Conservation group makes gains

The S.C. Conservation League said it made gains during the primaries toward electing what it calls a bi-partisan conservation majority.

The Conservation League endorsed 12 Senate candidates and eight of those candidates won. The group endorsed 18 House members and 12 of those House members won.

Here's the Conservation League's scorecard:

ENDORSED CANDIDATE RESULTS

Senate Races

Sen. Larry Martin, R, Pickens Senate #2 - WIN

Sen. Ralph Anderson, D, Greenville Senate #7 - WIN

Scott Talley, R, Spartanburg Senate #12 - LOSS

Sen. Jim Ritchie, R, Spartanburg Senate #13 - LOSS

Creighton Coleman, D, Fairfield/Chester Senate #17 - WIN

John Scott, D, Richland Senate #19 - WIN

Sen. Darrell Jackson, D, Richland Senate #21 - WIN

Sen. Yancey McGill, D, Williamsburg Senate #32 - WIN

Sen. Phil Leventis, D, Sumter Senate #35 - WIN

Dwayne Green, D, Charleston Senate #42 - LOSS

Sen. Clementa Pinckney, D Jasper Senate #45 - WIN

Sen. Catherine Ceips, R, Beaufort Senate#46 - LOSS

House Races

Rep. BR Skelton, R, Pickens House #3 - WIN

Chandra Dillard, D, Greenville House #23 - WIN

Rep. Harold Mitchell, D, Spartanburg House #31 - WIN 

Derham Cole, Jr., R, Spartanburg House #32 - WIN

Mike Forrester, R, Spartanburg House #34 - WIN

Rep. Keith Kelly, R, Spartanburg House #35 - WIN

Rep. Ralph Davenport, R, Spartanburg House #37 - LOSS

Boyd Brown, D, Fairfield House #41 - WIN

Rep. Carl Gullick, R, York House #48 - WIN

Rep. Robert Williams, D, Darlington House #62 - WIN

Rep. Chris Hart, D, Richland House #73 – WIN

Rep. Heyward Hutson, R, Dorchester House #94 - LOSS

Rep. Kit Spires, R, Lexington House #96 - WIN

Rep. Ken Kennedy, D, Williamsburg House #101 - WIN

Clay Middleton, D, Charleston House #111 LOSS

Joe Bustos, R, Charleston House #112 - LOSS

Thayer Rivers, D, Jasper House #122 LOSS

Stu Rodman, R, Beaufort House #123 - LOSS