Second vote: Beatty picks up two votes, still short

Appeals Court Judge Donald Beatty picked up two more votes in a second round of voting to elect a state Supreme Court Justice. His 80 votes are still two votes shy of the majority he needs to win election.

Beatty, of Spartanburg, got 78 votes in the first round of voting. Columbia Appeals Court Judge Bruce Williams got 50 votes and Conway Appeals Court Chief Judge Kaye Hearn got 35 votes.

The winner will need 82 votes to take the seat being vacated by the retiring E.C. Burnett.