...is scheduled today, the day before primary elections. The lawsuit says Paul Thurmond should be disqualified from the GOP race because he didn't submit financial forms at the same time as candidacy paperwork. The suit was filed by the husband...

...Shealy, who's seeking to run against state Sen. Jake Knotts in Lexington County.The ballot dust-up stemmed from her GOP race, as two Lexington County voters filed the initial lawsuit over improperly filed financial forms. Shealy has testified...

WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney has a growing lead in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, and almost half of the party's voters expect him to be the nominee, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

...Gingrich's rise from 5.3 percent in September, compared with Romney's steady 21.5 percent, reflects the volatility of a GOP race that has Republican voters grasping for an alternative to Romney, who has been perceived as inconsistent. Republican...

WASHINGTON - Jon Huntsman will withdraw today from the race for the Republican presidential nomination, campaign officials told The Associated Press on Sunday.

...release tax information for 2011 ? but not until April, close to the tax filing deadline and when, presumably, the GOP race will have been decided.Romney disclosed for the first time on Tuesday that, despite his wealth of hundreds of millions...

...needs to emerge as the overall winner if he hopes to prove he is the genuine front-runner. Santorum wants to show the GOP race is a two-man contest and that he has the political appeal to win. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich needs a victory...

COLUMBIA - Texas Gov. Rick Perry joined the 2012 GOP race for president today with an announcement sure to reverberate halfway across the country as his rivals competed in Iowa for the...

...attention is ready to move back to politics now. State Rep. Nikki Haley of Lexington was fourth in fundraising for the GOP race, with $406,151 on hand after raising $201,193. State Sen. Larry Grooms of Bonneau exited the race this week...

State senator enters GOP race for governor ATLANTA --- State Sen. Jeff Chapman of Brunswick has become the seventh Republican to join the 2010 race for governor...