Catch up on 2024 US election in SC: Here’s what happened in the Midlands while you were sleeping
Donald Trump carried the state and won South Carolina’s nine electoral college votes. With 89% of the vote counted, Trump had 1,404,189 votes, 59% to Kamala Harris’ 951,302, 40%.
Incumbent US Congressmen Jim Clyburn and Joe Wilson held onto their seats.
Richland County
75% of votes counted
SC Senate 19
Tameika Isaac Deviine 88%
Chris Nelums 12%
State Senate 35
20% reporting
Jeffrey R. Graham 69%
Mike Jones 31%
S.C. District 75 State house
Democrat Heather Bauer 58% - incumbent
Republican Kirkman Finlay 47%
SC District 76 State House
Leon Howard 92%
Gary Votour 7%
SC District 79 House
Hamilton Grant 76%
Rebecca Madsen 24%
School District 1 as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday
Incumbents Angela Clyburn and Tamika Myers and challengers John Black, Angela Brown and Richard Moore. As of 10:30 p.m., 71,697 ballots had been counted. Moore received 25.47%, followed closely by Brown with 24.4% and Clyburn with 24.19%. Myers received 17.73% of votes and Black received 7.75%.
School District 2 as of 10:30 p.m.
10,576 ballots had been counted. Incumbent Jamie Devine received 33.59%, Steven Diaz received 28.22%, Christa Williams received 28.02% and Lee Carroll received 9.82%.
Voters in Lower Richland elected a board member from two candidates for the District 4 seat, including incumbent Cheryl Harris and challenger Ericka Hursey.
As of 10:30 p.m., 12,711 ballots had been counted. Hursey held a strong lead with 62.89% of the vote while Harris received 36.79%.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott was on track to soundly defeat Jim Walker with 83% of the vote with 64 % of the vote counted.
The transportation penny sales tax renewal was ahead with 62 % voting yes.
Lexington County
SC Senate District 10
Republican Billy Garrett soundly defeated Democrat Francie Kleckey - 15,473 or 74.45% to 5,275, 25.38%
State Senate District 26
Republican Jason Guerry: 12,954, 50.10%
Democrat Russell Ott: 12,864 49.75%
State House of Representatives District 69
Republican Chris Wooten: 13,312 81.40%
Libertarian Allen James Broadus: 2,941 17.98%
State House of Representatives District 87
Republican Paula Rawl Calhoon: 17,215 85.66%
Libertarian Robin Machajewski: 2,808 13.97%
State House of Representatives District 89
Republican Micah Caskey: 9,469 60.52%
Democrat Wayne Borders: 6,156 39.34%
State House of Representatives District 93
Republican Krista Hassell: 1,868 57.04%
Democrat Jerry Govan: 1,301 39.73%
School Trustee District 1 - top 4 win
Kathy Henson: 19,914 15.20% - incumbent
Mckenzie Flashnick: 15,941 12.16%
Nicholas C Pizzuti: 15,225 11.62%
Mike Anderson: 14,485 11.05% - incumbent
Shelton Yonce: 13,394 10.22%
Dana Homesley: 13,303 10.15%
Scott Whetstone: 11,234 8.57%
Mariel Taylor: 10,575 8.07%
David P Terry: 10,511 8.02%
Adriannah Greyson: 6,030 4.60%
School Trustee District 2 - top 4 win
Mary Burkett: 8,149 17.30%
Liz Chitty Castles: 6,850 14.54% - incumbent
Craig Aull: 6,638 14.09%
Abbott Tre Bray: 6,331 13.44% - incumbent
Cliff Springs: 5,062 10.75%
Barry F Bolen: 4,650 9.87%
Allen Knotts: 3,754 7.97%
Brian Habing: 2,983 6.33%
Ivan Earle: 2,496 5.30%
School Trustee District 3 - top 4 win
Cynthia Etheredge: 2,809 27.18%
Stacey B Derrick: 2,196 21.25% - incumbent
Craig A Caughman: 2,142 20.73% - incumbent
Sonya Winstead Cary: 1,921 18.59% - incumbent
Burgundy Barr: 1,194 11.55%
School Trustee District 4 - top 4 win
Lynne B Fallaw: 2,085 22.28% - incumbent
Sadie K Wannamaker: 1,609 17.19% - incumbent
Dennis Wilson: 1,535 16.40%
Cindy L Dibble: 1,407 15.04%
Tina M Brantley: 1,301 13.90%
Mark Hardenbrook: 1,092 11.67%
School Trustee District 5 top 2 win
Scott Herring: 11,793 34.33%
Catherine Huddle: 11,638 33.88% - incumbent
Kenneth B Loveless: 10,634 30.96%
Amendment 1 - require citizenship to vote
Yes, In favor of the Question 111,656 88.31%
Opposed to the Question 14,786
School District 5 Bond Referendum
Yes, In favor of the Question 18,568 68.58%
No, Opposed to the Question 8,505 31.42%
This story was originally published November 6, 2024 at 7:25 AM.