COLUMBIA - State Sen. Maggie Glover said the Democratic Party's decision to hold a new primary election in her district is unfair and violates the law.

The Florence Democrat, the only black woman in the state Senate, won the three-way race but fell short of a majority. The final tally showed the other two candidates seven votes apart.

Less than two weeks later, the party's executive committee voted 18-3 to uphold a protest from third-place finisher Tim Norwood and hold a new election.

Glover said Friday the decision is angering black voters in the Pee Dee, and she is considering whether to sue the party.

State Democratic Party Chairman Joe Erwin said he understands why Glover is frustrated but assuring a fair election is most important.

Erwin has asked the State Law Enforcement Division to look into Norwood's accusations that felons and probationers were allowed to vote and that nursing home residents with dementia and Alzheimer's disease were duped into signing absentee ballots.

Erwin said he does not think Glover was involved with any of the problems.

Gov. Mark Sanford's legal staff is reviewing the request for a new election, spokesman Chris Drummond said.

After the recount, Glover led with 6,218 votes. Williams was second with 5,772 votes, and Norwood had 5,765 votes.

In other party nomination action, a recount has confirmed that Don Spivey won the Republican nomination for the House District 52 seat in Kershaw County by five votes.

Don Spivey and Dennis Arledge each picked up one vote in the recount Thursday. The final tally gave Spivey 1,304 votes to Arledge's 1,299. Spivey faces Democrat Laurie Slade Funderburk in November.