Tag: south carolina
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Recent state court actions suspend state-level universal school mask requirement bans in Florida and Tennessee, uphold a ban in South Carolina
As schools have begun reopening for the 2021-2022 academic year, several states have enacted policies on mask requirements in schools. As of Sept. 9, four states banned school mask requirements, seventeen states required masks in schools, and twenty-nine states left school mask decisions up to local authorities. Recent legal actions have affected these policies in…
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Nancy Mace defeats incumbent Joe Cunningham in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District
Nancy Mace (R) defeated Rep. Joe Cunningham (D) in the general election for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Cunningham was first elected in 2018 after defeating Katie Arrington (R) 51% to 49%. Republicans had represented the 1st District from 1981-2019. Mace worked in public relations, in marketing, and as a coalitions director on Donald Trump’s…
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Graham (R) defeats Harrison (D) in S.C. Senate race
Incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) defeated Jaime Harrison (D) in the U.S. Senate election in South Carolina. Graham was first elected in 2002. Harrison raised the most money out of all the Senate candidates in the 2020 cycle at $109 million. Graham was fourth with $74 million. Thirty-five of 100 Senate seats are up for…
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President Trump announces judicial nominee
On October 1, President Donald Trump (R) announced the nomination of Joseph Dawson to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, which is an Article III federal judicial position. Article III judges are appointed by the president, confirmed by the Senate, and serve for life. Since assuming office in January 2017, Trump…
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South Carolina House of Representatives District 107 special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 107 seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives on November 3, 2020. The primary is on August 18, the primary runoff if no candidate receives a majority of the vote is on September 1, and…
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South Carolina State Rep. Clemmons resigns from legislature
A little over a month after advancing from the Republican primary for his seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives, Alan Clemmons resigned from the state legislature. Clemmons had represented District 107 in the chamber since 2002. He submitted his letter of resignation on July 17, effective at noon that day. Clemmons, who defeated…
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Voters decide state-level races in Kentucky, New York, South Carolina
On June 23, 2020, Kentucky and New York held primaries for state-level offices, and South Carolina held state legislative primary runoff elections. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3, 2020. In Kentucky, 19 state Senate seats and all 100 state House seats were on the ballot, along with one state…
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Primary runoff in North Carolina is June 23
The statewide primary runoff for North Carolina is on June 23, 2020. The primary was held March 3, 2020, and candidates needed more than 30% of the vote to advance to the general election. The primary runoff was originally scheduled for May 12, 2020, but was postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic. The filing deadline to…
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South Carolina to hold 11 primary runoffs for state legislative seats on June 23
South Carolina is holding primary runoffs on June 23, 2020, for races in which a candidate did not receive a majority of votes in the primary on June 9. Eleven races will be on the primary runoff ballot, including nine state House seats and two state Senate seats. The two state Senate primary runoffs include…
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U.S. Representative Tom Rice tests positive for coronavirus
On June 15, Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.) announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. In a Facebook post, he said his wife and son also tested positive for the virus. Rice has represented South Carolina’s 7th Congressional District since 2013. Ballotpedia tracks politicians and government officials who…