Polls are open
7 a.m.
Republican South Carolina voters will help decide the party's nominee for U.S. Senate in a runoff election after no candidate received a majority of the vote in the Aug. 11 special primary election.
Polls opened in the runoff race to decide the GOP's new nominee just about six weeks after U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham died.
The race between U.S. Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, who represents South Carolina's 5th Congressional District, has featured an abundance of campaign mail, text messages and advertisements.
Graham received about 33% of the vote in the special primary, while Norman had about 25% of the vote share.
The candidates have participated in a single runoff debate for voters to take impressions from.
Polls will be open until 7 p.m. for voters who have yet to participate in the election. More than 63,000 people cast an early ballot during a three-day early voting period.
People who participated in the June Democratic primary election cannot vote Tuesday. But South Carolinians who cast a ballot in the Republican primary or who did not vote at all can make a selection.
Voting locations can be found on the state Election Commission's website.
The winner of the election will appear on November's General Election ballot.
