Polls close in Grand Strand, Pee Dee election runoffs

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – Several big races will be decided on Tuesday, as voters headed back to the polls for election runoffs in South Carolina.

A runoff happens when neither candidate wins the majority of the vote which is determined by dividing the total number of votes by two and adding one. The candidates with the highest number of votes go to a runoff.

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Two major races that will be decided on Tuesday are Horry County Council chair and Horry County School Board of Education chair.

Below are the primary runoffs in the Grand Strand, Pee Dee and statewide:

Statewide:

U.S. Senate – Democratic

State Superintendent of Education – Republican

Horry:

State House District 106 – Republican

County Council Chair – Republican

County Council District 8 – Republican

Board of Education Chair – Republican

Florence:

State House District 101 – Democratic

City Council District 1 – Democratic

Marion:

County Council District 3 – Democratic

County Council District 5 – Democratic

Marlboro:

County Council District 4 – Democratic

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