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South Carolina’s Political Bellwether Counties: Watch Georgetown!

October 18, 2018 Front Page, Politics 0

Election Day 2018 is quickly approaching, and for the political junkies out there, it helps to know a good bellwether for a given location. On election night, a lot of media will be leaning on exit polling and early returns to try to figure out what the end result is …

Current SC Senate Makeup – September 2018

September 16, 2018 Front Page, Politics 0

The South Carolina Senate is not exactly competitive at the moment. Although there looks to be a lot of blue area on the map, control of heavily populated suburban areas in the Upstate and in the Charleston area keeps this one firmly in the hands of the Republican party. In …

2018 SC Primary Elections Recap – Democratic Governor’s Race, Part 2

June 25, 2018 Front Page, Politics, SC Gubernatorial Results 0

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, …

2018 SC Primary Elections Recap – Democratic Governor’s Race, Part 1

June 19, 2018 Front Page, SC Gubernatorial Results 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 …

2014 SC Gubernatorial Election Results Map: Haley v. Sheheen Pt. II

May 26, 2016 Front Page, Politics, SC Gubernatorial Results 0

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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South Carolina’s Political Bellwether Counties: Watch Georgetown!

Current SC Senate Makeup – September 2018

2018 SC Primary Elections Recap – Democratic Governor’s Race, Part 2

2018 SC Primary Elections Recap – Democratic Governor’s Race, Part 1

2014 SC Gubernatorial Election Results Map: Haley v. Sheheen Pt. II