Republican Molly Spearman and Democrat Tom Thompson won landslide victories in their party runoffs Tuesday for S.C. superintendent of education. Spearman of Saluda easily beat Sally Atwater of Charleston, claiming the GOP nomination heading into November. Spearman and Atwater virtually had tied in the June 10 Republican primary, running first and second among eight candidates. Victory also was easy for Thompson of Forest Acres, who entered the Democratic runoff as an underdog against Sheila Gallagher of Florence. Gallagher had a 10-percentage-point lead over Thompson in the primary two weeks ago. Spearman and Thompson will join American Party candidate Ed Murray of West Columbia on the...
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