South Carolina

§1Statewide races

Why this matters: Every voter in South Carolina votes in these races.

§2U.S. House

Why this matters: You vote only in the House district where you live. Not sure which one? Use the address search above.

• District 1open seat
  Jenny Costa Honeycutt (Republican) · Nancy Lacore (Democratic) · Bill Reeside (Libertarian)
• District 2
  Zyon Khalifa (Democratic) · Dayna Alane Smith (Workers) · Joe Wilson (Republican)
• District 3
  Sheri Biggs (Republican) · Brian Corriea (Libertarian) · Eunice Lehmacher (Democratic)
• District 4
  Jessica Ethridge (Libertarian) · Courtney McClain (Democratic) · William Timmons (Republican)
• District 5open seat
  Wes Climer (Republican) · Mallory Dittmer (Democratic)
• District 6
  James E Jim Clyburn (Democratic) · John Peterson (Republican)
• District 7
  Russell Fry (Republican) · John Gregory Vincent (Democratic)

§3Notes on the official list

• The State Election Commission’s Candidate Tracking System lists everyone who filed for this election, each with a current status; we list only candidates whose status is "Active". The system does not describe the list as certified or final.
• U.S. Senate: the list marks Lindsey Graham, the Republican nominee chosen in the June 9 primary, as "Deceased After Primary" (status date July 13, 2026). The State Election Commission then held a special Republican filing period and primary to choose a new nominee for the November 3 ballot, and the list shows Darline Graham as the active Republican candidate (status date August 26, 2026). This is the regular election for the seat; the Candidate Tracking System shows no separate special election for it on November 3, 2026.
• Two House candidates are marked "Withdrew" and are not listed here: Andy Kaplan (Forward Party, District 5, status date September 3, 2026) and Joseph Oddo (Alliance, District 6, status date September 1, 2026). The State Election Commission’s withdrawal policy removes a name from the ballot only when the withdrawal arrives by 5:00 p.m. on the 60th day before the election, which is September 4, 2026 for this election. Both dates are before that deadline, but we have not seen a printed ballot to confirm the names were removed.
• Also not listed: Margo Ellis (Alliance, District 1), marked "Not Certified for General" (status date August 14, 2026), and Gary Votour (Workers, governor), marked "Withdrew After Primary" (status date June 29, 2026).
• The governor and lieutenant governor are elected together. We list the candidate for governor; the running mates, as the list shows them, are: Michael Addison with Candace Brewer (United Citizens); Walid Hakim with Arnold E Karr (Green); Jermaine Johnson with Sam Skardon (Democratic); Alan Wilson with Mike Reichenbach (Republican).
• The list does not mark incumbents, so we do not mark any candidate here as the incumbent.
• An independent second check confirmed most South Carolina candidates against county election offices' lists, but could not re-open the State Election Commission's candidate search, which only shows results after a search form is submitted. These candidates rest on that search alone so far: Dayna Alane Smith (District 2), Wes Climer (District 5), and Russell Fry and John Gregory Vincent (District 7).