Political Scientist at Winthrop University. Director of Winthrop Poll. I DO NOT speak for my employer.
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No, Graham’s SC Senate loss doesn’t appear to be due to low GOP turnout relative to Dem turnout.
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10 graphs on the 2026 election in #ncpol.
1. Before we get to what happened in the election, let's look at what happened before the election. ~54% of seats up for election in NC had the same number of candidates & seats. Over half were uncontested.
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How the blue wave broke over the SC Senate race.
There were a lot of moving parts in the Annie Andrews victory.
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NEW: SC early voting through day 8. Over 100,000 more than all early voting from 2022.
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On gerrymanders and dummymanders (w examples from #ncpol)
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SC earlier voting through day 7 has surpassed all early voting from last midterm election.
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Donald Trump is coming back to South Carolina. I wonder what he might talk about? Hmmm …
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Early voting in SC halfway through and we’re at 87.4% of the proportion of the electorate that early voted in 2022.
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Apparently, transgender issues trump the economy when it comes to the South Carolina Senate election.
Or at least one side says they should.
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South Carolina early voting trails last presidential election, but greatly surpasses last midterm .. so far.
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October 23 Early & Mail Voting update for North Carolina:
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Some early voting data from South Carolina.
So far, much higher than our last midterm election
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Darline Graham & Ralph Norman will debate on Aug 18 for the SC GOP Senate nomination.
Here’s a look at how they got to the stage and how they might move forward.
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Darline Graham & Ralph Norman will debate on Aug 18 for the SC GOP Senate nomination.
Here’s a look at how they got to the stage and how they might move forward.
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With the general election just around the corner, just *how* dominant is the Republican party in South Carolina?
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In South Carolina, Republicans control all levels of government save the majority-minority 6th Congressional district.
Yet, they describe the Democratic Party as better at “getting their way.”
What’s going on?
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Confederate Flag 2: Electric Boogaloo
The second post on modern attitudes towards the flag and why political observers shouldn’t ignore it. First post gives added context for SC attitudes
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County boards in 80 of NC’s 100 counties have come to unanimous agreement on early-voting plans for November.
Here’s a quick, top-line comparison with the plans used in 2022, the last midterm general election.
More analysis and a write-up to follow.
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