How to find The Sun News endorsements in 2025 Myrtle Beach mayor, council elections
Voting has begun in municipal elections across South Carolina and it culminates on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4. In Myrtle Beach, voters will pick the city’s mayor and three people among 10 candidates for City Council to serve the next four years.
Here are The McClatchy South Carolina Editorial Board’s recommendations in those races along with the interviews we did with the candidates ahead of making each endorsement so you can assess the candidates for yourselves as well.
The Sun News endorsement: Our choice in the Myrtle Beach mayor’s race
Meet the candidates running to be mayor of Myrtle Beach
The Sun News endorsement: Our three choices for Myrtle Beach City Council
Meet the candidates running for Myrtle Beach City Council
BEHIND THE STORY
MOREHow we do endorsements
Members of The McClatchy South Carolina Editorial Board interviewed and researched candidates running for mayor and City Council in Columbia and Myrtle Beach and in a special election in SC House District 88 in Lexington County in 2025. We based endorsements on our reporting and fact-checking — and on each candidate’s achievements, background, character, demeanor and experience.
The endorsements were made by South Carolina Opinion Editor Matthew T. Hall, a Columbia resident; Sherry Beasley, a longtime educator and Columbia resident; Toni Etheridge, a strategic advisor and writer who lives in Forest Acres; Paul Osmundson, a retired senior editor at The State and a Forest Acres resident; and Pat Robertson, a retired editor and outdoors columnist who lives in Blythewood.
If you have questions or comments about our endorsements, please email Hall at mhall@thestate.com.