By Chris Trainor - Post and Courier Columbia
Sep 22, 2020
Jesica Mackey has narrowly won a special Democratic primary in Richland County Council’s District 9 and likely will claim the seat in November.
Mackey, a public relations executive, outlasted Jonnieka Farr, a business analyst, in a Sept. 22 Democratic primary runoff. Mackey nabbed 52 percent of the vote, while Farr got 48 percent. Mackey got 631 votes, while Farr got 585.