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COLUMBIA -- The votes are in and the results are counted.

The city of Columbia will have to wait a little longer to find out who will fill the mayor's position.

Steve Benjamin and Kirkman Finlay will head to a run-off election after pulling in the most votes in Tuesday's mayoral election.

None of the candidates received 50 percent of the votes needed to avoid the run-off.

So in two weeks, we'll find out who replaces longtime Columbia Mayor Bob Coble as Benjamin and Finlay face off against each other.

Here's how all of the candidates fared with over 97 percent of the votes in.

Steve Benjamin             6,067    35.53%
Kirkman Finlay III          5,485    32.12%
Steve Morrison             5,053     29.59%
Aaron Johnson                215      1.26%
Joseph S Azar                175      1.02%
Sparkle Clark                   49        .29%
Nammu Muhammad         28        .16%
Write In                             5        .03%

The new mayor's term begins in July.

Over 26 percent of registered voters turned out for the election.

Visit our Politics Page for the results of other municipal elections.