Democrat Nancy Lacore wins election to U.S. House in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. Copyright 2026 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten,

Democrats flipped a U.S. Senate seat, the 1st Congressional District and 10 state House seats.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has been replaced as the representative for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District by retired Navy Adm. Nancy Lacore, a Democrat. The Associated Press called the race for Lacore at 6:51 p.m. Friday evening. She garnered 49.7% against Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt’s 48.6%, with 99% of the vote counted. Lacore served in […]

Democratic wins in Republican strongholds, like Florida, South Carolina, and Arizona, will reshape the fight for abortion rights nationwide. Michele Goodwin joins Ali Velshi to discuss what’s next in the federal fight for reproductive rights.

Republicans across the country redrew congressional maps for their benefit ahead of the 2026 midterms, but it failed to yield them gains in most places. An analysis shared Thursday shows it could have been worse. South Carolina and Indiana Republicans both rejected efforts to implement GOP-friendly maps that could eliminate all Democratic seats, which Democrats…

Dr. Annie Andrews, who defeated Darline Graham to win South Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat, says her No. 1 priority in office is to stop impending cuts to Medicaid.

More than 58% of Aiken County’s registered voters cast ballots in the Nov. 3 midterm statewide general election, an increase in turnout of more than 10 percentage points over the last comparable midterm election.

In Ohio, Amy Acton, who led the state’s pandemic response as its health director, won the governor’s race. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, won a Senate seat. Pediatrician Annie Andrews in South Carolina’s Senate race and numerous House candidates with medical or scientific backgrounds also won.