Delaney Flanagan

3 weeks ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Maayan Schechter |Delaney Flanagan

Keishan Scott, a 24-year-old Bishopville city councilman, was elected Tuesday to a Pee Dee-area South Carolina House seat. The Democrat defeated Sumter Republican William Oden in a special election to represent House District 50. With roughly 14% voter turnout, unofficial state election results late Tuesday showed Scott with nearly 71% of the vote to Oden's 29%. The results will be certified later this week. Scott will fill the unexpired term of former Democratic state Rep.

4 weeks ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Maayan Schechter |Delaney Flanagan

With three years to go before the next presidential nominating contest, South Carolina on Friday felt like an election year. In the capital city, Democrats kicked off the state party's convention weekend with a fundraiser and Congressman Jim Clyburn's "world famous" fish fry that featured two governors with rising profiles. Govs.