UPDATE: South Carolina breaks 2 voter turnout records in gubernatorial election

UPDATE from SEC: As of 6 p.m., 1,927,488 South Carolinians have cast ballots, representing 56% of registered voters. This surpasses the previous record for percentage turnout in a gubernatorial election, set in 2002 at 54.6%.

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With just under two hours remaining on Election Day, South Carolina Election Commssion has announced a record-breaking voter turnout.

As of 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 3, 1,797,335 South Carolinians cast their ballots, according to the commission. This surpasses the previous high for a gubernatorial election set in 2018 when 1,726,527 voters cast ballots. 

The state's record for percentage turnout is 54.6%, set in 2002 when Democratic governor Jim Hodges was defeated by Republican Mark Sanford, making him the 115th governmor of South Carolina. 

So far, this election's percentage turnout is 52.3% of the state's over 3.4 million registered voters. 

The polls are open until 7 p.m. Anyone in line at 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote.