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South Carolina Democrats shattered early voting records during the June 2026 primary, but Republican voters still drove overall turnout. Republicans cast about 56% of governor primary ballots, while Democrats cast roughly 44%.
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Here are key takeaways:
- Democrats led in early voting 188,006 to 131,574, but Republicans surged on Election Day. By night’s end, over 100,000 more South Carolinians voted in the GOP governor primary than the Democratic one.
- More than 25% of registered voters cast ballots, with over half a million voting on Election Day Tuesday.
- Early voting set a record, with more than 9% of registered voters (about 319,000) casting ballots early. That’s the highest since early voting was signed into law in 2022.
- The early voting surge coincided with a failed GOP attempt to redraw congressional districts to oust U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn. State Sen. Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, had warned the redistricting push would boost Democratic turnout.
- Voters interviewed by The State cited affordability, including high gas and grocery prices, as a top issue driving them to the polls.
The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by journalists.
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