election night

Annie Andrews Wins South Carolina Senate First Democrat Since 1998

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Annie Andrews Wins South Carolina Senate First Democrat Since 1998

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Canadian reporter crossed the border to sit in on a Democrat’s election night watch party in Charleston, and the night ended with a result that had seemed out of reach only months earlier: Annie Andrews defeated Republican Sen. Darline Graham, becoming the first Democrat elected to South Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat … Read more

Democrats Sweep Oklahoma County Elections, Jail Tax Rejected

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Oklahoma County jail sales tax fails, Democrats win

Oklahoma County voters delivered a stinging rebuke to county leadership on Tuesday, rejecting a proposed sales tax to fund a new jail by a margin of nearly two-to-one while handing Democrats control of all three county offices up for election, NonDoc reported. The sales tax proposal failed with just 37.6 percent support—84,143 votes—while 62.3 percent … Read more