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 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.

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.

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.

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

The State House District 21 seat is up for special election after Rep. Bobby Cox announced his resignation over the summer.

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

Find up-to-the-minute election results for all the races across Southeast Georgia and the South Carolina Lowcountry.

A former South Carolina state lawmaker has been indicted on federal charges, accused of defrauding his legal clients of hundreds of thousands of dollars.