Other results from races within South Carolina have begun to trickle in. In Florence, Democrat Teresa Myers Ervin is set to become the city’s first female and the first African-American mayor. This also is the first time the city has had a new mayor in over a decade. Representative Tom Rice of Myrtle Beach also claimed his fifth term in…
Meanwhile, the highly divisive Senate race in South Carolina ended with Senator Lindsey Graham also winning his reelection. It was the most competitive race seen in the state in years. It was also the most expensive ever recorded. With 91% of the vote counted, Graham was leading by 56.3% to Jaime Harrison’s 42.3%, a significantly wider margin than what many…
Speaking of North Carolina, we have some of their election results from last night. Despite a massive and expensive push by Democrats, it appears Republicans will maintain control of its state’s legislative chambers. This includes Madison Cawthorn, who was newly elected to the state’s Congress. He has now become the youngest in modern history to do so, just beating out…
An armed North Carolina man was arrested for trespassing at a polling place last night. 36-year-old Justin Dunn voted at a precinct in Charlotte where he continued to loiter in the parking lot afterwards while legally carrying an unconcealed firearm. When police were initially called, they asked Dunn to leave. He was also banned from the site by a precinct…
As the nation turned it’s attention towards the election yesterday, the coronavirus continued to rage. Yesterday saw the second-highest record number of new Covid-19 cases reported with over 91,000 infections confirmed. At least 5 states all reported a record number of new cases yesterday as well. The country’s five highest days of coronavirus cases have now all been recorded since…
Yesterday’s election saw some major changes as U.S. ballot decisions were made. in a 59% – 41% vote, Oregon became the first state to decriminalize small amounts of hard drugs such as heroin, cocaine and meth. The Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act will now alter the state’s drug policy, focusing less on punishing offenders for drug use or abuse…
While votes were being tallied last night, protests broke out across the country as anticipated. In Washington, D.C., Black Lives Matter protesters flooded the streets near the White House. Many businesses and other buildings had already boarded up their windows and doors in preparation and fortunately, there was no widespread destruction or arrests reported. Large, peaceful protests attended by thousands…
While the presidential race is up in the air, the races for congressional seats are drawing to a close. In the House of Representatives, Democrats will maintain control. In the Senate, however, it’s neck and neck. There were 35 eligible seats at the start of the night, with Republicans defending 23 of them and democrats 12. 46 Democratic and 47…
Still no decision has been made in the highly contested 2020 presidential election as 8 crucial states remain up for grabs. Presently, the numbers stand with former Vice President Joe Biden in the lead at 227 electoral votes and President Trump with 213. Biden also appears to be leading in the popular vote. When the president spoke early this morning,…
Once again, election day is here an we’ve got everything you need to know locally. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. tonight. Those who are in line before 7 will still be able to vote so stay in line! For those voting absentee, you must also get your ballot into your county’s Voter Registration Office…
