Steve Nail
Steve Nail (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 21. He lost in the special Republican primary runoff on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21
Dianne Mitchell won election in the special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 on December 23, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dianne Mitchell (R) | 70.3 | 1,494 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 29.7 | 630 | ||
| Total votes: 2,124 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Special Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21
Dianne Mitchell defeated Steve Nail in the special Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dianne Mitchell | 50.3 | 1,536 |
| Steve Nail | 49.7 | 1,516 | ||
| Total votes: 3,052 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21
Steve Nail and Dianne Mitchell advanced to a runoff. They defeated Reggy Batson and Jack Stott in the special Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 on October 21, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Nail | 39.0 | 862 | |
| ✔ | | Dianne Mitchell | 37.0 | 818 |
 | Reggy Batson | 20.5 | 453 | |
 | Jack Stott | 3.6 | 79 | |
| Total votes: 2,212 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Nail in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 |
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