By Seanna Adcox | Editor-in-chief
Wow! What a night! I knew it would be close. But I didn’t expect, for example, Greenville and York counties to vote blue in the U.S. Senate race. This election truly was a stunner. There will be much to follow up on from this election, so stay tuned.
If you’re wondering why we were later to post than other outlets, it’s because our policy is that we wait for either The Associated Press to call the race or someone to concede. We had articles ready to go, and I kept looking at my screen, ready to click “publish.” (Yes, I’m still frustrated by that.)
We’ve got tons of photos from the various events. I’ll post a photo gallery later today.
“We just made some history.” - Annie Andrews in her victory speech as South Carolina’s first elected female U.S. senator.
Dr. Annie Andrews celebrates with supporters in downtown Charleston after she was declared the winner of South Carolina’s U.S. Senate race. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
By Jessica Holdman (in Charleston), Katharine Wilson (at the GOP event in Columbia) and Seanna Adcox
Dr. Annie Andrews will be South Carolina’s next U.S. senator, becoming the first Democrat in 28 years to win the statewide office. Andrews accomplished what many thought impossible a few months ago, as she took the majority of votes even in counties normally deeply red.
Attorney General Alan Wilson thanks supporters after he wins the South Carolina governor’s race. On the left is his wife, Jennifer Wilson. (Photo by John A. Carlos II/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
By Skylar Laird (at Johnson’s event), Katharine Wilson (at the GOP event) and Seanna Adcox
South Carolina’s four-term GOP attorney general is moving to the Governor’s Mansion, but the closer-than-expected finish gave Democrats reason to rejoice. Voters elected Republican Alan Wilson with about 52% of the vote over Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson in a historic election that set several new voter records.
A scene inside the House chamber from the third-floor gallery in March 2022, before the GOP gained supermajority status. (Travis Bell/STATEHOUSE CAROLINA/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
By Jessica Holdman
Democrats flipped 10 seats in the state House, according to unofficial election results. Those include the newly elected majority leader, though his race heads to an automatic recount. An 11th seat a Republican appears to have narrowly won also heads to a recount.
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