What SC voters had to say about the midterm election

Here's what we heard and saw at polling places and election watch parties in the Midlands and Charleston County. Photo galleries are scattered throughout this article.

By: Skylar Laird, Jessica Holdman, Katharine Wilson

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 1,635

Last Updated: 4 days, 8 hours ago

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Ahead of the vote-counting for Tuesday’s historic election in South Carolina, SC Daily Gazette reporters headed to the polls to hear what mattered most to voters.

The election brought record-high turnout for a year without a presidential race on the ballot. Democrat Annie Andrews achieved a major upset by turning a U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina blue, while Republican Alan Wilson clinched his bid for the Governor’s Mansion. In the Lowcountry, Democrat Nancy Lacore …

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