While the 2024 election is over, the implications of the vote will play out in Congress, the statehouse, and county boards for months and years

Now that the 2024 election is over, South Carolina next statewide election will take place in 2026 with all of the state’s constitutional officers on the ballot as well as a U.S. Senate seat. The highest profile contest will probably be for governor as Gov. Henry McMaster can’t run for reelection because of term limits.

The story Tuesday night wasn’t much different than on recent election nights. Republicans in South Carolina swamped Democrats with a huge wave in 1994, taking over the House, and and again in 2000 taking over the Senate.

Polling showed former President Donald Trump with a reliable lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in South Carolina ahead of Tuesday’s election.

See who is winning in the Nov. 5, 2024, South Carolina General election with real-time results and county-by-county maps.

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) announced he will be running for the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The NRSC works to elect Republicans to the Senate. In the 2024 general election, the GOP flipped seats in West Virginia, Montana and Ohio and will now control the Senate for the next two years.

Former President Donald Trump won South Carolina on Tuesday for the third straight presidential election. It was a decisive victory with Trump earning 58 percent of the vote to Vice President Kamala Harris’ 40 percent.

The South Carolina Election Commission announced Thursday the Palmetto State broke the record for voter turnout during the 2024 general election.