Dan Rather said he voted in Austin, which he believed was his 37th presidential or midterm election vote. He urged all eligible voters to cast ballots. He turns 95 on Oct. 31. Separately, Andrews became the first Democrat in nearly three decades to win a Senate race in South Carolina.
In an Oct. 26 newsletter, Dan Rather said he had voted in Austin and believed it was the 37th time he had voted in a presidential or midterm election. He urged every eligible voter, whatever their political affiliation, to vote, saying that if a 94-year-old journalist can get to the polls, so can they. Rather turns 95 on Oct. 31.
In South Carolina, Andrews, a pediatrician who ran as an outsider, becomes the first Democrat in nearly three decades to win a Senate election in the state.
