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Elections Center

Wayne Co. voters to decide if ESPLOST renews

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 2:42 PM EDT
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By Hayley Boland
Voters in Wayne County are heading to the polls again. This time for education.

Elections Center

Stevie Walls

Councilmember Stevie Wall announces run for mayor of Pooler

Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 11:00 PM EDT
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By WTOC Staff
A Pooler city council member has announced he’s running for mayor.

Politics

FILE - U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks at a fundraiser in Anderson, S.C., Aug. 22, 2022....

Scott speaks of ‘new American sunrise’ as he mulls WH bid

Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 3:00 PM EST
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By The Associated Press
As Sen. Tim Scott weighs mounting a 2024 presidential candidacy, the Republican was in Iowa on Wednesday delivering a message of “a new American sunrise,” articulating a positive vision that sets him apart from some possible rivals who have focused more on railing against cultural divides.

Elections Center

Savannah Mayor Van Johnson announces re-election bid

Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 3:03 PM EST
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By Flynn Snyder
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson announced his re-election bid at Forsyth Park Monday.

Elections Center

Savannah mayor, city council members seeking re-election

Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 5:14 AM EST
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By Sarah Winkelmann
It’s election season. Over the past few weeks, several City of Savannah council members have announced their bids for re-election.

Elections Center

Political science professor discusses 2024 presidential election as more candidates enter the race

Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 4:13 PM EST
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By Hayley Boland
While it’s only the second month of 2023, some politicians are already setting their sights on the 2024 presidential election.

Elections Center

Trump claims ‘total exoneration,’ special grand jury recommends perjury charges

Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 8:43 AM EST
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By Tim Darnell and Doug Reardon
Fulton County special grand jury finds no widespread fraud in Georgia's 2020 presidential election outcome.

Elections Center

Alderman Detric Leggett announces bid for re-election

Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 10:16 PM EST
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By Alyssa Jackson
Another Savannah city councilmember is announcing his bid for re-election.

Political

‘Ready for a new generation’: Haley launches 2024 White House bid in Charleston

Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 11:20 PM EST
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By Patrick Phillips, Meg Kinnard and Michelle L. Price
Nikki Haley took the stage in Charleston to a cheering crowd Wednesday to officially announce she will run for president in 2024 with a goal of saving the nation from a “downward spiral of socialism and defeatism.”

Lowcountry News

Democratic National Committee votes to hold South Carolina primary first in 2024

Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 5:15 PM EST
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By Flynn Snyder
The Democratic party voting Saturday to replace Iowa with South Carolina for the first primary spot in 2024.
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National

Georgia election probe report to remain secret for now

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 6:40 PM EST
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By KATE BRUMBACK
The district attorney’s office is not opposed to the eventual public release of the report, said prosecutor Donald Wakeford, but “it is opposed to it right now.”

Elections Center

Raffensperger calling for an end to general election runoffs

Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 11:17 AM EST
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By Tim Darnell
The Republican secretary of state wants state lawmakers to consider reforms.

Lowcountry News

Swearing in ceremony held for new Hilton Head mayor, council members

Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 4:17 PM EST
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By Tyler Manion
The new mayor of Hilton Head Island has now officially been sworn in, along with the town’s two new council members.

Elections Center

Democratic Sen. Warnock wins Georgia runoff against Walker

Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 11:42 PM EST
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By The Associated Press
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden’s term and helping cap an underwhelming midterm cycle for the GOP in the last major vote of the year.

Elections Center

Minor hiccups, but overall smooth voting day in Chatham County

Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 6:20 PM EST
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By Shea Schrader
Wait times in Chatham County during the early voting period were sometimes hours long. But we are hearing from voters that they’ve been able to get in and out fairly quickly on Election Day.

Elections Center

LINK: Runoff election results in Georgia

Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 6:05 PM EST
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By WTOC Staff
Tuesday, Dec. 6 is Runoff Election Day in Georgia.

Elections Center

Polls open at 7 a.m. for Ga.’s U.S. Senate runoff election

Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 5:30 AM EST
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By Sarah Winkelmann
Georgia voters will head to the polls to make their final decision in the U.S. Senate runoff race on Tuesday.

Political

Last day for early voting in Ga.

Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 3:37 PM EST
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By Mariah Congedo and Hayley Boland
Early voting ends Friday for Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker, and more than a million voters have weighed in already.

Elections Center

Liberty Co. sees largest turnout for runoff election

Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 4:11 PM EST
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By Hayley Boland
Record-shattering voter turnout in Georgia’s runoff election for U.S. Senate continues. In Liberty County, elections leaders say things are going well.

Elections Center

Huge turnout continues for Chatham Co. early voting

Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 4:06 PM EST
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By Mariah Congedo
People continue to turn out in strong numbers for early voting for the U.S. Senate Runoff election between Incumbent Raphael Warnock and challenger Herschel Walker.

Elections Center

Early voting for Ga. runoff ends Friday, totals continue to break records

Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 5:02 AM EST
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By WTOC Staff
The Chief Operating Officer for the Georgia Secretary released Wednesday’s unofficial early voting numbers for our area.

Elections Center

Georgia sees large early voting turnout for U.S. Senate runoff

Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 10:54 PM EST
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By Alyssa Jackson
Thousands of people have already cast their ballots early for Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff.

Elections Center

Over 1,000 people turnout for early voting in Bulloch Co.

Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 6:27 PM EST
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By Dal Cannady
More than 1,600 people lined up through the day in Bulloch County for the runoff.

Elections Center

Early voting begins in Ga. for Senate runoff

Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 6:33 AM EST
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By Sarah Winkelmann
Election Day is next week, but early voting is now underway for Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff.

Elections Center

Early voting for Georgia Senate Runoff begins Saturday in Chatham Co.

Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 4:49 PM EST
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By Camille Syed
Early voting for the Georgia U.S. Senate Runoff Election begins Saturday in Chatham County.

Elections Center

Alan Perry wins Hilton Head Island mayoral runoff election

Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 6:39 PM EST
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By WTOC Staff and Tyler Manion
Voters on Hilton Head Island have selected Alan Perry as their new mayor.

Elections Center

Georgia Supreme Court upholds Saturday early voting in Senate runoff

Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 12:37 PM EST
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By Tim Darnell
The court rejected a GOP request to stop Saturday early voting in the Senate runoff between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.

Lowcountry News

Hilton Head residents will choose new mayor during runoff election

Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 6:25 PM EST
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By Tyler Manion
Hilton Head Island voters will select their next mayor in a runoff election.

News

Chatham County to offer Saturday early voting in runoff

Updated: Nov. 19, 2022 at 5:28 PM EST
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By WTOC Staff
Chatham County will now offer early voting on a Saturday for the December runoff election in the U.S. Senate race between Senator Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.

Elections Center

Campaigns stop in Savannah ahead of Senate runoff election

Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 9:54 PM EST
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By WTOC Staff
Candidates for the Senate runoff election were back on the campaign tour with both parties holding events in our area today.

Elections Center

Judge says Georgia law allows Saturday voting for runoff

Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 5:55 PM EST
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By The Associated Press
A judge on Friday said Georgia law allows counties to offer early voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, which is the only possibility for Saturday voting before next month’s Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.

Elections Center

Politics professor discusses impact of Georgia’s Senate runoff election

Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 4:20 PM EST
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By Hayley Boland
We are about a week away from the start of early voting for Georgia’s runoff election.

Elections Center

Voters turnout for first day of early voting for HHI mayor runoff election

Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 4:10 PM EST
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By Tyler Manion
Early voting for the Hilton Head mayor runoff began today as JoAnn Orischak takes on Alan Perry after neither candidate was able to meet the 50% threshold last week.

Elections Center

Chatham Co. adding Sunday early voting for U.S. Senate runoff race

Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 4:01 PM EST
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By Shea Schrader
The early voting period for that runoff is shorter and earlier than it has been in past federal runoff elections in Georgia.

Political

State house elects Jon Burns as speaker, joining Burt Jones as new Senate leader

Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 10:37 AM EST
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By Tim Darnell
With Brian Kemp entering a second term as governor, the state legislature has two new leaders for the first time in decades.

Elections Center

When can you request an absentee ballot for the Georgia runoff election?

Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 10:16 AM EST
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By WTOC Staff
The U.S. Senate race in Georgia is heading to a runoff. So, when can you request an absentee ballot or get in line for early voting?

Political

Early voting begins Wednesday for HHI mayor runoff election

Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 4:56 AM EST
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By Sarah Winkelmann
Wednesday, early voting begins for the runoff election on Hilton Head Island where voters will be deciding on a new mayor for the island.

National

Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes

Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 12:08 AM EST
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By The Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest.

Elections Center

One-on-one with Hilton Head mayoral candidate Alan Perry

Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 4:40 PM EST
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By Tyler Manion
With early voting for the Hilton head mayor runoff opening tomorrow, the series of one-on-one interviews with the candidates concludes with Alan Perry.

Elections Center

Democrats sue for Saturday voting in Georgia Senate runoff

Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 1:54 PM EST
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By The Associated Press
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s campaign and Democratic groups are suing the state of Georgia to overturn guidance by Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger that counties can’t offer Saturday voting ahead of next month’s Senate runoff election.

Elections Center

One-on-one with Hilton Head mayoral candidate JoAnn Orischak

Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 6:25 PM EST
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By Tyler Manion
JoAnn Orischak will take on Alan R. Perry Tuesday, Nov. 22nd for Mayor of Hilton Head Island.

Elections Center

TSPLOST voted down in Chatham County

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 6:30 PM EST
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By Camille Syed
Majority of Chatham County voters voted no for a Transportation Special Purpose Sales Tax that would have allocated money to fixing roads and other project in our area.

Elections Center

Lowcountry election officials discuss results of midterm elections; HHI mayor likely going to runoff

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 3:38 PM EST
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By Tyler Manion
When you combine the turnout from early voting and election day in Beaufort County, about 52.3% of registered voters cast a ballot this year.

Elections Center

Warnock, Walker advance to runoff for Senate seat in Georgia

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 2:36 PM EST
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By The Associated Press
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will meet in a Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia after neither reached the general election majority required under state law.

Elections Center

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp defeats Stacey Abrams in rematch

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 12:34 PM EST
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By The Associated Press
Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp turned back a second electoral challenge from Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams, maintaining GOP control in the South’s most politically competitive state and dealing another defeat to the national Democratic star.

Elections Center

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr wins re-election bid

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 10:02 AM EST
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By Tim Darnell
Georgia's nationally watched 2022 midterm elections were held Tuesday.

Elections Center

Brad Raffensperger wins re-election as Georgia Secretary of State

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 5:37 AM EST
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By Tim Darnell
Georgia's secretary of state campaign attracted national attention after the 2020 election controversy.

National

Voters approve recreational marijuana in Maryland, Missouri

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 3:55 AM EST
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
The elections are seen as a test of legalization’s support in even the most conservative parts of the country.

Elections Center

Rep. Carter wins reelection for U.S. House seat

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 12:32 AM EST
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By Camille Syed
Rep. Buddy Carter has won reelection to his 1st Congressional District of Georgia seat.

Elections Center

Mace wins reelection bid, keeping Charleston-area House seat for Republicans

Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:24 PM EST
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By James Pollard, Patrick Phillips and Elisheva Wimberly
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace has defeated her Democratic challenger to keep her House seat for a second term.
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