AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoElection Upset: Democrat Annie Andrews defeated Darline Graham to flip South Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat for the first time since 1998. Republican Alan Wilson won the governor’s race, and Republicans retained other statewide offices. Lowcountry Representation: Democrat Nancy Lacore secured the 1st Congressional District after Jenny Costa Honeycutt conceded, giving Democrats another South Carolina seat in Congress. Statehouse and Local Votes: Democrats flipped 10 state House seats, ending the GOP supermajority. Greenville County voters rejected a road tax, while voters in Greenville, Simpsonville, Mauldin and Travelers Rest approved new local sales taxes. SNAP Changes: South Carolina’s new Healthy Food SC program bars SNAP purchases of candy, energy drinks, soft drinks and other sweetened beverages.
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