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Tuesday, April 16, 2013  An Anderson businessman says he plans to run against U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in the 2014 Republican primary.

Friday, February 01, 2013  South Carolina Sen. Tom Davis says he will not run for governor or the U.S. Senate in 2014.

Friday, December 07, 2012  U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint's decision to resign with four years remaining in his term is creating an election season almost unprecedented in South Carolina's modern political history.

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

Saturday, June 30, 2012  A South Carolina House member beaten in the Republican primary is suing to have the election overturned.

Monday, April 30, 2012  South Carolina voters are on the brink of losing their reputation for correctly picking the Republican nominee for president.  Newt Gingrich, January's South Carolina's primary winner, is set to drop out of the race.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Top 5 things that we learned from the Illinois Republican presidential primary

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  For the past 32 years the winner of South Carolina's first-in-the-South primary has moved on to be the eventual GOP presidential nominee. That track record could be in jeopardy after the results of Super Tuesday.

Sunday, January 22, 2012  Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House, has won the South Carolina GOP primary.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told supporters Saturday he's going to compete for every vote in every state after Newt Gingrich beat him in the South Carolina primary.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul told supporters Saturday that the momentum of his campaign will continue.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  Polls across South Carolina opened at 7 a.m. Saturday for the 2012 'First in the South' Republican Presidential Primary.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  A national GOP Poll by Rasmussen Reports shows the race for the Republican Presidential nomination is nearly even with Newt Gingrich only trailing Mitt Romney by three points.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  FACT CHECK: Distortions on trade, campaign ads and Romney's record in latest Republican debate

Sunday, January 15, 2012  Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich was greeted with a standing ovation when he was announced at the South Carolina barbecue.