South Carolina primary results shape up for party faces
The GOP sweep advances Stephen Inglis past Brown on term limits while Hollings taunts Inglis. Beasley defeats Able and faces Hodges. Les Tindal gains Agriculture post with weak opposition. Stan Spears returns to GOP, defeating Hendrix. Clyburn secures renomination. Courson edges Lander for comptroller. Alma Byrd loses, several incumbents survive. Parks surprises in education superintendent runoff amid sparse funds. Parks laments campaign’s lone effort while Tenenbaum loses lieutenant governor bid. Sheppard search ends.
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South Carolina primary yields runoff bids and lottery support
In South Carolina weird primary results show Tom Parks trailing with 27 percent to Tenenbaum's 48 and Sheheen's 25 in education post runoff race. Eckstrom tops GOP with 53, while DeMint contender Howell Clyborne gains 22. Voters back a statewide lottery and car tax repeal in nonbinding referendums.
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Aiken Voters Back Lottery and End Vehicle Taxes
In Aiken County on Tuesday voters endorsed a state lottery by 1 204 to 225 in the Democratic primary while 5 462 to 918 favored eliminating vehicle taxes in the Republican primary. Gov Beasley won local support for a second term. Inglis, Courson, Eckstrom, Hendrix, Tindal and Burton won various state and local nominations.
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Aiken County
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Campaign runoff portrait shows local council races unfold
Napier and Bland face off as Giddings falters in a race with 602 votes for her. Gregory trails, forcing a runoff with Bland. Sharpe defends district ties while Rawls remains absent during tally, arguing for voter representation over special interests.
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South Carolina Campaign Quotes Highlight Race Dynamics
Little known William Able who earned 28 percent of the vote against Gov. David Beasley. Beasley vows to block video poker in the Governor's Mansion. Beasley will face Democrat Jim Hodges. Rep. Bob Inglis urges Republican unity against Sen. Fritz Hollings. Inez Tenebaum claims a strong grassroots drive into a Democratic runoff for education superintendent.
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