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South Carolina elections, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 2 (in person); Oct. 4 (online); Oct. 5 (by mail)
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 5
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Offices on the ballot
Below is a list of 2020 South Carolina elections covered by Ballotpedia. Follow the links to learn more about each type.
| President of the United States | ✓ |
| U.S. Senate | ✓ |
| U.S. House | ✓ |
| Congress special election | — |
| Governor | — |
| Other state executive | — |
| State Senate | ✓ |
| State House | ✓ |
| Special state legislative | ✓ |
| State Supreme Court | — |
| Intermediate appellate courts | — |
| Local judges | ✓ |
| School boards | ✓ |
| Municipal government | — |
| Recalls | — |
| Ballot measures | — |
| Local ballot measures | — |
Legend: ✓ election(s) / — no elections
Subject to Ballotpedia's scope
Featured elections
The following South Carolina elections were identified as featured elections based on electoral history, competitive polling, campaign finance data, or significant involvement from noteworthy individuals or organizations. The list also includes primary elections that featured conflict between different factions within the political party.
Federal elections
Primary elections
General elections
State elections
Primary elections
There were no featured state-level primary elections in South Carolina in 2020.
General elections
There were no featured state-level general elections in South Carolina in 2020.
Local elections
There were no featured local elections in South Carolina in 2020.
Election dates
Statewide election dates in South Carolina are listed below. For more dates, please see the elections calendar.
Statewide election dates
February 29, 2020: Democratic Presidential Primary
June 9, 2020: Primary
June 23, 2020: Primary runoff
November 3, 2020: General election
Polling hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local election dates
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive ballot coverage of municipal elections in the nation's 100 largest cities by population, including races for trial court judgeships and county offices that overlap them. Ballotpedia also covers the nation's 200 largest public school districts by student enrollment and all school districts overlapping the top 100 cities by population.
Historical South Carolina elections
Click a link below to view election information about that year.
- South Carolina elections, 2019
- South Carolina elections, 2018
- South Carolina elections, 2017
- South Carolina elections, 2016
- South Carolina elections, 2015
- South Carolina elections, 2014
- South Carolina elections, 2013
- South Carolina elections, 2012
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