Unofficial results: Former pier committee president wins Surfside Beach mayoral race

SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – The town of Surfside Beach has a new mayor after Mayor Bob Hellyer decided to not run for re-election.

Rob Krouse, who is the former president of the Surfside Beach Pier Committee, won the election with 567 votes.

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He beat out Cindy Keating, who received 136 votes, and David Pellegrino, who received 472 votes.

Krouse said that he’s not about big government and wants to make sure the town is able to utilize the pier as a source of revenue for the town.

As for the town council, there will be three new members.

Shawn Fallon, Harry Kohlmann and Skip Walls received the most votes, beating out incumbents Michael Drake and Paul Holder.

The votes will be made official on Thursday.

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