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Beaufort’s federal delegation includes US Rep. Nancy Mace (SC District 1) and Senators Darline Graham and Tim Scott. In Columbia, Beaufort is represented by Sens. Margie Bright Matthews (District 45) and George E. "Chip" Campsen III (District 43) and Reps. Michael F. Rivers, Sr. (District 121) and Shannon S. Erickson (District 124).

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Stumbo and Hricik Square Off for SC Attorney General
Nov 1, 2026
Stumbo and Hricik Square Off for SC Attorney General
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina voters will pick a new attorney general on Tuesday, and the two people on the ballot took very different roads to get there: a career prosecutor backed by sheriffs and a solo trial lawyer running on a shoestring. Republican David Stumbo has been solicitor for the 8th Judicial Circuit, which
Graham and Andrews Race to the Wire in SC Senate Contest
Nov 1, 2026
Graham and Andrews Race to the Wire in SC Senate Contest
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A U.S. Senate seat that Republicans long treated as safe in South Carolina is heading into Tuesday as one of the closest-watched races in the country. Sen. Darline Graham, a first-time candidate, was appointed to the seat after her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, died of a torn aorta this summer, and she
New Sheriff, City Council Seats on Beaufort Ballot Tuesday
Nov 1, 2026
New Sheriff, City Council Seats on Beaufort Ballot Tuesday
BEAUFORT, S.C. — Beaufort County will elect a new sheriff on Tuesday, Nov. 3, as Republican Doug Seifert and Democrat Alphonso Small Jr. meet at the top of a long local ballot that also covers county money, schools and city leadership. Inside the city, Grady Woods, Josh Scallate, Jared Madison and Thad E. Lane are
New Statewide Program Aims to Help Small SC Towns Run Better
Oct 31, 2026
New Statewide Program Aims to Help Small SC Towns Run Better
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Small South Carolina towns and counties that run on a handful of employees will soon have a new place to turn for training and help, through a statewide program announced Friday by a College of Charleston public service center, the Riley Center for Livable Communities. The Rural Local Government Initiative is aimed
Beaufort County Voters Get Touchscreen Tips as Early Voting Ends
Oct 31, 2026
Beaufort County Voters Get Touchscreen Tips as Early Voting Ends
BEAUFORT, S.C. — As early voting wraps up Saturday, Beaufort County election officials are steering voters around two problems before the Nov. 3 general election: a touchscreen quirk and a false rumor about ballots. Some voters in Beaufort and Jasper counties have described tapping one choice and seeing a different one light up. The South
Sheriff Helicopter to Fly Daufuskie Election Results to Beaufort
Oct 31, 2026
Sheriff Helicopter to Fly Daufuskie Election Results to Beaufort
BEAUFORT, S.C. — Votes cast on Daufuskie Island should reach Beaufort County election headquarters much sooner on Tuesday night, because the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office plans to fly them in by helicopter instead of waiting on the ferry. In past elections a deputy picked up the island precinct's equipment and paper results and rode back
Early Voting Enters Final Two Days in Beaufort County
Oct 30, 2026
Early Voting Enters Final Two Days in Beaufort County
BEAUFORT, S.C. — Beaufort County voters who want to skip the Election Day lines are down to their last two chances, with early voting wrapping up at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. Turnout has been steady. Ballots from more than 34,000 county residents were already in, State Election Commission figures show, ahead of the Tuesday,
Seven Beaufort County School Board Seats Go to Voters Nov. 3
Oct 30, 2026
Seven Beaufort County School Board Seats Go to Voters Nov. 3
BEAUFORT, S.C. — Voters in Beaufort and across Beaufort County will fill seven of the seats on the county school board when they go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The board races are nonpartisan, so no party label appears next to any name. Four sitting members want another term: William Smith in District
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  2. How Fast SC Counts Votes on Election Night

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  4. Sheriff Helicopter to Fly Daufuskie Election Results to Beaufort

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  10. Early Voting Enters Final Two Days in Beaufort County

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  11. Seven Beaufort County School Board Seats Go to Voters Nov. 3

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