Hilton Head Monthly Magazine

After a lively campaign season that saw seven candidates whittled down to two, a runoff election and a great deal of discussion about airports, LMOs, tourism and the environment, Town Councilman Drew Laughlin defeated local architect Tom Crews in a Nov. 16 runooff to become the new mayor of Hilton Head Island. Laughlin will be sworn in Dec. 7, and a Feb. 15 special election will fill Laughlin’s council seat for the remainder of his term, which expires next December.

Check back in the January issue of Monthly for a profile of the mayor-elect.