Seanna Adcox

Seanna Adcox

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Seanna Adcox is an award-winning journalist with three decades of experience. She joined States Newsroom in September 2023 to launch the SC Daily Gazette after covering the South Carolina Legislature and state politics for 18 years. The S.C. native found her penchant for state government reporting while working for The Associated Press in Albany, N.Y. But she couldn’t take a third winter in Upstate New York. So, she returned to the Palmetto State in September 2003 as an education reporter for The Post and Courier until a Statehouse job opened up with The AP. Since graduating from Winthrop University in 1996, she’s also worked for The Cheraw Chronicle, the Fort Mill Times, and The (Rock Hill) Herald. During college, she worked for her hometown paper, The People-Sentinel of Barnwell County.

SC legislators to return to vote on $350M agreement on local spending
South Carolina

SC legislators to return to vote on $350M agreement on local spending

Aug 21, 2026
Seanna Adcox
COLUMBIA — A week after negotiations publicly blew up, the Legislature’s chief budget writers have reached a deal on spending $350 million on local projects. An agreement that shaves $100 million from the House’s list of legislator-sponsored projects and changes...
Debate between the 2 US Senate candidates highlights their differing backgrounds
South Carolina

What kind of experience do voters want? 2 GOP Senate candidates highlight their backgrounds.

Aug 19, 2026
Seanna Adcox
In their only debate before voters choose between them, U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman pointed to his years of experience on Capitol Hill, while U.S. Sen. Darline Graham used it against him. Early voting starts Wednesday in the special primary runoff...
SC students statewide now eligible for scholarship allowing a debt-free degree
South Carolina

SC students statewide now eligible for scholarship allowing a debt-free degree

Aug 14, 2026
Seanna Adcox
COLUMBIA — High school seniors across South Carolina are newly eligible for scholarships enabling them to earn a college degree with little-to-no debt under a partnership approved in the state budget. An $18.7 million commitment by the Legislature will expand...
Darline Graham advances to runoff in special GOP primary. It’s unclear who she’ll face.
South Carolina

Darline Graham and Ralph Norman advance to runoff in special GOP primary

Aug 11, 2026
Seanna Adcox
COLUMBIA — A month after the death of Lindsey Graham, his younger sister advanced to a runoff against South Carolina’s 5th District congressman for the chance to succeed him in the U.S. Senate for the next six years. Sen. Darline...
1 month after Lindsey Graham’s death, voters go to the polls to choose his replacement
South Carolina

1 month after Lindsey Graham’s death, voters go to the polls to choose his replacement

Aug 11, 2026
Seanna Adcox
COLUMBIA — Voters will choose Tuesday between 10 U.S. Senate candidates competing in a special GOP primary to replace the late Lindsey Graham on the ballot in November. The tight timeline dictated by state law means the contest is being...
22 years later, Mark Sanford brings pigs back to the Statehouse, this time over DC spending
South Carolina

22 years later, Mark Sanford brings pigs back to the Statehouse, this time over DC spending

Aug 06, 2026
Seanna Adcox
COLUMBIA — More than two decades after then-Gov. Mark Sanford carried two piglets into the Statehouse to protest the state budget, the now-U.S. Senate candidate reproduced the stunt — at least, as close as he could — to show he’s...
Early voting begins to pick the Republican nominee for US Senate
South Carolina

Early voting begins to pick the Republican nominee for US Senate

Aug 05, 2026
Seanna Adcox
COLUMBIA — Early voting in South Carolina is underway for the Aug. 11 special GOP primary that will decide who replaces the late Lindsey Graham on November ballots. Early voting centers are open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday...
Judge orders state GOP to certify Danny Ford II for US Senate primary
South Carolina

Judge orders state GOP to certify Danny Ford II for US Senate primary

Aug 04, 2026
Seanna Adcox
COLUMBIA — Whether Danny Ford II will be on the Aug. 11 ballot for U.S. Senate may be decided by the state Supreme Court. The state GOP appealed a judge’s ruling Tuesday requiring the party to certify his candidacy in...
Is the primary job of SC’s US senator to support Trump? Here’s how 5 candidates answered.
South Carolina

Is the primary job of SC’s US senator to support Trump? Here’s how 5 candidates answered.

Aug 04, 2026
Seanna Adcox
COLUMBIA — Questions about the war in Iran and candidates’ general willingness to buck President Donald Trump provided some of the biggest distinctions between Republicans on stage Monday asking South Carolinians to support their bid for U.S. Senate. The winner...
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Columbia funeral in photos
South Carolina

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Columbia funeral in photos

Jul 29, 2026
Seanna Adcox
COLUMBIA — The late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham made his last stop Wednesday at the Statehouse before his funeral at First Baptist Church in Columbia. The following is a photo gallery of the F-16 flyover, the half-mile procession by horse-drawn...
SC GOP bars 3 candidates from primary ballot, leaving 9 to compete for US Senate
South Carolina

SC GOP bars 3 candidates from primary ballot, leaving 9 to compete for US Senate

Jul 29, 2026
Seanna Adcox
COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Republican Party on Tuesday decertified three candidates vying to replace the late Lindsey Graham as the GOP nominee, shrinking the Aug. 11 ballot to nine candidates. One candidate didn’t qualify because he doesn’t live in...
Gazette columnist Paul Hyde wins 3 awards in national contest
South Carolina

Gazette columnist Paul Hyde wins 3 awards in national contest

Jul 25, 2026
Seanna Adcox
South Carolina Daily Gazette columnist Paul Hyde won three awards in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists’ 2026 contest. His first-, second- and third-place awards represent the most of any single writer among winners announced Thursday evening, who represented more...