Republican Alan Wilson, who just defeated Jermaine Johnson to be elected South Carolina governor, spoke about the midterm election results, his plan to cut the income tax and the need for government accountability.

GOP Finger-Pointing Erupts After South Carolina Senate Defeat

Nov. 3’s tight race for South Carolina superintendent is sending mixed messages to the state’s education community. Incumbent Superintendent Ellen Weaver's margin of victory fell 10 points compared to 2022,

Democrats won or came astonishingly close in states where Republicans usually dominate, from Texas, Ohio and Kansas to Iowa, Louisiana and South Carolina. Here’s why the Democratic wave exceeded expectations,

Richland County voters decided council and school board races on election day, while the new state House majority leader lost in a razor-thin contest. Columbia officials unveiled early designs for a long-awaited 96-acre riverfront park on the Congaree River,

For the first time in a decade, election predictions far exceeded public expectations. What pollsters anticipated as a blue wave billowed into a blue tsunami. Wins that held ground for already blue seats eased nerves, and the flips of swing states like Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio energized the blue base. But red-belt-busting wins in Republican strongholds like Texas, South Carolina and Kansas alongside pending races in Alaska and...

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has been replaced as the representative for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District by retired Navy Adm. Nancy Lacore, a Democrat. The Associated Press called the race for Lacore at 6:51 p.m. Friday evening. She garnered 49.7% against Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt’s 48.6%, with 99% of the vote counted. Lacore served in […]

Democrat Nancy Lacore wins election to U.S. House in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. Copyright 2026 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten,

Democrats flipped a U.S. Senate seat, the 1st Congressional District and 10 state House seats.

Republicans across the country redrew congressional maps for their benefit ahead of the 2026 midterms, but it failed to yield them gains in most places. An analysis shared Thursday shows it could have been worse. South Carolina and Indiana Republicans both rejected efforts to implement GOP-friendly maps that could eliminate all Democratic seats, which Democrats…