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Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 6:18 PM EST
|By Natasha Laguerre
The Darlington County School District is mourning the loss of one of its longtime school board members, Dr. Themla Dawson.
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Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 10:49 AM EST
|By Samuel Shelton
In the city of Florence, people will be able to buy alcohol seven days a week.
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Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 2:14 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
The South Carolina GOP said Tuesday’s midterm elections proved what they already know: that the Palmetto State is a “solid Republican state.”
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Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:19 PM EST
|By S.E. Jenkins
Over 11,000 ballots are being recounted in Florence County to make sure every vote is counted, and counted only once, after a machine error.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 6:18 AM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
Republican candidate Ellen Weaver will be South Carolina’s next Superintendent of Education.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:19 PM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
NBC has projected that Henry McMaster will keep his title as governor of South Carolina.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:16 PM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
South Carolina state Rep. Russell Fry will be heading to Congress.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 6:14 PM EST
|By WMBF News Staff and Associated Press
All 435 seats in the narrowly held House and one-third of the evenly divided Senate are being decided.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:02 AM EST
|By S.E. Jenkins
Have you noticed any candidates listed on your ballot twice, but under different parties? It’s ok. It’s called “fusion voting.”
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 8:19 AM EST
|By Molly McBride
The state education superintendent race is one of the more closely watched races in South Carolina.
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Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 9:41 PM EST
|By Mary Green
Americans will head to the polls for the country’s midterm elections Tuesday, and at the top of the ballot for South Carolinians, voters will be determining who leads the state for the next four years as governor.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 7:45 PM EST
|By Ale Espinosa
As people cast their votes for the general election, minorities like Danielle Clemmons are recalling their voting experiences and making sure their voices are heard this election.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 11:30 AM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
Many big races will be decided, including who will be South Carolina’s next governor and who will be the top education leader in the Palmetto State.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 10:00 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
The men hoping to lead South Carolina for the next four years will be crisscrossing the state this weekend, making their final pitches to voters before Election Day on Tuesday.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 4:49 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The special election for his seat will be held Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 11:16 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff and Ian Klein
Whether you were counting down to kick off or counting down to Election Day, candidates across South Carolina were at Coastal Carolina football game, including Governor Henry McMaster.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 11:24 PM EDT
|By Anna Harris
One of biggest questions voters are asking: “Are candidates allowed to stand right outside the poll doors and campaign for themselves?”
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 9:28 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
During the Great Recession in 2008, South Carolina emptied out its reserves, and lawmakers had to make midyear budget cuts to keep the state running.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 6:46 AM EDT
|By Molly McBride
Early voting in South Carolina is underway and if you’ve already cast your vote, you may have noticed two additional statewide questions on your ballot.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 8:14 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
Through the first three days of South Carolina’s early voting period, voters have been heading to the polls in record numbers.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 11:31 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
Two of the men vying to lead South Carolina for the next four years outlined their visions for the state’s future Wednesday, with one pitching for South Carolina to stay its current course and the other arguing his opponent is pulling the state back to the past.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 9:39 PM EDT
|By Ian Klein
In 2008, Horry County voters approved the Education Capital Improvement Sales Tax.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 1:28 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
Horry County recently relocated and combined voting precincts for early voting as well as the upcoming elections in November.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 5:58 PM EDT
|By S.E. Jenkins and Natasha Laguerre
Commission cites ‘increased web traffic’ as reason for crash
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 1:23 PM EDT
|By Kristin Nelson
It was discovered that 1,377 Democratic absentee ballots were mistakenly sent to Republicans during the primary runoff election in June.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 2:12 PM EDT
|By Kristin Nelson
The South Carolina Elections Commission sent its findings into the absentee ballot error to Horry County leaders.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 11:00 AM EDT
|By Amanda Shaw and Arthur Mondale
Spartanburg County officials said hundreds of voters received incorrect ballots in the mail due to an error from a vendor who prints them.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 12:02 AM EDT
|By Mary Green
Two of the candidates every South Carolinian will see on their ballot squared off Tuesday – less than a month before Election Day.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2022 at 10:29 AM EDT
|By WIS News 10 Staff
Officials are reminding voters to get registered ahead of several deadlines as the November elections are right around the corner.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.