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South Carolina Elections 2026

What is on the South Carolina ballot on November 3, 2026: U.S. Senate, governor, 7 U.S. House seats, statewide offices.

Status: upcoming. Election day is November 3, 2026.

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Senate and governor

RaceStatusRatingCandidates
South CarolinaAppointed Sen. Darline Graham (R) is runningLean RAnnie Andrews (D), Darline Graham (R)
South CarolinaHenry McMaster (R) is term-limitedSolid RJermaine Johnson (D), Alan Wilson (R)

U.S. House

District 1 · Lean RDistrict 2 · Solid RDistrict 3 · Solid RDistrict 4 · Solid RDistrict 5 · Solid RDistrict 6 · Solid DDistrict 7 · Solid R

Statewide offices

OfficeStatusCandidates
Attorney generalOpen: Alan Wilson (R) is running for governorDavid Stumbo (R), Richard Hricik (D)
Secretary of stateMark Hammond (R) is runningMark Hammond (R), Jason Belton (D)
TreasurerCurtis Loftis (R) is runningCurtis Loftis (R), Vincent Coe (D)
AuditorOpen: Brian Gaines is not runningMike Burkhold (R), Tiffany Boozer (D)

State legislature

Local, school and special-district elections

12 upcoming local contests with an official date or candidate list. Each comes from an official source; the status says how certain it is.

DatePlaceOfficeStatus
November 2, 2027Goose CreekMayorofficial schedule
November 2, 2027Goose CreekCity Council — At largeofficial schedule
November 2, 2027GreenvilleMayorofficial schedule
November 2, 2027GreenvilleCity Council — District 1official schedule
November 2, 2027GreenvilleCity Council — District 3official schedule
November 2, 2027GreenvilleCity Council — At-Large (one seat)official schedule
November 2, 2027GreenvilleCommissioner of Public Works — At-Large (one seat)official schedule
November 2, 2027Sullivan's IslandTown Council — At largeofficial schedule
November 6, 2029GreenvilleCity Council — District 2official schedule
November 6, 2029GreenvilleCity Council — District 4official schedule
November 6, 2029GreenvilleCity Council — At-Large (one seat)official schedule
November 6, 2029GreenvilleCommissioner of Public Works — At-Large (one seat)official schedule

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Mayors

38 current mayors verified in our research. Being mayor now does not mean running in the next election.

City or townMayorNext mayoral election
AndrewsFrank McClary2027
BishopvilleLuke D. Giddings
BlythewoodSloan Jarvis Griffin III (roster)
BrunsonPatricia Williams (roster)
CamdenVincent Sheheen
CayceElise Partin (roster)
ClemsonRobert Halfacre
ColumbiaDaniel J. Rickenmann
ConwayBarbara Jo Blain-Bellamy (roster)
Edisto BeachW. Crawford Moore Jr.
FlorenceLethonia Barnes (roster)
Fountain InnGeorge Patrick McLeer Jr.
Goose CreekGreg S. Habib (roster)November 2, 2027
Gray CourtStellartean Jones (roster)
GreenvilleKnox H. WhiteNovember 2, 2027
GreenwoodBrandon Smith
HanahanChristie Rainwater
Hilton Head IslandAlan R. Perry (roster)
HollywoodChardale R. Murray (roster)
IrmoBill Danielson
James IslandBrook Lyon
Lake CityYamekia Robinson (roster)
LaurensNathan Senn
LincolnvilleEnoch Dickerson III (roster)
Mount PleasantWill Haynie (roster)
Myrtle BeachMark Kruea (roster)
North CharlestonReggie L. Burgess (roster)
OrangeburgMichael C. Butler
Port RoyalKevin Phillips
Rock HillJohn P. Gettys Jr.2029
SaludaMiliken Matthews (roster)
SimpsonvillePaul Shewmaker
SpartanburgJerome Rice Jr. (roster)
St. MatthewsHelen G. Carson (roster)
Travelers RestBrandy Amidon
UnionHarold E. Thompson (roster)
WoodruffKenneth Gist
YorkMichael D. Fuesser2027

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Sources

Statewide offices and measures checked October 12, 2026; federal races updated October 24, 2026.