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

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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten,

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,

South Carolina’s newly elected senator, Annie Andrews (D), said her focus will be on “delivering results” and not a “retribution tour” following her victory in the midterm elections. In the historically red state of South Carolina, Andrews won a competitive Senate race against Republican Sen. Darline Graham (S.C.), who was picked to succeed her late…

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 […]