Rock Hill’s 2021 mayoral race is Tuesday. How to vote for your choice of 3 candidates
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Rock Hill’s Mayoral Election 2021
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Rock Hill’s contentious mayoral race will come to an end Tuesday — maybe.
There are three candidates on the ballot.
Incumbent Mayor John Gettys is facing York County Council member William “Bump” Roddey, who he defeated by less than 600 votes in a run-off election in 2017. There’s also a newcomer, Ishmael Lowery, a self-proclaimed conservative.
In 2017, when Gettys and Roddey ran, the city elected its first new mayor in two decades after former Mayor Doug Echols stepped down.
Throughout his campaign, Roddey has criticized his familiar foe. And as a result, Gettys has had to clear up some shared information, specifically elements of an incentive deal to bring the Carolina Panthers to York County.
Polls will open Tuesday at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Voters can find information on precinct locations on the county’s elections office site.
Absentee voting began on Sept. 20. All by-mail ballots must be returned to the York County elections office, 6 S. Congress St., by 7 p.m. on Oct. 19.
The elections office will certify the votes on Oct. 21. A run-off would be held on Nov. 2 if needed.
This story was originally published October 18, 2021 at 3:29 PM.
