Author: Associated Press

Former Gamecock Moe Brown wins Dem nomination for SC’s 5th Congressional District

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO, AP) – Former University of South Carolina wide receiver Moe Brown won the Democratic nomination in the 5th District. According to the SC Election Commission, with about 27,000 votes counted, Brown had 67% of the votes over Sidney A. Moore. Brown will now face republican incumbent Congressman Ralph Norman in November. House District 5 includes portions of…

US Rep. Joe Wilson defeats lone challenger to secure republican nominee for SC’s 2nd District

COLUMBIA, SC (AP) – Republicans in South Carolina’s 2nd District again picked U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson to be their nominee. Click here to see election night results from the South Carolina Election Commission. Wilson on Tuesday defeated Michael Bishop, mayor of the Lexington County town of Springdale. Wilson was the only one of South Carolina’s seven U.S. House members to…

Senator Lindsey Graham wins SC republican primary

Graham will face Democrat Jamie Harrison during November elections

(Greg Nash/Pool via AP) Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Columbia, SC  (AP) — U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has been chosen as the Republican nominee. The incumbent walked away after a land slide vote catapulted him to the head of his republican challengers. According to the Associated…