2018 Columbus, Georgia mayoral election

2018 Columbus, Georgia mayoral election

May 22, 2018

Candidate Skip Henderson Zeph Baker Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 13,495 7,662 Percentage 56.26% 31.94%

Mayor before election Teresa Tomlinson Nonpartisan Elected mayor Skip Henderson Nonpartisan

The 2018 Columbus, Georgia mayoral election took place on May 22, 2018. Incumbent Mayor Teresa Tomlinson was term-limited and unable to seek a third consecutive term. City Councilman Skip Henderson won the election with 56 percent of the vote, avoiding the need for a runoff election.

Primary election

Candidates

• Skip Henderson, City Councilman
• Zeph Baker, perennial candidate
• Danny Arcencibia, car dealership manager
• Beth Harris, former Muscogee County Board of Education member
• Charlie Roberts, operations analyst
• Winfred Shipman, U.S. Army veteran

Results

Primary election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Skip Henderson	13,495	56.26%
	Nonpartisan	Zeph Baker	7,662	31.94%
	Nonpartisan	Danny Arcencibia	1,145	4.77%
	Nonpartisan	Beth Harris	1,007	4.20%
	Nonpartisan	Charlie Roberts	335	1.40%
	Nonpartisan	Winfred Shipman	278	1.16%
	Write-in		64	0.27%
Total votes			23,986	100.00%