2026 Election · South Carolina

Who's on South Carolina's 2026 Ballot

Every declared candidate for Governor, U.S. Senate, and all 7 U.S. House districts in South Carolina, grouped by party. Click any candidate to research them with Quarex — the same character and issue questions for everyone, answered live.

Offices up
3
U.S. House districts
7
Declared candidates
36
General election
Nov 3, 2026

This page lists the declared 2026 federal candidates in South Carolina, grouped by party within each race, refreshed weekly. Click any candidate to open the research drawer: ask the same Character and Issues questions of every candidate, or generate a full sourced profile.

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Statewide races

Governor

Chief executive of South Carolina · four-year term
Republican (1)
Alan Wilson
Democratic (1)
Jermaine Johnson
Independent / Other (2)
Walid Hakim
Michael Addison

U.S. Senate

One of South Carolina's two U.S. Senate seats · six-year term
Democratic (2)
Annie Andrews
Catherine Fleming Bruce
Independent / Other (6)
Mark Hackett
Jack Ellison
Cindy Glaser
Paul Sedletsky
Edward Strunge
Reece Wright-McDonald
Libertarian (1)
Kasie Whitener

U.S. House of Representatives

All 7 of South Carolina's congressional districts are on the ballot. You vote only in the district where you live.

U.S. House — SC-01

Republican (1)
Jenny Honeycutt
Democratic (1)
Nancy Lacore
Independent / Other (2)
Margo Ellis
Clayton Cuteri
Libertarian (1)
Bill Reeside

U.S. House — SC-02

Republican (1)
Joe Wilson
Democratic (1)
Zyon Khalifa
Independent / Other (1)
Dayna Alane Smith

U.S. House — SC-03

Republican (1)
Sheri Biggs
Democratic (1)
Eunice Lehmacher
Libertarian (1)
Brian Corriea

U.S. House — SC-04

Republican (1)
William Timmons
Democratic (1)
Courtney McClain
Libertarian (1)
Jessica Ethridge

U.S. House — SC-05

Republican (1)
Wes Climer
Democratic (1)
Mallory Dittmer
Independent / Other (1)
Andy Kaplan

U.S. House — SC-06

Republican (1)
John Peterson
Democratic (1)
James Clyburn
Independent / Other (1)
Joseph Oddo

U.S. House — SC-07

Republican (2)
Russell Fry
Branden Brown
Democratic (1)
John Vincent
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