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Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Columbia City Councilman Moe Baddourah plans to run for Columbia mayor.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  In the wake of the troubled November election in Richland County, the county’s election commission voted Wednesday to reorganize the county's election and voter registration office.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Gaffney Sen. Harvey Peeler has been re-elected leader of South Carolina's Senate Republicans for the next four years.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  South Carolina's House Democrats and Senate Republicans are electing their leaders for the session that starts this week.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  The Richland County Election Commission dealt with several protests over the November 6 election Monday.

Friday, November 30, 2012  Richland County candidates protesting the elections from November 6 will have their cases heard Monday December 3.

Monday, November 19, 2012  An official protest has been filed in Richland County regarding the Penny Sales Tax Referendum on the ballot for the November election.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  A list of uncontested races in South Carolina.

Monday, November 05, 2012  One day left in their stubbornly close race, President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney are storming through a final exhaustive campaign push Monday that won't end until the wee hours of Election Day in pursuit of every possible vote.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  The District 20 race for Senate has two contenders hoping to knock off a long time fixture at the Statehouse.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Absentee voting in South Carolina is outpacing ballots cast early in the last presidential election.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  A judge in Conway has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to remove a Chesterfield County Republican from the November ballot.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  Former Charleston County Councilman Paul Thurmond has won a special Republican primary runoff for a state Senate seat.

Monday, October 01, 2012 

Friday, September 21, 2012  A political group with ties to South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has raised more than $550,000 to push for conservative candidates and causes in South Carolina for the November election.