by The Standard | Jun 11, 2020 | Preston Baines
Longtime Myrtle Beach senator faces difficult runoff Several senators faced tough contests in the statewide primaries and all but one moved on to the November general election. The most hotly-contested race in the state was in Senate District 33, where...
by The Standard | Jun 11, 2020 | Preston Baines
Most legislative incumbents fared well in the Midlands Republican State Rep. Kit Spires suffered a sound defeat in his primary re-election bid to Attorney Ryan McCabe. The rural district in Southern Lexington County saw a hotly contested race but in the end,...
by The Standard | Jun 11, 2020 | Preston Baines
Graham Rolls on as Senate GOP Nominee; Mace Wins Lowcountry Sen. Lindsey Graham built a huge lead in absentee balloting in his re-election bid and kept a large margin on election day on his way to a win in the Republican Primary with 68% of the vote. Graham...
by The Standard | Jun 10, 2020 | Preston Baines
Sheriff cruises, County Council gets shakeup 20-year Richland County Coroner Gary Watts was crushed in his bid for a sixth term by fellow Democrat and Nurse Practitioner Naida Rutherford, 59% to 41%, in a countywide race that was marred by more polling problems...
by The Standard | Jun 10, 2020 | Preston Baines
Sheriff re-elected easily, Jones coasts in Council District Five Community advocate Charli Wessinger rode a huge turnout from the Chapin area of the district to erase a deficit in absentee voting and cruise to a victory in the Republican Primary in Lexington County...
by The Standard | Jun 8, 2020 | Preston Baines
Senate District 33 is a large swath of Horry County with stretches from Myrtle Beach to Conway. Longtime GOP Sen. Luke Rankin faces two challengers in his record-election bid. The message should be clear here. In a primary election, a candidate must get 50% plus 1 to...