Richmond County taxpayers will foot $75,000 bill for December 2nd runoff.

White voters accounted for the bulk of people casting ballots in South Carolina’s presidential contest, and three-quarters of them supported Republican John McCain.  But an Associated Press exit poll also shows a core of white Democrats voted for President-elect Barack Obama.

For John McCain, his long quest for the White House ended gracefully in a final defeat, Tuesday night. The rest of the Republican Party fared little better than the top of the ticket. So, what happens for them, now? ABC News’ Linsey Davis has the latest.

A bit of election history for you, now. We’ll tell you why we vote on the first Tuesday in November.

Barack Obama will be the 44th U.S. President. The Illinois Senator, now President-Elect, soared past the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the election. Obama celebrated with more than 100,000 people in Chicago’s Grant Park, while Senator John McCain gracefully accepted defeat. ABC News’ Diana Alvear has more.

Senator Obama’s historic win has people of all ages talking about what it means for the country. Count on our Fraendy Clervaud who spent the day speaking with folks over 60 years old about this victory.

It’s not often a local school board gets four new members in one night…but that’s what Tuesday’s election brought to Aiken County. And those new board members have some new ideas, including one about how to handle discipline. Count on Joy Howe to show what’s at stake.

Two small Georgia communities say yes to alcohol sales on Sunday.

Hundreds in Augusta turned out at the polls, Election Day, but their votes did not get counted. But, they could still end up in some candidate’s column.

Some of America’s future voters are seeing something many of their parents and grandparents thought they might never see in their lifetime. WJBF News Channel Six’s Paige Tucker caught up with some elementary schoolers to get their reaction to Obama’s historic victory.

We have results from some of the Two-State’s major political races from Tuesday’s elections.

Republican John McCain claimed Georgia’s 15 electoral votes, beating back Democrat Barack Obama’s drive to turn the GOP stronghold blue. The win in Georgia was bittersweet. McCain already has conceded defeat to Obama, who’s now White House bound. But GOP Senator Saxby Chambliss wasn’t strong enough to avoid a runoff election.  He finished with less than 50% of the vote.

Barack Obama addressed nearly 125,000 people at Chicago’s Grant Park about an hour after his projected victory. He told the crowd his victory proves that America is a place where all things are possible. He also commended John McCain.

Barack Obama is vowing to be a president for all of America, even those who voted against him.

Barack Obama has accepted John McCain’s concession and has asked his Republican rival for help in leading the country.