WEST COLUMBIA — As candidates sprint to make their pitches to voters ahead of the special Senate election Tuesday, questions over what qualifies as diversity, equity and inclusion have emerged as a central issue. Ten candidates are running to replace U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham as the Republican nominee on the November ballot following the longtime […]

A decertified candidate for U.S. Senate is asking a South Carolina judge to order his name be included on special primary election ballots.

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Republican Party on Tuesday decertified three candidates vying to replace the late Lindsey Graham as the GOP nominee, shrinking the Aug. 11 ballot to nine candidates. One candidate didn’t qualify because he doesn’t live in the state, said party spokesperson Grace Short. Clark Neilson used his Charlotte, North Carolina, address […]