Democratic Congressman James E. Clyburn, majority whip, won his 16th term to serve as the United State representative for South Carolina in District 5 during Tuesday night’s elections.
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BY ASHLEY MILLER ashley@theitem.com |
11/8/22 11:04 PM
Ralph Canty is the new District 3 representative on Sumter School District’s Board of Trustees following Tuesday’s night election.
According to unofficial election-night totals, Canty …
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BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com |
11/8/22 10:49 PM
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican state Sen. Chuck Edwards defeated Democrat Jasmine Beach-Ferrara to win an open U.S. House seat in the western North Carolina district currently …
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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America |
11/8/22 10:45 PM
The newly created District 9 seat on Sumter’s school board will be filled by a new but familiar face member.
Bonnie Disney will take the seat after defeating opponent Reginald …
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BY SHELBIE GOULDING shelbie@theitem.com |
11/8/22 10:33 PM
The incumbent and one challenger remain in the District 2 Sumter school board race after Tuesday’s midterm election.
Incumbent Frank Baker and challenger Brittany English will face each …
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BY SHELBIE GOULDING shelbie@theitem.com |
11/8/22 10:24 PM
COLUMBIA (AP) — Republican Russel Fry has won a seat in Congress from South Carolina's 7th House district. With the backing of former President Donald Trump, Fry had ousted veteran GOP …
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was elected Arkansas governor on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to lead the state and the highest profile …
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has won a historic reelection bid as he faced voters one last time in his long political career. The 75-year-old incumbent …
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has won a third term, defeating U.S. Rep. Val Demings and holding a key seat as the GOP tried to regain control of a closely divided …
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis won reelection to a second term Tuesday in a victory over Democrat Charlie Crist, bolstering his rise as a prominent GOP star with …
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Democrat Wes Moore has been elected Maryland's first Black governor.Moore, a best-selling author in his first run for public office, defeated Republican Dan Cox in a state …
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By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press |
11/8/22 08:08 PM
Here is a list of results, being updated as more precincts are reported by the South Carolina Election Commission, of contested races that impact Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — American elections occasionally provide a moment of national unity. This is not one of them. The 2022 midterms, which decide the balance of power in Congress, have been …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A fierce competition for control of Congress along with dozens of governors' mansions and key election posts was unfolding Tuesday as polls began closing in several closely …
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has won a third term, defeating Charles Booker, the first Black Democratic nominee for the Senate in the Bluegrass State. Paul is a …
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As polls close on the 2022 general midterm elections Tuesday, Sumter saw steady turnout throughout the day.
A handful of local seats are being contested, including all nine Sumter school board …
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tim Scott has won reelection to what he said will be his last term serving South Carolina. But the only Black Republican in the Senate may have bigger political …
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Republicans in South Carolina have steadily increased their hold on elected offices, occupying all statewide elected seats and all but one spot in the state's seven-member U.S. House delegation. …
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