Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson advanced to a June 23 Republican runoff for South Carolina governor. Evette led the crowded primary after receiving Donald Trump’s late endorsement.
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Primaries in Maine, South Carolina, Nevada and North Dakota will set key Senate, governor and House matchups. Maine Democrat Graham Platner is expected to win his Senate primary despite a series of controversies.
The South Carolina Senate voted against a Trump-backed congressional redistricting plan that would have eliminated the state's single majority-Black district. Some Republicans cited concerns about changing districts after early voting had begun.
Following a Supreme Court ruling narrowing the Voting Rights Act, Tennessee and Alabama governors call special sessions to redraw congressional maps. Other Southern states consider similar moves ahead of upcoming primaries.
Brad Sigmon, convicted of a double murder in 2002, is set to be executed by firing squad in South Carolina, marking the state's first use of this method and the first such execution in the U.S. since 2010. Sigmon, who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents and kidnapped her, chose the firing squad as his preferred method of execution, while awaiting potential intervention from the governor or the U.S. Supreme Court. His lawyer has appealed for clemency, citing Sigmon's transformation and renewed Christian faith during his imprisonment, leaving the final decision to the authorities as the execution time nears.
South Carolina is set to enact a new law banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies, the patient's life and health, and rape or incest. The bill has been met with both praise and criticism from both sides of the aisle, and is expected to be signed into law by Governor Henry McMaster. The law is sure to be a contentious issue in the coming months, as both sides of the debate continue to battle over the issue of abortion rights.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) has sparked outrage with his remark that he looks forward to the day Democrats are so rare they have to be hunted with dogs. The Anderson County Democratic Party has started a petition calling for an apology and an investigation, and the South Carolina Democratic Party has issued a statement condemning the comments as "unacceptable" and "dangerous". Hundreds of South Carolina residents have signed the petition, and McMaster has yet to respond.