Palmetto Ponderings Commentary on happenings in the great state of South Carolina
SC Politics – 2018 Results: Governor’s Race: Smith v McMaster
2010 SC Gubernatorial Election Results Map: Haley v. Sheheen Pt. I
Leading up to the election exactly two weeks from this night, I thought it would be helpful to show a map of the last competitive governor’s race in South Carolina. The competition between State Senator Vincent Sheheen (D) and then State Representative Nikki Haley (R) was surprisingly competitive, especially considering …
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2018 SC Primary Elections Recap – Democratic Governor’s Race, Part 2
In a further breakdown of the Democratic Gubernatorial Primary of 2018, I’ll start by reposting the map from Part 1’s analysis: State Rep. James Smith, the victor in this primary, dominated the electoral landscape. A few points from a look at the above map: Smith beat his main competitor, Marguerite Willis, …
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2018 SC Primary Elections Recap – Democratic Governor’s Race, Part 1
The first item to address from the 2018 South Carolina primaries is the race for the Governor’s mansion for the Democrats. This result ended up producing some finality, with one candidate emerging without a runoff. Ironically, the few prognostications out there all pointed to a runoff. The Post and Courier’s …
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2014 SC Gubernatorial Election Results Map: Haley v. Sheheen Pt. II
This election proved to be far from competitive, and one has to wonder how much of that is actually related to the input of these two candidates. State Senator Vincent Sheheen (D-Camden), who had already run against Nikki Haley (R) in 2010...
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