What to know about South Carolina’s 2026 elections

Offices on the ballot

South Carolina voters will elect a governor, secretary of state and attorney general on Nov. 3, 2026. The state’s seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are also on the ballot, as they are every two years.

The governor’s contest lists Democrat Jermaine Johnson and Republican Alan Wilson. The secretary of state contest lists Democrat Jason Belton and Republican incumbent Mark Hammond. The attorney general contest lists Democrat Richard Hricik and Republican David Stumbo.

South Carolina’s U.S. House delegation

Each of South Carolina’s seven congressional districts will hold an election. The current officeholders are Republicans Nancy Mace in District 1, Joe Wilson in District 2, Sheri Biggs in District 3, William Timmons in District 4, Ralph Norman in District 5 and Russell Fry in District 7. Democrat Jim Clyburn represents District 6.

Congressional elections are decided separately within each district. The statewide contests for governor, secretary of state and attorney general are decided by voters across South Carolina.

Recent presidential voting

South Carolina supported Donald Trump in each of the past three presidential elections. In 2024, Trump received 58.2% of the statewide vote, while the Democratic candidate received 40.4%. His margin was 17.9 percentage points.

Republican presidential candidates received 55.1% in 2020 and 54.9% in 2016. Democratic candidates received 43.4% in 2020 and 40.7% in 2016. Those presidential results provide recent statewide voting history but do not determine the outcome of the 2026 contests.