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This election was Gov. Henry McMaster’s first time running for a full four-year term. In 2016, he was appointed governor after then-Gov. Nikki Haley was selected by President Trump to be the U.N. ambassador.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u201cFour more years! Eight more years!\u201d The chants of the GOP faithful rang out at\u00a0the \u00a0GOP watch party Tuesday night as Republicans gathered to cheer on a victorious Gov. Henry McMaster.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0McMaster,\u00a0<\/span>appointed governor in 2016 after Gov. Nikki Haley was tapped to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, secured his first full term by defeating Democratic Rep. James Smith. Smith is a longtime State House veteran who touted his military experience and his support of Medicaid expansion.<\/p>\n \u201cI am proud of the people of South Carolina,\u201d McMaster told the cheering crowd. \u00a0\u201cEverywhere I go as your governor, I know I stand two or three inches a little bit taller just because I\u2019m so proud to represent the people of South Carolina and I\u2019m thrilled to have the chance to do it for four more years.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n The traditionally red state also welcomed the first female Republican lieutenant governor, Pamela Evette. She was joined by her husband, daughter, and two sons on stage. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI want to thank you South Carolina for changing the course of my life and also changing the course of history by making me the first female Republican lieutenant governor in South Carolina,\u201d said Evette, of \u00a0Travelers Rest, who brings her business background to the legislature. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This election was also the first to ever have the gubernatorial and lieutenant governor candidates on the same ticket. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The NBC network was kept on the big television screen throughout the night, and cheers rose every time a congressional seat was confirmed red. There were times the room went quiet as it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it became clear that Democrats would take over the U.S. House of Representative.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0The crowd kept a close eye on the Texas race between U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his challenger Beto O\u2019Rourke. It was too close to call throughout the night but Cruz ended up with the victory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Republicans swept all seven state government positions that were on the ballot. \u00a0Voters defeated a constitutional amendment that would have ended election of the state superintendent of education despite support by Haley, a former Democratic state superintendent and the current Republican Superintendent Molly Spearman, who was unopposed for a second term. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 1″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.3″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/McMasterP4_KK.jpg”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 1″ _builder_version=”3.17.3″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||”]<\/p>\n This election was the first where gubernatorial and lieutenant governor were on the same ticket. Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette made history by being the first female republican in her position.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 2″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.3″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/McMasterP5_KK.jpg”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 2″ _builder_version=”3.17.3″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||”]<\/p>\n McMaster’s supporters gathered in downtown Columbia at the Hilton hotel to watch the election night results. Cheers erupted when the Senate remained in Republican control.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 3″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.3″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/McMasterP2_KK.jpg”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 3″ _builder_version=”3.17.3″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||”]<\/p>\n Gov. Henry McMaster was predicted to win against Rep. 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