Candidate · November 3, 2026
Walid Hakim
On the ballot for Governor · South Carolina
- issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | Governor · South Carolina1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Green1 |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Walid Hakim was born in Kuwait and moved with his family to South Carolina in 1985, where he attended Lexington High School and Newberry College.2,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says the two major parties have failed South Carolina and that he is running to offer a governor with a plan that lifts all people rather than the elite.5
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitewalidnhakim.com2,
4 - Facebookfacebook.com/walidnhakim2
- Instagraminstagram.com/walid_n._hakim2
- X (Twitter)x.com/walid_hakim132
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Health Care
His platform proposes a state-owned Carolina Insurance Company that would offer every resident medical, dental and vision coverage for $100 a month per person or $200 per family, with no deductibles or co-pays.5
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
His platform calls for expanding Medicaid by accepting all available federal funds.5
Education
His platform says South Carolina must invest deeply in its schools instead of cutting funding, and proposes free breakfast and lunch for all students and year-round schools.5
- Increase state funding for public schools
- Hold funding near current levels
- Reduce state school funding or slow its growth
His platform proposes tuition-free college for students entering critical professions such as nursing, medicine, engineering and teaching, repaid by living and working in South Carolina for 10 to 20 years.5
His platform says he opposes book bans.5
Family and Social Policy
His platform proposes state-funded child care at every public school.5
Housing
His platform would bar any person or company from owning more than 12 single-family homes, with extra homes sold to South Carolina residents or bought by the state at market value through eminent domain.5
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His platform calls for legalizing cannabis, decriminalizing small amounts of some other drugs and clearing records for drug possession for personal use.5
- Keep recreational use against the law
- Reduce penalties for having small amounts, without legal sales
- Let each state decide, with no federal penalties where a state allows it
- Make it legal for adults to buy and use
His platform would send state-trained social workers with local police to mental health crises and other nonviolent emergencies, and would rely less on school resource officers, using that money for school safety improvements.5
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His platform says he fully supports a woman's right to choose, including access to abortion.5
Immigration
His platform says the state should reject cooperation with what it calls abuses by ICE.5
Infrastructure and Transportation
His platform proposes high-speed rail connecting South Carolina's major cities, along with free, solar-powered public buses.5
- Expand funding for passenger rail, including new high-speed lines
- Fund repairs and current routes, without major new lines
- Cut federal rail funding or move Amtrak toward private operation
Tribal Nations, Territories and DC
His platform says he would review the state's treaties and agreements with Native American tribes for compliance and acknowledge the sovereignty of all tribes in South Carolina.5
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Public reporting: campaign disclosure search — South Carolina State Ethics Commission.6