MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Myrtle Beach and Horry County voters get a statewide early voting window from Oct. 19 to Oct. 31 ahead of the Nov. 3 general election that will decide South Carolinas next U.S. senator.
Voters can cast early ballots Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., with early voting centers closed Sunday, Oct. 25, according to local debate coverage of the Senate race.
The ballot features Democrat Annie Andrews, Republican U.S. Sen. Darline Graham and Libertarian Kasie Whitener, a three-woman field that leaves South Carolina poised to elect its first woman to the U.S. Senate.
Horry County Republicans hosted a Sunday debate watch party at Journey Church in Myrtle Beach as the candidates faced questions on the national debt, rural health care access and data center growth.
State election officials also publish absentee balloting guidance for the Nov. 3 general election, including instructions to return ballots to a county voter registration office or an early voting center by mail or in person.
Tourism is the dominant economic engine of Myrtle Beach and the broader Grand Strand, drawing more than 20 million visitors annually, but November turnout still hinges on year-round residents using early voting sites and Election Day polling places.
