South Carolina elections, 2026

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This page provides information on the 2026 elections in South Carolina, including the offices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia, election dates, and frequently asked questions.

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Election dates

See also: South Carolina election calendar

Statewide election dates in South Carolina are listed below. For more statewide dates, please see the statewide elections calendar.

Statewide election dates

June 9, 2026: Primary
June 23, 2026: Primary runoff
November 3, 2026: General election

Offices on the ballot

Below is a list of South Carolina elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2026. Click the links to learn more about each type:

South Carolina elections, 2026
Office	Elections?	More information
U.S. Senate	✓	Click here
U.S. House	✓	Click here
Congress special election	—	—
Governor	✓	Click here
Other state executive	✓	Click here
State Senate	—	—
State House	✓	Click here
Special state legislative	✓	Click here
State Supreme Court	—	—
Intermediate appellate courts	—	—
School boards	✓	Click here
Municipal government	—	—
Recalls	—	—
Ballot measures	—	—
Local ballot measures	—	—
All local elections by county

Legend: ✓ election(s) / — no elections
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Noteworthy elections

Below is a list of races in this state that received in-depth coverage on Ballotpedia. Click the link below to learn about that race.

• South Carolina Treasurer election, 2026

What's on your ballot?

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List of candidates

The following table displays a list of candidates in South Carolina. The list does not include presidential candidates, and it may not include all candidates for local offices. Please click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Federal Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
Lindsey Graham Incumbent	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Paul Dans	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Thomas Dismukes	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Patrick Herrmann	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mark Lynch	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Annie Andrews	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brandon Brown	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Catherine Fleming Bruce	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kyle Freeman	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Christopher Giracello	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jack Ellison	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
Cindy Glaser	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
Don Louis	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
Paul Sedletsky	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
Edward Strunge	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
Reece Wright-McDonald	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
Jason Brenkus	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Libertarian	Candidacy Declared General
Kasie Whitener	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Libertarian	Candidacy Declared General
Dan Brown	U.S. House South Carolina District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Logan Cunningham	U.S. House South Carolina District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tyler Dykes	U.S. House South Carolina District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jack Ellison	U.S. House South Carolina District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jenny Honeycutt	U.S. House South Carolina District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Sam McCown	U.S. House South Carolina District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Alex Pelbath	U.S. House South Carolina District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mark Smith	U.S. House South Carolina District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Robert Beers	U.S. House South Carolina District 1	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mac Deford	U.S. House South Carolina District 1	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Max Diaz	U.S. House South Carolina District 1	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Matthew Fulmer	U.S. House South Carolina District 1	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nancy Lacore	U.S. House South Carolina District 1	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mayra Rivera-Vazquez	U.S. House South Carolina District 1	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
William Reeside	U.S. House South Carolina District 1	Libertarian	Candidacy Declared General
Joe Wilson Incumbent	U.S. House South Carolina District 2	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Roger Pruitt	U.S. House South Carolina District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Robinson II	U.S. House South Carolina District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Sheri Biggs Incumbent	U.S. House South Carolina District 3	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Eunice Lehmacher	U.S. House South Carolina District 3	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
William Timmons Incumbent	U.S. House South Carolina District 4	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Atchley	U.S. House South Carolina District 4	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Robert Lee	U.S. House South Carolina District 4	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Courtney McClain	U.S. House South Carolina District 4	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jessica Ethridge	U.S. House South Carolina District 4	Libertarian	Candidacy Declared General
Bill Bledsoe	U.S. House South Carolina District 5	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Wes Climer	U.S. House South Carolina District 5	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Andrew Clough	U.S. House South Carolina District 5	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mallory Dittmer	U.S. House South Carolina District 5	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Alex Harper	U.S. House South Carolina District 5	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
James Clyburn Incumbent	U.S. House South Carolina District 6	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Peterson	U.S. House South Carolina District 6	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Russell Fry Incumbent	U.S. House South Carolina District 7	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Branden Brown	U.S. House South Carolina District 7	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Adam Moye	U.S. House South Carolina District 7	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Vincent	U.S. House South Carolina District 7	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary

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State Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
Pamela Evette	Governor of South Carolina	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Josh Kimbrell	Governor of South Carolina	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nancy Mace	Governor of South Carolina	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ralph Norman	Governor of South Carolina	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rom Reddy	Governor of South Carolina	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Alan Wilson	Governor of South Carolina	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Justin Bennett	Governor of South Carolina	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jermaine Johnson	Governor of South Carolina	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mullins McLeod	Governor of South Carolina	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Walid Hakim	Governor of South Carolina	Green	Candidacy Declared General
Mike Reichenbach	Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Stephen Goldfinch Jr.	Attorney General of South Carolina	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Pascoe	Attorney General of South Carolina	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Stumbo	Attorney General of South Carolina	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ellen Weaver Incumbent	South Carolina Superintendent of Education	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
No candidates available for this race	South Carolina House of Representatives District 10
Rick Shealy	South Carolina House of Representatives District 14	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michanna Tate	South Carolina House of Representatives District 14	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
JA Moore Incumbent	South Carolina House of Representatives District 15	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Dianne Mitchell Incumbent	South Carolina House of Representatives District 21	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
No candidates available for this race	South Carolina House of Representatives District 27
Steven Long Incumbent	South Carolina House of Representatives District 37	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tibi Czentye	South Carolina House of Representatives District 41	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rustin Terry	South Carolina House of Representatives District 48	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Malcolm Taylor	South Carolina House of Representatives District 52	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Greg Ford	South Carolina House of Representatives District 98 (Special election)	Republican	Won General
Brian Hill	South Carolina House of Representatives District 98 (Special election)	Republican	Lost Primary Runoff
David Johnston	South Carolina House of Representatives District 98 (Special election)	Republican	Lost Primary
Damian Daly	South Carolina House of Representatives District 98 (Special election)	Democratic	Lost Primary
Stephen Kohn	South Carolina House of Representatives District 98 (Special election)	Democratic	Lost (unofficially withdrew) Primary
Sonja Ogletree-Satani	South Carolina House of Representatives District 98 (Special election)	Democratic	Lost General
K.J. Atwood	South Carolina House of Representatives District 110	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kelly Hough	South Carolina House of Representatives District 114	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Shannon DeLoach	South Carolina House of Representatives District 121	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary

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