Turnout for the primary runoffs is expected to be light. Just 16 percent of the state's registered voters cast ballots in the June 10 primary, when contests included five statewide races and both U.S. Senate seats.
Two weeks later, the Republican ballot features two statewide races: Henry McMaster versus Mike Campbell for lieutenant governor, and Molly Spearman versus Sally Atwater for superintendent. The Democratic ballot pits Sheila Gallagher against Tom Thompson for superintendent.
Democrats in Chesterfield, Darlington and Marlboro counties will also choose who they want to replace state Rep. Elizabeth Munnerlyn, D-Bennettsville, who is not seeking a third term. Voters in 11 of the state's 46 counties will also have runoff choices in local races.
The polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Registered voters who skipped the primary can still cast ballots in the runoff.
What's not allowed is party switching between the two contests. People who voted June 10 must vote in the same party's runoff. Voters don't register by party in South Carolina. But those who voted on the GOP ballot for the primary, for example, can't vote in the Democratic runoff, and vice-versa.
