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Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 6:45 PM EDT
|By Kristin Nelson
The Horry County Council could be one step closer to finding out what was behind an absentee ballot error during June’s runoff election.
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Updated: Aug. 21, 2022 at 10:04 AM EDT
|By Brooks Baptiste and Miles Montgomery
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is calling South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) “crucial” to her investigation into alleged efforts to meddle in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.
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Updated: Aug. 13, 2022 at 6:03 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The party is asking for “a full forensic investigation” of the county election office.
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Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 8:59 PM EDT
|By NBC
The video shows Ivanka Trump responding to a draft copy of her father’s remarks from the White House with edits that she said looked like his handwriting.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 1:48 PM EDT
|By Nevin Smith
The Monday remarks have fueled speculation of a potential run.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 10:26 AM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
Voters in Sellers will choose a new mayor in October after the sudden death of Mayor Frank Jones on July 7.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 5:50 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The party’s executive committee said during a hearing on Thursday that Lazarus was a day late in filing his appeal.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 10:38 PM EDT
|By Ian Klein
The party’s executive committee said during a hearing on Thursday that Lazarus was a day late in filing his appeal.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 10:56 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The HCGOP said Thursday’s hearing will include testimony prior to a decision being made on whether to certify the runoff election results.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 11:12 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The runner-up in the Horry County Council chairman’s race is calling on all votes to be counted from last Tuesday’s runoff election.
First Alert Radar
Updated: Jul. 2, 2022 at 7:38 AM EDT
|By Nick Reagan
Republican candidate Ellen Weaver is technically not qualified to hold the state’s top education office.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 7:00 AM EDT
|By Tom O'Dare
Prior to the certification, he appealed to the commissioners to delay the certification because there were hundreds of ballots that the commission would not open.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 10:10 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
Johnny Gardner will remain the leader of the Horry County Council.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 10:04 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The Horry County Board of Education has a new chairman.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 7:26 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
Several big races will be decided on Tuesday, as voters head back to the polls for the runoff elections in South Carolina.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 3:48 PM EDT
|By Melissa Rademaker
Lowcountry voters are selecting the Republican candidate who will fight for the chance to lead education in the Palmetto State in Tuesday’s runoff.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 8:57 AM EDT
|By Makayla Evans
Republican absentee voters in Horry County were incorrectly mailed Democratic ballots due to an error in the ballot printing and mailing process.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 2:26 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The county cites “an error in the ballot printing and mailing process" as to how this happened.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 8:32 AM EDT
|By Nevin Smith
Four races were protested to the committee.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 6:13 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
South Carolina voters will be able to head back to the polls starting Wednesday to cast their ballots for the June 28 primary runoff elections.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 8:26 PM EDT
|By Ian Klein
One election official said she's been pleased with how early voting has gone in South Carolina so far.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 7:44 AM EDT
|By Makayla Evans
While many races have clear winners after Tuesday’s primary election, others do not.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 11:06 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
Fry emerged as one of the top challengers to Rep. Tom Rice after he received an endorsement from former President Donald Trump.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 10:47 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
There will be a runoff election in a couple of weeks to determine who will lead the Horry County Council.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 8:09 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and JEFFREY COLLINS
If McMaster wins the general election in November and completes the term, he will become the longest-serving governor in the state’s history.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 4:27 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips and Jeffrey Collins
South Carolina’s primary Tuesday will determine whether Republican Gov. Henry McMaster gets to run for a second full term and possibly become the longest-serving governor in the state’s history.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 6:16 AM EDT
|By S.E. Jenkins
Everything you need to know about voting rules, registration, mail-in voting, changes, and candidates in South Carolina.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 6:12 AM EDT
|By S.E. Jenkins
Everything you need to know about voting rules, registration, mail-in voting, changes and candidates in the Pee Dee.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 6:10 AM EDT
|By S.E. Jenkins
Everything you need to know about voting rules, registration, mail-in voting, changes, and candidates in the Grand Strand.
More than 100K South Carolinians cast their ballots in first early voting period under new state law
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 6:52 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
South Carolinians will head to the polls Tuesday to vote in primary elections including governor, state superintendent of education, seats in Congress and the State House, and a multitude of local races.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 7:39 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
Republican Gov. Henry McMaster said he believes some of the president’s proposals could infringe on Second Amendment rights.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 8:02 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
During the state’s last gubernatorial race, in 2018, Democratic candidates faced off three times in debates before the June primary.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 7:58 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
For the next two weeks, South Carolinians can cast their ballots early for the June primary races.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 5:46 PM EDT
|By Ian Klein
Gov. Henry McMaster signed the new changes into law on Friday, which will take effect in the upcoming primaries.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 11:19 PM EDT
|By Eric Richards
Residents in the Carolina Forest area had an opportunity to hear from candidates in a pair of local races.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 10:45 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Several GOP leaders have turned away from the 26-year-old congressman, with some citing a series of unforced errors.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 8:08 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd will face Democrat Cheri Beasley in North Carolina’s Senate race after both easily clinched primary victories Tuesday night.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 3:43 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and STEVE PEOPLES
Some of the Republican campaigns denied that their statements amounted to replacement theory, but among the experts, there is little question.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 8:12 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
In just over two weeks, South Carolina voters will be able to head to the polls early to cast their ballots for the June 14 primary elections.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 5:09 PM EDT
|By S.E. Jenkins
Governor McMaster signed the bill into law Friday.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 10:15 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
South Carolina senators have unanimously approved a compromise that would allow the state to hold true early voting.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 9:26 PM EDT
|By Zach Wilcox
The debate is being presented by the Florence County Republican Party and being held at the Francis Marion Performing Arts Center.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 3:58 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
DeSantis has signed a bill to create a police force dedicated to pursuing voter fraud and other election crimes.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 3:04 PM EDT
|By WITN Web Team
FEC documents show the ad, “Madison Cawthorn’s Lies,” was paid for by Results for NC PAC, which is aligned with Republican Sen. Thom Tillis.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 6:17 AM EDT
|By Lileana Pearson and WBTV Web Staff
Residents can’t vote unless they’re registered, and they only have Friday to do so if they want to vote on May 17.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 11:29 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
After a routine vote in the state Senate on Thursday, a significant early voting bill has now passed both chambers of the South Carolina State House with bipartisan backing and without getting a single vote against it.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 4:52 PM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
He previously served as Horry County Council chairman from 2013-2018.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 10:21 AM EST
|By The Associated Press
The Democratic Party’s brand is so toxic in some parts of rural America that liberals are removing bumper stickers and refusing to acknowledge their party affiliation publicly.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2022 at 7:53 PM EST
|By Jo Yurcaba
Former President Donald Trump said he would ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports nationwide if he were re-elected president.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 4:51 PM EST
|By Live 5 Web Staff
Civil rights groups are challenging the state’s redistricting map proposal claiming it discriminates against black communities. The lawsuit was filed by the NAACP and the ACLU.