Columbia voting precinct temporarily evacuated due to smoke in building
Tuesday morning, Columbia fire crews responded to the precinct at Earlewood Park Elementary to a report of smoke in the building.
Voters in Charleston, South Carolina, have chosen the first elected female sheriff in the state’s history.
U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman has won a second full term in South Carolina. Norman defeated Democrat Moe Brown, a former wide receiver for the University of South Carolina football team who was making his first run at political office.
Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has secured a fourth term in the U.S. Senate.
President Donald Trump again won the state of South Carolina, maintaining his solid support in the state during his first term.Trump defeated Democratic nominee Joe Biden to win the state’s nine electoral votes.
Tuesday morning, Columbia fire crews responded to the precinct at Earlewood Park Elementary to a report of smoke in the building.
With less than two hours left until polls close, voters are still lining up at polling places to cast their votes. The chairs of South Carolina’s two major parties say the voter turnout could approach record numbers by the end of the day.
Tuesday’s voting did not pass without any hiccups. According to the State Election Commission power outages were reported at precincts in the Rosewood area of Columbia including Rosewood Elementary and A.C. Moore Elementary.
The democratic and republican parties have both called on their supporters to serve as poll watchers this Election Day.
Businesses across the country are taking steps to secure their stores from possible protests upon the election outcome.
Oprah Winfrey is talking to the people of the Midlands tonight. The #OWNYOURVOTE Zoom call with Oprah is a town hall event for everyone to talk about what they think this election season.