Presidential Candidates Cast Votes on Election Day
Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and their respective running mates, have already cast their votes this Election Day.
Politics
Vote 2016 : ABC Columbia at the Polls
[gtxvideo vid='gQbISjb2' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gQbISjb2.jpg' vtitle='Vote 2016 : ABC Columbia at the Polls'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Voters turned out the polls early in South Carolina on Election Day. ABC Columbia News was at the polling places across the Midlands Tuesday morning where…
Governor Nikki Haley Cast Vote on Election Day
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)-- Tuesday South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley cast her vote in the 2016 Election. The Governor showed up around 11am at Mt Horeb Precinct in Lexington, to cast her Vote. Haley, last month, told ABC Columbia News that the…
What a Trump White House Might Look Like
Trump has talked a lot about how he wasn’t a politician before he started his campaign in June 2015. Now, if he wins on Nov. 8, he will arguably become the most important politician in the world.
What a Hillary Clinton White House May Look Like
The Clintons will be in uncharted territory for a number of reasons if the former secretary of state is elected -- the first woman president and a former president as her spouse -- but the terrain itself will be very familiar.
Key Moments of the 2016 Election
As this historic and wildly unpredictable election comes to a close on Election Day, it may be hard to remember how America got here.
Presidential Candidates Final Push to Gain Your Vote
[gtxvideo vid='LPSRj0B3' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LPSRj0B3.jpg' vtitle='Presidential Candidates Final Push to Gain Your Vote'] WASHINGTON (AP) _ Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton spent their last full day of campaigning hitting a lot of battleground states, accompanied by their families, political…
Latest Polls in Swing States That Could Decide the Election
ABC NEWS-- ABC News currently rates 15 states and two congressional districts as being in play on Election Day as leaning Democratic or Republican or as toss-ups. These states have a total of 184 electoral votes, more than enough to…
Looking at the Local Races
ABC Columbia News is your home the coverage of your local campaign results.
Election Day: Polls Open 7am-7pm
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) -- It's Election Day in South Carolina and across the country. According to officials, voters heading to the polls need to know their assigned voting location and bring one of five forms of photo identification. Acceptable forms…
Election Day: What You Need to Know
ABC NEWS-- It is Election Day. Polls in South Carolina are open from 7am-7pm. Know Where to Go The first and most obvious step is finding the right polling place for your area, based on your home address. If you…
Election Hotline
[gtxvideo vid='hDMmPi5R' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hDMmPi5R.jpg' vtitle='Election Hotline'] ABC NEWS--Tuesday is Election Day and the stakes could not be higher for a midterm contest: Control of both the House and Senate is up for grabs and could come down to a handful of…
Carolina Political Analyst Projects Close Race
[gtxvideo vid='MObcOA43' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MObcOA43.jpg' vtitle='Carolina Political Analyst Projects Close Race'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - USC professor and political analyst Dr. Robert Oldendick says Tuesday's presidential election results will be extremely close. "I've been doing this for 11 cycles now, and this…
Absentee Voting Up According to SC Election Commission
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - While the presidential contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tops South Carolina's ballot, voters will also choose whether U.S. Sen. Tim Scott and seven U.S. House incumbents return to Washington. Absentee voting has already broken…
Vote 2016: The Final Stretch
[gtxvideo vid='CbkzzwEX' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CbkzzwEX.jpg' vtitle='Vote 2016: The Final Stretch'] ABC NEWS-- It's the final stretch before Election day. Here's the latest on the candidates and the campaign trail in this Vote 2015 report.
National Politics
- Watchdog questions millions spent on shuttered US Embassy in Venezuela Sep 12, 2025 10:07 PM EDTThe U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered American embassy and other diplomatic properties in Caracas, despite having broken relations with President Nicolás Ma...
- California lawmakers pass bill barring authorities from wearing face masks Sep 12, 2025 9:23 PM EDTCalifornia lawmakers have passed legislation to ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces during official business
- States are taking steps to ease access to COVID-19 vaccines as they await federal recommendation Sep 12, 2025 7:50 PM EDTThe governors of Arizona, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions
- Judge releases redacted document used to justify search of John Bolton's home Sep 12, 2025 7:50 PM EDTA judge has released a heavily redacted document used to justify a recent search of the Maryland home of John Bolton
- Trump dismisses cat-loving NYC Republican candidate for mayor as 'not exactly prime time' Sep 12, 2025 6:38 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump says the Republican candidate for New York City mayor is “not exactly prime time.”
- Former poet laureate Ada Limón says artists must band together during 'dangerous times' Sep 12, 2025 4:54 PM EDTThe 24th U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón says she encountered a surprising number of people who are writing and sharing poetry during her travels around the country
- Trump approves federal disaster aid for storms and flooding in 6 states Sep 12, 2025 3:02 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods this spring and summer
- Choose your America: In the aftermath of the Kirk slaying, a snapshot of a fractured nation Sep 12, 2025 5:02 AM EDTThe governor of Utah struggled to find the right words to describe the question so many have been asking: What is happening in America
- Josh Kraft, son of billionaire Patriots owner, drops out of Boston mayor’s race against Michelle Wu Sep 12, 2025 3:58 AM EDTSon of billionaire Patriots owner Josh Kraft announced Thursday that he is dropping out Boston’s mayoral election, in which he was set to battle incumbent Michelle Wu in November
- Appeals court allows Trump's administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood Sep 11, 2025 11:42 PM EDTA U.S. appeals court panel has allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to block Medicaid fund to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue
