Since you asked for advice, here goes.
Don't believe everything you hear about TV. To believe that it is "98% Rep." without doing this simple, 30-second bit of homework.....hmmmmmmmmm.
It takes about 15 seconds to go to the Sumter County Board of Elections website and see how many people are registered with each party or none (it's at the top of the first page).
Sumter County -- Supervisor of Elections
Even more accurately in doing homework, look at the actual election results from this latest national election:
Election Night Results