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Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Gingrich is touring the Palmetto State to thank voters for choosing him in the Republican Presidential Primary in the state in 2012.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has cleared another hurdle in his bid for a political comeback, defeating a former county council member to win the GOP nomination for a vacant U.S. House seat.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  No candidate receives more than 50% of the vote for Horry County Council Chairman. The two candidates who received the most votes will face each other in a runoff election on March 26th.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The polls are open until 7 p.m. tonight in the Horry County Council chair primary election, but voter turnout all day has been low.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Polls open Tuesday morning at 7 o'clock for the 2013 Republican primary election for Horry County Council chairman.

Monday, March 11, 2013  An important election in Horry County Tuesday could be decided by a small number of voters.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  One month from today, March 12, voters in Horry County will head to the polls to cast ballots for the next chairman of the Horry County Council.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Tuesday, a special primary election was held for the open Florence County Council District One seat.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  Ceremony set for Wednesday in Washington.

Saturday, November 10, 2012  Members of both parties didn't like court rulings that kicked more than 200 candidates off the June primary ballot because of paperwork problems.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  As you head to the polls Tuesday, here's information you may need for election day.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Polls are now open across South Carolina and North Carolina. Voters began casting their vote in Horry County and the Pee Dee at 7:00 Tuesday morning.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  A three-judge panel is set to hear a federal lawsuit disputing the results of a special South Carolina Senate primary.

Monday, October 01, 2012  In South Carolina this year, more people than ever are petition candidates, who got on the ballot after an SC Supreme Court decision in May on improperly filed paperwork.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  A federal lawsuit is challenging South Carolina's highest court's decision to let a state Senate candidate once removed from the ballot to remain in the race.