Election results for South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia - WYFF4 Greenville

ACROSS OUR AREA. COMMITMENT 20, 22 COVERAGE VOTERS ACROSS COUNTRY HEADED TO THE POLLS TODAY. THE COUNTRY’S BALANCE OF POWER ON LINE. WE BEGIN IN SOUTH CAROLINA. VOTERS ARE DECIDING WHO WILL WIN THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE. INCUMBENT GOVERNOR REPUBLIC KEN HENRY MCMASTER IS RUNNING AGAINST DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE JOE CUNNINGHAM. OUR TEAM COVERAGE OF THE ELECTION BEGINS WITH JANE ROBELOT, WHO IS LIVE IN COLUMBIA TONIGHT WITH GOVERNOR MCMASTER. JANE. WELL, CAROL AND NIGEL IN ABOUT 30 MORE MINUTES, THEY’RE GOING TO OPEN THE DOORS TO THE BALLROOM BEHIND ME HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA ALUMNI CENTER. THIS IS WHERE GOP SUPPORTERS ARE COMING TO WATCH RESULTS COME IN. AND THE MCMASTER CAMPAIGN, I’M TOLD BY SOUTH GOP CHAIRMAN DREW MCKISSICK, IS FEELING VERY, VERY CONFIDENT. THEY DIDN’T WASTE ANY TIME, THOUGH. CAMPAIGNED RIGHT UP UNTIL THE VERY LAST MINUTE. YESTERDAY, THEY BROUGHT THEIR SEVEN DAY 15 STOP BUS TOUR AND GREENVILLE STOPPING AT STACK’S ORIGINAL, TOUTING THEIR MESSAGE OF ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. THE GOVERNOR TALKING ABOUT JOBS THAT HE’S CREATED, HOW HE DIDN’T SHUT SOUTH CAROLINA DURING THE PANDEMIC AND HOW ALSO HE HAS ATTRACTED MORE BUSINESS TO THE STATE THAN ANYONE ELSE. AND THEY’RE AHEAD OF THAT. THE GOVERNOR REMINDING SUPPORTERS JUST HOW SPECIAL SOUTH CAROLINA. WE GOT TO REALIZE WE’RE LIVING IN PARADISE. WE GOT THE GREATEST PEOPLE IN THE WHOLE WORLD. WHAT WE HAVE TO BE SURE TO DO IS THAT OUR GOVERNMENT ALLOWS OUR PEOPLE TO FLOURISH. SO THAT’S WHAT WE’RE GOING TO DO. AND THIS IS THE TEAM THAT YOU’VE PUT IN CHARGE OF THIS PART, OF YOUR LIVES TO GET TO BE SURE THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING THE RIGHT THING. AND AGAIN, THE GOVERNOR REALLY HOPING THAT THE MESSAGE OF ECONOMIC PROSPERITY RESOUNDS WITH VOTERS, ESPECIALLY AS THE NATION IS SEEING 40 YEAR INFLATION HIGH. THE ECONOMIC MESSAGE JUST MIGHT BE THE DRIVER. WE’LL FIND IN JUST A FEW HOURS FROM NOW, WE’LL BE YOU COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. LIVE IN COLUMBIA. JANE ROBELOT. WYFF NEWS 4. THANK YOU. JIM MCMASTER, A FORMER LOW COUNTRY CONGRESS MAN JOE CUNNINGHAM IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR. OUR TEAM COVERAGE CONTINUES WITH TAGGART HOUCK WHO LIVE IN CHARLESTON WITH THE CUNNINGHAM CAMPAIGN. AND JACK, THERE’S SOME OPTIMISM OUT THERE. HERE. GOOD EVENING TO YOU BOTH. CUNNINGHAM GOOD ABOUT THIS RACE, BUT POLITICAL WILL TELL YOU THAT IT’S A BIT OF AN UPHILL BATTLE. GENERALLY SPEAKING, FOR DEMOCRATS, THE DEMOCRAT ELECTED GOVERNOR OF SOUTH WAS JIM HODGES. THAT WAS BACK IN THE 1990S. WE HAVE VIDEO OF CUNNINGHAM VOTING DURING THAT EARLY VOTING PERIOD. AND REALLY HE SPENT THE LAST WEEK TOURING THE STATE INCLUDING OF THE UPSTATE HE’S BEEN CAMPAIGNING ON LEGALIZING MARIJUANA SPORTS BETTING AND THEN TAXING THEM TO CREATE NEW REVENUE STREAMS FOR TEACHER PAY AND BETTER ROADS. HE ALSO HE WANTS TO ELIMINATE THE STATE INCOME. HE’S BEEN SAYING THAT HE WANTS MOVE SOUTH CAROLINA FORWARD AND IF ELECTED AS PART OF A BIPARTISAN OFFER, HE HE PUT REPUBLICANS IN HIS ADMINISTRATION’S CABINET. HE IS EXPECTING A CLOSE RACE. WELL, LOOK, I THINK IT’S GOING TO COME DOWN TO THE WIRE. I EXPECT IT TO BE A LATE. WE’RE PREPARED FOR THAT. BUT WE’VE SEEN LATE NIGHTS BEFORE. KNOW WE HAVE REALLY LATE ONE BACK IN 2018 AND EVEN IN 2020. IT WASN’T, YOU KNOW, TOOK A COUPLE OF DAYS, ALL THE VOTES TO BE COUNTED. SO I’D SUGGEST EVERYBODY BUCKLE IN FOR A LATE NIGHT. CUNNINGHAM PREVIOUSLY SERVED ONE TERM IN CONGRESS REPRESENTING LOW COUNTRY. WE EXPECT THE PARTY TO START HERE AT ABOUT 7:00 AT THE AMERICAN THEATER HERE IN CHARLESTON. NOW IN CHARLESTON, TAGGART HOUCK WYFF. HIS FOURTH. THANK YOU. TURNING TO ONE OF THE MOST CLOSELY WATCHED STATEWIDE RACES, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE