Polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday across South Carolina in local races that state election officials say have a direct impact on the day-to-day lives of people in the Lowcountry.

Follow real-time Lexington and Richland county Election Day news. Here’s what you need to vote. Check back for updates.

Municipal Election Day here, with local elections taking place across South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. Municipal elections decide who will lead your city or town, including positions like mayor, council, and other local offices that directly affect your community.

HOUR AT 5 P.M., AND ELECTION DAY IS NEXT TUESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 4TH. POLLS IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND IN GEORGIA WILL BE OPEN FROM SEVEN IN THE MORNING UNTIL SEVEN IN THE EVENING. IN NORTH CAROLINA, THAT’S 630 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 730 IN THE EVENING.

Election leaders say it’s a day when voter turnout tends to be low, but the stakes are high for many Upstate communities.

Today is Election Day in Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson counties. Here's what you need to know to vote today.

In an election night that saw Democrats make gains throughout South Carolina, the state party appears bullish on its ability to flip a Summerville-area district

Voters across the Lowcountry will head to the polls on November 4 to cast their ballots in dozens of municipal elections, deciding who will lead their cities and

About Politics is a voter's guide to the action taken by South Carolina politicians, both at home and in Washington D.C.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Polls across the South Carolina are open until 7 p.m. as municipal elections are taking place all across the area. Voters are choosing mayors and town councilmembers in cities, as well as a primary for a vacant SC House seat in Lexington County.

Municipal election day is Tuesday, November 4th, across South Carolina. Election officials say these local elections have the biggest impact on your everyday life but say turnout is usually low. They’re hoping that’s different this year.

South Carolina's former elections director Howard Knapp has been arrested and charged with embezzlement and misconduct in office.