Horry County Election Night Scoreboard: Statewide & Local Midterm Returns

CONWAY, SC — Polling locations across Horry County closed at 7:00 p.m., and election workers at the central processing center in Conway are actively scanning precinct memory cards and mail-in absentee ballots.

Early unofficial returns from the South Carolina State Election Commission show strong Republican leads across federal, gubernatorial, and state legislative contests in Horry County, alongside active voting counts for key local county council and school board seats.

Below is the compiled election night report covering federal, statewide, legislative, and local contests impacting Horry County voters.

South Carolina Statewide & Federal Contests (Horry County & Statewide Context)

South Carolina Governor

• Alan Wilson / Mike Reichenbach (REP): 166,458 votes (50.8%)

• Jermaine Johnson / Sam Skardon (DEM): 157,680 votes (48.1%)

• Michael Addison / Candace Brewer (United Citizens): 2,286 votes (0.7%)

• Walid Hakim / Arnold E. Karr (Green): 1,095 votes (0.3%)

• Statewide Reporting: Approximately 17% of estimated votes reported statewide.

U.S. Senate — South Carolina

• Darline Graham (REP): 56.06% in Horry County

• Annie Andrews (DEM): 42.95% in Horry County

• Horry County Context: With roughly 66% of Horry County precincts reporting, Republican Darline Graham maintains a double-digit margin in the county.

South Carolina Constitutional Officers (Statewide Totals)

• Attorney General:

  • David Stumbo (REP): 167,543 votes (51.4%)

  • Richard Hricik (DEM): 158,580 votes (48.6%)

• Superintendent of Education:

  • Ellen Weaver (REP, Incumbent): 164,278 votes (50.3%)

  • Sylvia Wright (DEM): 159,947 votes (49.0%)

  • Baba Amin Ojuok (United Citizens): 2,049 votes (0.6%)

• State Treasurer:

  • Curtis Loftis Jr. (REP, Incumbent): 167,648 votes (51.4%)

  • Vincent Coe (DEM): 158,168 votes (48.5%)

South Carolina House of Representatives (Horry County Area Districts)

• District 56: Incumbent Tim McGinnis (REP) leads Jacqualyn Meadow (DEM) with ~64% of precincts reporting.

• District 58: Incumbent Jeffrey Edwin Johnson (REP) leads Sha Ron E. Jones (DEM) with ~60% of precincts reporting.

• District 61: Incumbent Carla Schuessler (REP) leads Carol Goodman (DEM) and David Herndon (LIB) with ~59% of precincts reporting.

Horry County Council Contests

• District 1: Jenna Dukes (REP) — Unopposed

• District 2: Bill Howard (REP) vs. Kristi Burch (Forward Party)

• District 5: Tyler Servant (REP) vs. Genesis Bordner (Forward Party)

• District 7: Tom Anderson (REP) vs. Chris Hennigan (Forward Party)

• District 8: Michael “Mash” Masciarelli (REP) — Unopposed

• District 11: Al Allen (REP) — Unopposed

Horry County Board of Education Contests

• School Board Chair: Melanie Wellons (REP) vs. Louis Palm (DEM)

• District 1: David Koch (REP, Incumbent) vs. Louis Palm (DEM)

• District 2: Meredith Kennedy (REP) — Unopposed

• District 3: Tracy Winters (REP, Incumbent) vs. Diane Middleton (DEM)

• District 6: Pam Dawson (REP, Incumbent) — Unopposed

• District 7: Sonya Sasser (REP) vs. Janet P. Graham (DEM, Incumbent)

• District 10: Jason Morgan (REP) — Unopposed

Horry County Soil & Water Conservation & Watershed Supervisors

• Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor (At-Large, Vote for 2):

  • Matthew Gene Johnson (Nonpartisan)

  • Glenn Winburn (Nonpartisan)

• Buck Creek Watershed: Dax B. Marlowe vs. Ned Marlowe

• Crabtree Swamp Watershed: Steven Edge vs. Sam Hall

• Gapway Swamp Watershed: Jimmy Bailey Jr. vs. Kevin Rowell

• Simpson Creek Watershed: Charles Cooke Jr. vs. Dale Todd

• Todd Swamp Watershed: Cory Gasque vs. Stevie Watts

Official Election Night Result Tracking

All Election Night returns published by local boards remain preliminary and unofficial until fully audited and certified during the county canvass meeting. Live, continuously updated precinct numbers can be monitored directly on the official South Carolina State Election Commission Portal.

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