South Carolina state executive official elections, 2026
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| South Carolina state executive official elections |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 30, 2026 |
| Primary: June 9, 2026 Primary runoff: June 23, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times:
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
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Eight state executive offices are up for election in South Carolina in 2026:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Agriculture Commissioner
Comptroller
Superintendent of Education
Treasurer
Note: The following list of candidates is unofficial. The filing deadline for this election has passed, and Ballotpedia is working to update this page with the official candidate list. This note will be removed once the official candidate list has been added.
Governor of South Carolina
General election
The primary will occur on June 9, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for Governor of South Carolina
Walid Hakim is running in the general election for Governor of South Carolina on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of South Carolina
Justin A. Bennett, Jermaine Johnson, Mullins McLeod, and Billy Webster are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of South Carolina on June 9, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of South Carolina
The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for Governor of South Carolina on June 9, 2026.
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 | Pamela Evette | |
| Jacqueline Hicks DuBose | ||
 | Josh Kimbrell | |
 | Nancy Mace | |
 | Ralph Norman | |
| Rom Reddy | ||
 | Alan Wilson | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Thomas Ravenel (R)
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
Mike Reichenbach is running in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina on November 3, 2026.
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 | Mike Reichenbach (R) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Pamela Evette (R)
Attorney General of South Carolina
General election
The primary will occur on June 9, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of South Carolina
Stephen Goldfinch Jr., David Pascoe, and David Stumbo are running in the Republican primary for Attorney General of South Carolina on June 9, 2026.
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South Carolina Secretary of State
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
South Carolina Comptroller General
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
South Carolina Superintendent of Education
General election
The primary will occur on June 9, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Sylvia Wright is running in the Democratic primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on June 9, 2026.
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 | Sylvia Wright | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education
Incumbent Ellen Weaver is running in the Republican primary for South Carolina Superintendent of Education on June 9, 2026.
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 | Ellen Weaver | |
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South Carolina Treasurer
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
Context of the 2026 elections
Party control in South Carolina
South Carolina Party Control: 1992-2026
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-four years of Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in South Carolina
Past elections
2022
The following offices were up for election in 2022:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Comptroller
Superintendent of Education
Agriculture Commissioner
See also
| South Carolina | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
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