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Sen. Tim Scott visited the Sugar Creek clubhouse, a polling precinct in Greer, before heading to victory celebrations in Greenville and then Charleston later Tuesday.
Jim Fair
Sen. Tim Scott posed for a portrait with the family of Jim and Vicki Evers and their children Lexie, 11, and Jamison, 13
Sen. Tim Scott pressed the flesh with future voters during his stop in Greer Tuesday.
Only hours before the polls closed Tuesday, Scott made his final visit on his campaign to Sugar Creek Clubhouse in Greer, a voting precinct.
Scott, a Republican, defeated Democratic challenger Joyce Dickerson. Scott was appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley to the offer after former Sen. Jim DeMint resigned in November 2012. Scott was elected to fill the last two years of DeMint’s term and will have to run again in 2016 to earn a full six-year term.
Other state-wide winners:
• Republican Lindsey Graham was elected to a third term to the U.S. Senate. Opponents were Democrat Brad Hutto, petition candidate Thomas Ravenel and Libertarian Victor Kocher.
• Republican incumbent Trey Gowdy, Fourth Congressional District, re-elected to a new two-year term. Opponent was Libertarian Curtis E. McLaughlin Jr.
• Republican incumbent Jeff Duncan, Third Congressional District, re-elected to a new two-year term. Opponent was Democratic Barbara Jo Mullis.