Election

Incumbents Jonathon Hill and Richard Cash of Anderson County defeat Republican challengers

Hill said the outcome of Tuesday's primary shows that voters in his district "didn't appreciate the outside meddling" by the state GOP. "It was our biggest win yet," he said. "I am so grateful for the people of District 8 putting their trust in me, and I will continue fighting the establishment in Columbia."

Statehouse incumbents who cruise to victory include Republican who sued his own party

The Legislature’s biggest contrarian and its most ardent abortion foe can continue irritating their colleagues after soundly defeating their primary opponents Tuesday…. [Hill] is arguably the least liked by his colleagues — in either party or chamber. But he appeals to voters in the conservative district as someone who fights the establishment.