===
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!Race
!Candidates
!Votes
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|rowspan="3"|Mayor
|style="background:#ccffcc"|'''Randy Randall'''||style="background:#ccffcc"|'''407'''
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|Ronnie Roth||147
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|Leonard Pitts||104
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|rowspan="4"|City Council Ward 2
|style="background:#ccffcc"|'''Anita Williams'''||style="background:#ccffcc"|'''55'''
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|Ken Turner||30
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|Shaquille Harp||8
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|Reginald Vance||2
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|rowspan="3"|City Council Ward 4
|style="background:#ccffcc"|'''Gary Kuykendall (inc.)'''||style="background:#ccffcc"|'''76'''
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|Stewart Owens||21
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||Vernon McCall||15
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|rowspan="2"|City Council Ward 6
|style="background:#ccffcc"|'''Megan Walsh (inc.)'''||style="background:#ccffcc"|'''55'''
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|Andy Howard||52
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<small>''Source:''</small><ref>{{cite web |title=Randall wins race for Clinton mayor |url=https://www.golaurens.com/goclinton/randall-wins-race-for-clinton-mayor/article_3eb68b68-bd5b-11ed-935e-53a2619ee26d.html |website=GoLaurens |date=7 March 2023 |access-date=March 7, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

===2021 election results===
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!Race
!Candidates
!Votes
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|rowspan="3"|City Council Ward 1
|style="background:#ccffcc"|'''Danny Cook (inc.)'''||style="background:#ccffcc"|'''114'''
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|Ricky Martin||14
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|Henry Anderson||3
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|rowspan="1"|City Council Ward 3
|style="background:#ccffcc"|'''Robbie Neal (inc.)'''||style="background:#ccffcc"|'''unopposed'''
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|rowspan="2"|City Council Ward 5
|style="background:#ccffcc"|'''Ronnie Roth (inc.)'''||style="background:#ccffcc"|'''34'''
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|Mitch Meadors||31
|}
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<small>''Source:''</small><ref>{{cite web |title=Incumbents sweep municipal elections |url=https://www.golaurens.com/goclinton/incumbents-sweep-municipal-elections/article_069f885e-7bc4-11eb-aa17-d70bcd3737b5.html |website=GoLaurens |date=2 March 2021 |access-date=March 7, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

===2019 election results===
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!Race
!Candidates
!Votes
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|rowspan="2"|Mayor
|style="background:#ccffcc"|'''Bob McLean (inc.)'''||style="background:#ccffcc"|'''475'''
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|Ricky Martin||324
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|rowspan="5"|City Council Ward 2
|style="background:#ccffcc"|'''Shirley Jenkins (inc.)'''||style="background:#ccffcc"|'''85'''
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|Rosa Booker||29
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|Sherri Amick||20
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|Rilla Griffin||11
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|Reginald Vance||4
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|City Council Ward 4
|style="background:#ccffcc"|'''Gary Kuykendall (inc.)'''||style="background:#ccffcc"|'''unopposed'''
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|rowspan="2"|City Council Ward 6
|style="background:#ccffcc"|'''Megan Walsh'''||style="background:#ccffcc"|'''70'''
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|Jimmy Young (inc.)||53
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<small>''Source:''</small><ref>{{cite web |title=Laurens County municipal election results |url=http://www.indexjournal.com/community/laurens-county-municipal-election-results/article_f2aa3adb-a078-5b5e-a21b-8f62eeef7e32.html |website=Index-Journal |date=5 March 2019 |access-date=April 9, 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=McLean, Jenkins & Walsh are winners {{!}} My Clinton News |url=http://www.clintonchronicle.com/breaking-news/mclean-jenkins-walsh-are-winners |website=www.clintonchronicle.com |access-date=April 9, 2019}}</ref>