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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.

This page includes the following resources:

• The city governments covered by Ballotpedia in South Carolina
• An overview of local elections in South Carolina
• An overview of the initiative process in South Carolina

Cities

City government

Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:

City	County
Columbia	Lexington County, Richland County

According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 46 counties, 271 cities, towns, and villages, and 271 special districts.

Elections

Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.

2025

See also: United States municipal elections, 2025 and School board elections, 2025

• Columbia, South Carolina - Mayor and city council
• All local elections by county

2024

See also: United States municipal elections, 2024 and School board elections, 2024

• South Carolina school board elections

2023

See also: United States municipal elections, 2023 and School board elections, 2023

• Columbia, South Carolina - City council
• South Carolina school board elections

2022

See also: United States municipal elections, 2022 and School board elections, 2022

• South Carolina school board elections

2021

See also: United States municipal elections, 2021 and School board elections, 2021

• Columbia, South Carolina - Mayor and city council

2020

See also: United States municipal elections, 2020 and School board elections, 2020

• South Carolina school board elections

Past elections

2019

See also: United States municipal elections, 2019 and School board elections, 2019

• South Carolina school board elections

2018

See also: United States municipal elections, 2018 and School board elections, 2018

• South Carolina school board elections

2017

See also: United States municipal elections, 2017 and School board elections, 2017

• South Carolina school board elections

2016

See also: United States municipal elections, 2016 and School board elections, 2016

• South Carolina school board elections

2015

See also: United States municipal elections, 2015 and School board elections, 2015

• South Carolina school board elections

Initiative process availability

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in South Carolina

The initiative process is mandated in all South Carolina local governments.

See also

South Carolina	Municipal government	Other local coverage
South Carolina South Carolina elections, 2025 Public policy in South Carolina Endorsers in South Carolina	Top counties 100 largest cities Current mayors Current council officials	2025 municipal elections School board elections, 2025 Local ballot measure elections in 2025 2025 local judicial elections

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