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Mark Lynch
Mark Lynch (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent South Carolina. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. Senate South Carolina
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. Senate South Carolina on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Lindsey Graham (R) | |
 | Annie Andrews (D) | |
 | Brandon Brown (D) | |
 | Catherine Fleming Bruce (D) | |
 | Kyle Freeman (D)  | |
| Christopher Giracello (D) | ||
| Lee Johnson (D) | ||
| Paul Dans (R) | ||
 | Mark Lynch (R) | |
 | Kasie Whitener (L) | |
| Jack Ellison (Independent) | ||
| Cindy Glaser (Independent) | ||
| Paul Sedletsky (Independent) | ||
| Reece Wright-McDonald (Independent) | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andre Bauer (R)
Endorsements
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2020
See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina State Senate District 12
Incumbent Scott Talley defeated Dawn Bingham in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 12 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Talley (R) | 64.9 | 42,201 |
 | Dawn Bingham (D) | 35.0 | 22,759 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 104 | ||
| Total votes: 65,064 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dawn Bingham advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 12.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 12
Incumbent Scott Talley defeated Mark Lynch in the Republican primary for South Carolina State Senate District 12 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Talley | 52.8 | 8,015 |
| Mark Lynch | 47.2 | 7,158 | |
| Total votes: 15,173 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Mark Lynch completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lynch's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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At age 25, Mark formed a buy-sell agreement to buy the business. Through a lot of hard work and careful planning, Mark has been able to grow that one small store with a couple of employees into a multi-million dollar business, employing over a hundred people, and competing with major national chain "big-box" stores.
But it was not easy. Over the last 36 years the business has faced many challenges, but it has been successful because Mark and his leadership team have paid close attention to meeting their customers' needs and keeping a careful eye on the bottom line which helped the business not only survive but also thrive even during the economic crisis of 2008. More importantly, Mark credits his success to realizing at an early age that God is the owner of all things and the importance of trusting all things to Him.
- Getting South Carolina back to business
- Protecting children: norn and unborn
- Defending our Constitutional rights
Prolife protecitons for mothers and children
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
