Aiken Republican mayoral primary early voting begins Monday
Jul. 23—Aiken residents don't have to wait until Aug. 8 to cast their ballots in the Republican mayoral primary.
Early voting will begin Monday and continue through Aug. 4.
There are three candidates running for the Republican nomination: incumbent Rick Osbon, restaurateur Teddy Milner and Housing Authority board member Kathryn Wade.
Osbon has been Aiken's mayor since 2015. He did not face opposition in 2019. Osbon is the owner of Osbon's Laundry and Cleaners.
Milner is the owner and operator of It's All Good, a restaurant and catering business on Hayne Avenue. She also previously owned and operated the Stoplight Deli.
Wade is the executive director of the Life Choices Pregnancy Care Center and a member of the Aiken Housing Authority board. She previously served as a field representative for former Congressman Gresham Barrett and as chair of the Housing Authority board.
People wishing to early vote can do so from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Aiken County Board of Voter Registration and Elections office located in Suite 1200 of the County Government Center at 1930 University Parkway.
People who wish to vote early are asked to bring one of four types of photo identification: South Carolina driver's license, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles identify card, U.S. Passport or federal military identification.
The primary is scheduled for Aug. 8. If needed a runoff would be held Aug. 22.
The Republican nominee is unopposed in the Nov. 7 general election.
