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Mount Pleasant council accepts canvass after manual recount; new officials sworn in
Summary
City council accepted May election canvass after a manual recount of the Place 1 race and held oath-of-office ceremonies for a mayor and two council members.
The Mount Pleasant City Council voted unanimously to accept the official canvass of the May municipal election after a manual recount of the City Council Place 1 race and administered oaths of office to newly elected officials.
The canvass matter came after a petition from Trey Baker requesting a manual recount for City Council Place 1. Mayor Craig said he approved the petition and “appointed the city secretary, Candace Webster, as the recount supervisor.” Candace Webster told the council that the manual recount occurred on May 9, 2025, with candidates allowed to have watchers present and that early-voting and ballot-by-mail tallies were rechecked. “We did do the recount on Friday… both candidates were satisfied with the numbers,” Webster said.
The city secretary read precinct-by-precinct totals for the contested races. In the mayoral tally reported to the council, Mr. Lyon received 530 votes and Mr. Craig received 398 votes. In the City Council Place 1 totals the council recorded 463 votes for Mr. Baker and 464 for Ms. Corbel. The recount team re-tabulated ballots by mail and early voting and confirmed the overall canvass numbers; Webster said election-day ballot totals matched the original night’s tally.
After the recount summary, Councilmember Hageman moved to accept the canvass results; the motion was seconded by Councilmember Redford and the council voted to approve the canvass unanimously. The council then completed the formal swearing-in: the oath of office was administered to the mayor and to the newly elected council members for Place 1 and Place 2.
The council discussion included procedural details about the recount: the city and county had consulted with the Secretary of State’s office about the recount process, candidates were allowed watchers during the manual count and the recount supervisor oversaw mail and early-voting re-tabulations. No substantive challenges to the recount procedure were recorded during the meeting, and the city secretary reported both candidates for the recounted race were satisfied with the outcomes.
The council did not set further action on the canvass beyond acceptance and the customary oath administration; any additional election contests, challenges, or certification steps were not raised during the meeting.
