The polls are sill open, but South Carolina has already surpassed its highest number of voters in a gubernatorial election in 30 years, with more than two hours remaining on Election Day according to the SC State Election Commission.
As of 4:30 p.m., 1,797,335 South Carolinians have cast ballots, representing 52.3% of registered voters. This surpasses the previous high for a gubernatorial election, set in 2018, when 1,726,527 voters cast ballots.
South Carolina’s record for percentage turnout is 54.6%, set in 2002. With polls open until 7 p.m., the state has an opportunity to reach that milestone as well.
If you haven’t voted yet, there’s still time! Polls are open until 7 p.m. Anyone in line at 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote.
Voters can find their polling place and view their sample ballot at scVOTES.gov.
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Thomas Hyslip lives in Tega Cay with his wife and daughter. After 27 years in the U.S. Army and Federal Law Enforcement, he retired to pursue his passion for teaching. Tom is now an Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida. In 2 short years he has won 10 awards from the South Carolina Press Association, including first place in column writing, education beat reporting and best podcast.
