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Clyburn and Wilson headed back to Washington as House Members

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina voters re-elected two longtime Congressional House members on Tuesday. With unofficial results, Incumbent Republican Joe Wilson won his District 2 seat. According to the South Carolina Election Commision, Representative Wilson won with 57% of the vote. His opponent, Democratic Candidate Sean Carrigan had 42 % of the vote. And with unofficials results from the AP,…

Vote 2018 Recap- Governor’s Race McMaster Speaks on Win, Smith on Concession

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) (AP)–  Governor Henry McMaster has been elected as the Governor of South Carolina, according to unofficial results from the SC Election Commission. Governor McMaster won with 54 % of the vote, compared to his opponent, Democratic Representative James Smith’s 46 %. ABC Columbia spoke with both the McMaster on his win, and Smith on his concession. Both parties…

VOTE 2018 RESULTS: Republican US Congressman Ralph Norman wins re-election

COLUMBIA, SC (AP) – The Associated Press has called the race for South Carolina’s 5th district race for the US House of Representatives. Congressman Ralph Norman is the projected winner, defeating democrat Archie Parnell. According to SCvotes.org, with about 190,000 ballots counted, Norman had 56 percent of the votes. Categories: Local News, National News, News, Politics Tags: SCNews, SCVotes, Vote2018

Vote 2018 RESULTS: Alan Wilson projected to win SC Attorney General

(AP) – The Associated Press reports that Alan Wilson will hold onto his seat as South Carolina’s Attorney General. Wilson has held the Attorney General position since 2010. At about 9:30 p.m., Wilson held a 57% lead over Democratic opponent Constance Anastopoulo at 40%. Categories: News, Politics, State

Vote 2018 RESULTS: Henry McMaster projected winner of SC Governor Race

COLUMBIA, SC (AP, WOLO) – Governor Henry McMaster has been projected by the Associated Press as the winner of South Carolina’s race for Governor. This will be his first full term in office. The Republican nominee has held the position for two years after former Governor Nikki Haley left to work for President Trump.   South Carolina has not elected…

VOTE 2018 RESULTS: US Rep. Jim Clyburn wins re-election

COLUMBIA, SC (AP,WOLO) – The Associated Press has called South Carolina’s 6th district race for the US House of Representatives. Incumbent Democrat Congressman Jim Clyburn has been re-elected over his Republican challenger Gerhard Gressmann. According to SCvotes.org, with 24,383 ballots counted, Clyburn had 71 percent of the votes. Clyburn is the state’s longest-serving congressman, having now been elected to his…