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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.

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, July 24, 2012  Heather Ammons Crawford easily won a special election to fill the state house seat Thad Viers resigned from in March.

Monday, January 23, 2012  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says his victory in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary shows people want a nominee who's going to "shake up Washington."

Saturday, January 21, 2012  Newt Gingrich won most of the delegates in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary Saturday, narrowing Mitt Romney's lead in the race for delegates to the party's national convention this summer.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  Newt Gingrich says his victory in South Carolina's GOP primary is a blow to elites.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is leading Mitt Romney in the South Carolina Republican primary.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  Mitt Romney says he will attend the next GOP presidential debates in Florida, which is next up on the election calendar.

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

Saturday, January 21, 2012  Newt Gingrich has a message to South Carolina voters on primary day: Come out and vote for me if you want to stop Mitt Romney from winning the Republican presidential nomination.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  South Carolina Republicans established their presidential primary more than three decades ago as way to raise the state's national political profile. They succeeded beyond their imagination.

Friday, January 20, 2012  What are people saying about the election?

Friday, January 20, 2012  We put the word out on our WPDE NewsChannel 15 Facebook page Friday that we would find the answers to your questions about Saturday's "First in the South" Republican Presidential Primary Election.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  South Carolina's Voter ID law has caused some confusion and with the primary right around the corner, what do we need to know before casting our ballots? Newchannel 15 asks the community and republican party officials the question that seems to be unanswered.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  Now that the Republican Presidential Debate is over, Myrtle Beach's day in the political spotlight is over and local leaders will be evaluating how well it went and whether it accomplished what they had hoped.