A near-total abortion ban was defeated in South Carolina with the help of the only three Republican women in the Senate, and now they’re losing their election bids. Voters in this week’s primary handed losses to Sens. Penry Gustafson and Sandy Senn, while Katrina Shealy has been forced into a runoff.
FILE - South Carolina Sens. Sandy Senn, R-Charleston, left, Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, center, and Penry Gustafson, R-Camden, right, show off model spines they were sent by groups who want to outlaw almost all abortions. Gustafson and Senn lost in their reelection bids in the Tuesday, June 12, 2024, Republican primary while Shealy faces a runoff. with the help of the only three Republican women in the Senate, but after Tuesday’s primary, they’re losing their election bids.
Sen. Sandy Senn’s loss by just 31 votes to state Rep. Matt Leber is close enough for a recount, but those rarely alter a race by more than a few votes in South Carolina. The race was fraught with accusations. She posted signs with Leber’s mugshot, which he said were from inflated accusations that never led to convictions.
Shealy was the only Republican woman to survive the night, but she got just 40% of the vote. She will face attorney and political newcomer Carlisle Kennedy in the June 25 runoff. Shealy’s strategy for the primary was to stay above the fray. She will likely change tactics for the runoff, even if that alienates people uncomfortable when a woman raises her voice or takes a stand, she said Wednesday.
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