Charleston County residents followed national trend while voting for Republican sheriff Ritchie
By Kailey Cota kcota@postandcourier.com
Nov 6, 2024
Charleston County's suburbs largely pushed Republican Carl Ritchie toward victory in the race for sheriff while residents in the rural corners and urban centers cast more votes for Democratic incumbent Kristin Graziano.
A breakdown of the precincts from the Nov. 5 sheriff's contest shows it was the traditional Republican and Democratic voting blocs that split the sheriff's race.
Graziano secured the majority of precincts on the Charleston peninsula, North Charleston, McClellanville and Wadmalaw Island. But those votes proved no match for the geographic support former Mount Pleasant police chief and Town Council member Ritchie received in the suburbs and island communities.
He won 51 percent of the vote to Graziano's 48 percent, according to unofficial results that will be certified later this week, with the difference going to write-ins.
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