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McCain retained as Sumter County Council chairman; Byrd elected vice chairman
Sumter County Council · March 1, 2026
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Summary
At its Jan. 10 meeting, Sumter County Council re-elected James T. McCain Jr. as chairman and elected James R. Byrd as vice chairman in show-of-hands votes; counts recorded one opposition and one abstention on the two officer elections.
James T. McCain Jr. was elected chairman of Sumter County Council for 2023–2024 after a nomination by Councilman Artie Baker and a show-of-hands vote recorded as six in favor and one opposed. James R. Byrd was elected vice…
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