ELLEN WEAVER FACES OFF AGAINST DEMOCRATIC LISA ELLIS. GABRIELLE KOMOROWSKI JOINS US LIVE, WEAVER’S CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS IN COLUMBIA. GABBY. HEY, NIGEL. THIS POSITION SERVES AS MANAGER OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF THE STATE’S MORE THAN 700,000 PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AND MORE THAN 50,000 PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. ELLEN WEAVER SAYS THAT HER EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS AND POLICYMAKING MAKES HER THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR THE JOB. WEAVER WORKED WITH FORMER U.S. SENATOR DEMINT, AND SHE IS THE PRESIDENT AND OF THE PALMETTO PROMISE INSTITUTE. THAT’S A CONSERVATIVE GROUP THAT PROMOTES POLICIES IN THE STATE. SHE HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY OUTGOING SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION SPEARMAN, AND SHE SAYS THE RELATIONSHIP THAT SHE HAS BUILT WITH LEADERS IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHO HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS WILL GET THINGS ACCOMPLISHED. SHE SHARED THIS MESSAGE TO THE STATE’S TEACHERS IN A RECENT INTERVIEW WITH WYFF NEWS 4. MY MESSAGE TO TEACHERS ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA IS THAT I HEAR YOUR VOICE AND I WILL LISTEN TO YOU. I WILL INCORPORATE YOUR FEEDBACK INTO EVERYTHING THAT WE IN COLUMBIA. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I’M NOT TO BE A CLASSROOM TEACHER. I AM RUNNING TO BE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR STATE AGENCY THAT HAS OVER A THOUSAND EMPLOYEES. WEAVER SAYS SHE WILL FOCUS HER EFFORTS ON STAFFING EVERY SCHOOL, A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER EARLY, LITERACY AND SCHOOL CHOICE. WE WILL BRING YOU COMPLETE COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING LIVE IN COLUMBIA, GABRIELLE KOMOROWSKI WYFF NEWS FOR GABBY. THANK YOU AND OWEN WEAVER FACES LISA ELLIS IN THE RACE FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. ELLIS IS THE LEADER OF GRASSROOTS SC FOR ED AND HER 22 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM. OUR TEAM COVERAGE CONTINUES WITH KYLIE JONES LIVE IN COLUMBIA, KYLIE JONES. ALL RIGHT, WE’RE GOING TO BE ON GALA STAGES SET HERE AT LISA ELLIS WATCH PARTY AT EMBASSY SUITES IN COLUMBIA AND. ELLIS TOUTS SHE IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE IN THE RACE WITH A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM TEACHING EXPERIENCE. ELLIS SAYS SHE WANTS SEE THAT TEACHER VOICE AT THE POLICY OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SYSTEM. ELLIS HAS STRESSED THE NEED FOR MORE PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS, INCLUDING MORE INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION IN THE CLASSROOM TO DO OF THOSE THINGS. ELLIS HAS VOWED TO DEDICATE TO RAISING TEACHER PAY MORE AND IMPROVING TEACHER WORKING CONDITIONS AS TALK ABOUT A TEACHER SHORTAGE, NOT A TEACHER SHORTAGE IN SOUTH, THERE ARE PLENTY OF TEACHERS WHO ARE CERTIFIED TO TEACH. THEY’RE NOT WILLING TO DO THE JOB, THE SALARY OR THE WORKING CONDITIONS. I’VE TALKED WITH TEACHERS ACROSS THE STATE THAT HAVE LEFT THE PROFESSION AND HAVE TOLD ME HEY, IF YOU CAN GUARANTEE, THAT MY CLASS SIZE, MY THIRD GRADE CLASS IS NOT GOING TO BE THAN 20 STUDENTS. I’VE COME BACK IN A. NOW YOU HAVE SEEN LISA ELLIS LISTED THAT TICKET TWICE, ONCE AS THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE, THE SECOND TIME AS THE ALLIANCE CANDIDATE. THAT’S WHAT STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS, A FUSION CANDIDATE, THEY SAY IT’S RELATIVELY COMMON WITH ANY GIVEN RACE ELECTION. ELECTION OFFICIALS SAY ULTIMATELY ALL OF THE VOTES ELLIS RECEIVES WILL BE TALLIED FOR ELLIS, BUT YOU’LL SEE THEM LISTED SEPARATELY BY PARTY IN THE RESULTS. WE’LL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED AS THINGS GET STARTED HERE IN ABOUT AN HOUR. FOR NOW, LIVE IN COLUMBIA, KYLIE