Riley Promises To Get Involved In State Government
Richard W. Riley won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in South Carolina and pledged to involve citizens in government. He led Lt. Gov. W. Brantley Harvey Jr. with 53.29 percent of the vote as 99.75 percent of precincts reported. Riley thanked supporters, Dorn, Turnipseed, and President Carter, and urged good government over tax hikes.
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Columbia
Richard W. Riley
Riley
W. Brantley Harvey Jr
Harvey
Beaufort
W.J. Bryan Dorn
Tom Turnipseed
Dorn
Anderson
Carter
South Carolina
Greenville
Stevenson Clinches Dem Runoff For South Carolina Lieutenant Governor
State Rep. Nancy Stevenson won the Democratic nomination in a runoff over Sen. Horace Smith in Columbia. With 54.24 percent of the vote Stevenson advances to the November general election against Republican John Stroud and Independent Dr. John E. Wessinger. She would preside over an all male Senate next year and emphasized her gender would not hinder her service.
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Columbia
Nancy Stevenson
South Carolina
Stevenson
Smith
John Stroud
Walterboro
John E. Wessinger
Independent Party
Senate
Tom Smith
Florence
Sen
Horace Smith
Aiken County Lets Move to New Office Complex
Aiken County proceeds with moving offices to the Richland Avenue complex despite complaints that space is too small. The Board of Voter Registration seeks relocation to the second floor amid council resolve to proceed.
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Aiken County
Richland Avenue
L.C. Greene
Greene
Aiken County Hospital
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
Marvin E. Dunbar
Cleve Edmunds
Board of Voter Registration
Council
Registration Board
Walter C. Guy Jr
Ray seeks hand recount after Aiken runoff loss
Lucas Ray, defeated candidate for Aiken County Council Seat One, requests a hand recount of runoff ballots after Fay Hatcher won by 19 votes. He cites ballots kicked out and absentee tally errors, calling for a fair count and noting distrust of computers. He cites district campaigning and district issues as factors in his defeat.
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Lucas Ray
Aiken County
Ray
Fay
Nelson) Hatcher
Windsor
Hatcher
Forest Kirby
Wagener
Kirby
Donnie J. Williams
Winners Triumph as Moore and Hatcher Claim Dem Nods
At the Aiken County Courthouse crowds cheered two Democratic primary upsets. Tommy Moore defeated incumbent Marion D. McGowan for House District 84 with 1,069 to 815 votes, while Fay Hatcher edged Lucas Ray by 22 votes for County Council Seat One, 747 to 725.
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Tommy Moore
Moore
Marion McGowan
Jeannie Lancaster
Aiken County
Thomas L
Tommy) Moore
Fay
Nelson) Hatcher
Clearwater
Marion D
McGowan
Hatcher
Lucas Ray
Ray
Gloverville
Joyce
Heatwave Grips City With Hot Nights Ahead
Forecasters warn of a prolonged heat spell with daytime highs near or above 90 and overnight lows in the 70s. Partly cloudy skies persist tonight through Sunday with a 30 percent chance of afternoon storms and scattered thunderstorms over the weekend.
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Ed Young
Richard Riley
Mrs. Stevenson
Sen. Smith
AL Lanier
Associated Press
Tom Moore
Mrs. Hatcher
Aiken
Charles Law
Eureka
Monetta
Montmorenci
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