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Follow the race: Runoff elections expected to make big impact in SC politics

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3 months ago

June 25, 2024

Follow the race: Runoff elections expected to make big impact in SC politics

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Around 30 runoff elections are taking place across South Carolina — many happening across the Midlands.

These are for races in which no candidate received a majority of votes during last week’s primaries, ranging from local races like sheriffs and county council to seats representing South Carolinians on Capitol Hill and at the State House.

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That is especially the case throughout much of South Carolina, where the vast majority of legislative districts lean heavily toward one party or the other, making them uncompetitive in a general election.

But the South Carolina Election Commission said runoffs are usually low-turnout races, with most garnering single-digit turnout among eligible voters.

MORE: Am I eligible to vote in the runoff today?

Eligible voters can also head to the polls on runoff day, which is Tuesday, June 25.

Polls will be open that day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the counties where there is at least one runoff. Check your sample ballot at scVOTES.gov.

South Carolinians voting in person, or if they are voting absentee by mail and returning their ballot in person, will need to bring a photo ID with them.

Check here for U.S. Senate, U.S. House results in South Carolina

SC Statewide Primary Runoff

Ivory Thigpen (D)	0
Overture Walker (D)	0

Katrina Shealy (R)	0
Carlisle Kennedy (R)	0

Chris Smith (R)	0
Jason Guerry (R)	0

Austin Floyd (D)	0
Jeffrey Graham (D)	0

Lindsay Agostini (R)	0
Michael Jones (R)	0

Billy Garrett (R)	0
Charles Bumgardner (R)	0

Johnny Felder (D)	0
Jerry Govan (D)	0

Sheri Biggs (R)	0
Mark Burns (R)	0

Sean Fogle (D)	0
Montez Haynes (D)	0

Kayla Berry (R)	0
Abigail Ridgell (R)	0

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Hurricane Helene update: outage map shows millions left without power

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6 hours ago

September 28, 2024

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Hurricane Helene update: outage map shows millions left without power

Millions of Americans have been left without power following Hurricane Helene’s deadly assault on the Eastern U.S.

South Carolina was the worst-affected state, with 1,089,535 outages recorded as of early Saturday, according to PowerOutage.us, a service that tracks disruptions. In South Carolina’s Greenville County alone, 258,688 outages were recorded.

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida on Thursday as a powerful category 4 storm. Forecasters warned of “a catastrophic and deadly storm surge.” It was the strongest hurricane on record to landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region, The Weather Channel reported.

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Some 787,428 outages were recorded in Georgia, 728,427 in North Carolina, 527,945 in Florida, 224,841 in Ohio, and 141,407 in Kentucky. There were an additional 72,962 in Indiana, 70,991 in West Virginia, and 62,091 in Tennessee, for a combined total of 3,705,627.

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said on X, formerly Twitter, that work was underway to clear roads and restore power, but he added that this would “take some time, many days in some places.”

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned power outages could be long-lasting and recommended anyone using generators to place them at least 20 feet away from doors, windows, and garages to avoid deadly carbon-monoxide poisoning.

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“Helene has rapidly intensified today while nearing landfall in the Florida Big Bend,” the NHC said in a forecast discussion earlier on Thursday. “It should be emphasized that Helene is at the upper bound of hurricanes in terms of storm size, and impacts are and will occur well away from the center.”

Helene became a tropical storm on Tuesday, becoming the season’s most powerful hurricane by the time it reached land.

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Helene Flooding — A barn and Christmas trees are seen with high water in Ashe County near West Jefferson, North Carolina, on September 27, 2024. Rains from what was Hurricane Helene have dropped more than a foot of…

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urged those in Helene’s path “to take immediate action to protect themselves as the storm approaches,” highlighting a “risk for dangerous flash and flooding in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.”

An update from the NHC late Friday warned of “record-breaking” flooding across the southern Appalachians, but said that conditions would begin to improve Friday night and on Saturday “following the catastrophic flooding over the past two days.”

The agency said deadly hazards could remain after the system had passed, including downed power lines and flooded areas.

Tennessee House candidate Brad Batt shared an image to X (formerly Twitter), which appeared to show around three-dozen people taking refuge from high floodwaters on a hospital roof.

A tally by The Associated Press and U.K. newspaper The Guardian showed that Helene—now rated a post-tropical cyclone by the NHC—has killed more than 40 people.

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South Carolina death toll rises to 13 after hurricane Helene – ABC Columbia

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13 hours ago

September 28, 2024

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South Carolina death toll rises to 13 after hurricane Helene – ABC Columbia

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Helene Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (NOAA via AP)

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — A little more than 13 hours since Hurricane Helene blew through the Palmetto state knocking down trees, power and flooding roads throughout the area ABC Columbia News has learned the amount of people killed as a result is on the rise.

Earlier Friday, Governor Henry McMaster relayed that 4 people perished during the storm that packed wind gusts upwards of 140 miles per hour. As of 10:30pm Friday night, multiple law enforcement agencies including the Department of Public Safety and number given from the Governor now brings the number of people who have died during the hurricane has jumped to 13.

No details have been given concerning how all of the various individuals died during the storm, but we have been able to confirm that two of the storm related 13 fatalities were firefighters.

Stay with ABC Columbia News as we continue to follow the latest developments. We will bring you the very latest details as soon as they are provided to us on air and online.

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Federal funding available for South Carolina

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23 hours ago

September 27, 2024

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Federal funding available for South Carolina

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – FEMA announced federal disaster assistance is available for South Carolina.

The federal funding is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis.

The funds are for emergency protective measures limited to direct federal assistance and reimbursement for mass care including evacuation and shelter support.

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