Sam Johnson (South Carolina)
Sam Johnson is an at-large member of the Columbia City Council in South Carolina. Johnson assumed office on January 1, 2026. Johnson's current term ends in 2030.
Johnson ran for election for an at-large seat of the Columbia City Council in South Carolina. Johnson won in the general runoff election on November 18, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Columbia, South Carolina (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Columbia City Council District At-large
Sam Johnson defeated incumbent Aditi Bussells in the general runoff election for Columbia City Council District At-large on November 18, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sam Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 55.7 | 5,710 | |
| Aditi Bussells (Nonpartisan) | 44.3 | 4,540 | ||
| Total votes: 10,250 | |||
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General election
General election for Columbia City Council District At-large
Sam Johnson and incumbent Aditi Bussells advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jared Johnson and Tony Bowen in the general election for Columbia City Council District At-large on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sam Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 47.4 | 7,146 | |
| ✔ | Aditi Bussells (Nonpartisan) | 43.2 | 6,514 | |
| Jared Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 915 | ||
| Tony Bowen (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 503 | ||
| Total votes: 15,078 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Johnson in this election.
2021
See also: Mayoral election in Columbia, South Carolina (2021)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Columbia
Daniel Rickenmann defeated Tameika Isaac Devine in the general runoff election for Mayor of Columbia on November 16, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Daniel Rickenmann (Nonpartisan) | 52.0 | 10,606 |
 | Tameika Isaac Devine (Nonpartisan) | 48.0 | 9,789 | |
| Total votes: 20,395 | |||
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General election
General election for Mayor of Columbia
Daniel Rickenmann and Tameika Isaac Devine advanced to a runoff. They defeated Sam Johnson and Moe Baddourah in the general election for Mayor of Columbia on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Rickenmann (Nonpartisan) | 43.5 | 8,417 |
| ✔ | | Tameika Isaac Devine (Nonpartisan) | 30.2 | 5,846 |
| Sam Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 24.3 | 4,710 | ||
| Moe Baddourah (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 364 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 19,346 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sam Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Sam Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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