U.S. Sen. Tim Scott easily won the Republican primary in South Carolina
on Tuesday, setting up a general election that could make him the
state's first elected black senator.
Early returns Tuesday showed Scott, 48, with about 90 percent of the
vote over challenger Randall Young. Scott also is the heavy favorite to
win in November in this heavily Republican state.
Scott, who was appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley after Jim DeMint resigned
from the Senate, took office in 2013 and had yet to face a statewide
election. He previously served one term in the U.S. House and gained
instant attention as one of only two black U.S. senators and the only
black Republican in that chamber.
Young, 69, did no campaigning after filing as a candidate.
Richland County Councilwoman Joyce Dickerson won the Democratic
nomination to face Scott. Both Dickerson and Moore are black, setting
the stage for November to be South Carolina's first-ever U.S. Senate
general election between two black candidates.
American Party candidate Jill Bossi is also competing in the November election.
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