How Big of a Deal Is SC Democrat's Victory in This Rural Statehouse Seat?

Democrats' latest eye-popping win signals more good news for midterms

Democrats on Tuesday won a special election for a state House seat in South Carolina by an eye-popping margin, signaling yet again that the 2026 midterms could be a very good year for the Democratic ...

How big of a deal is SC Democrat's victory in this rural Statehouse seat?

24-year-old Democrat Keishan Scott is attracting national attention for his landslide victory over Republican William Oden in a rural statehouse seat Kamala Harris barely won in 2024. How big of a deal is it really?

Will The 2026 Blue Wave Be Big Enough To Reach South Carolina... Tuesday's Special Election Says Yes

Last year Kamala barely beat Trump in the rural district, just 51.0% to 45.8%. That same day, Democratic state Senator Gerald Malloy, who represented Lee County for over 2 decades, was ousted by Republican JD Chaplin. The MAGA rednecks seem to have turned out in force. But not on Tuesday, when Democrat Keishan Scott blew his Republican rival, Sumter County Republican Party chairman Bill Oden, out of the water, 70.6% to 29.3%-- by over 40 points!

U.S. Senate Candidate Lee Johnson Releases Statement on Landslide Special Election Win for Democrats in SC

Following a landslide victory by Democrats in a special election in South Carolina on Tuesday night, Lee Johnson, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate against Lindsey Graham, released the following statement