South Carolina 2026 Primary

U.S. Senate & U.S. House & Governor

Jun 9 2026

Completed

Runoff held: Jun 23, 2026

U.S. Senate

Aug 11 2026

Completed

Runoff: Aug 25, 2026

Replacement special primary after Sen. Lindsey Graham's death; R side (Andrews' D nomination stands). Hand-seeded 20260808 — last manual special; calendar auto-insert leg ships with Phase 3.

Governor & U.S. House & U.S. Senate

Nov 3 2026

83 days away

Filing Deadline: Mar 30, 2026

★ U.S. Senate Likely R

Incumbent: R Lindsey Graham

Democrat

Annie Andrews Nominee $10,804,041 raised

Brandon Brown $85,649 raised

Kyle Odonnell Freeman $43,766 raised

L

Kasie Whitener $17,264 raised

Republican

Lindsey O. Graham Incumbent Won Primary — Deceased $6,766,156 raised

Calvin Cowen $13,190 raised

Duke Buckner $10,960 raised

Mark Lynch $5,919,539 raised

Marshall C Sanford $206,237 raised

Pat Herrmann $17,073 raised

Ralph Norman $173,610 raised

Russell Fry $495,027 raised

Thomas Keith Dismukes $24,842 raised

Dollar figures are each campaign’s total funds raised, from FEC filings.

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held June 9, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Annie Andrews ✓	226,075	61.5%
Brandon Brown	110,962	30.2%
Kyle Freeman	30,374	8.3%

Republican Special Primary

Held August 11, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Darline Graham ✓	109,660	32.7%
Ralph Norman ✓	82,583	24.7%
Russell Fry	65,759	19.6%
Mark Sanford	229	16.1%
Danny Ford II	—	—
Duke Buckner	—	—

99% reporting

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★ Governor Likely R

Incumbent: R Henry McMaster Term Limited

Democrat

Jermaine Johnson Nominee

Republican

Alan Wilson Nominee

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held June 9, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Jermaine Johnson ✓	221,951	59.7%
Billy Webster	110,303	29.7%
William Mullins McLeod Jr.	39,739	10.7%

Republican Runoff

Held June 23, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Alan Wilson ✓	218,569	68.6%
Pamela Evette	100,227	31.4%

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★ U.S. House 7 districts

SC-01 District 1 Likely R R Nancy Mace Open

Francina Dantzler (D) Kj Atwood (D) Mac Deford (D) Matt Fulmer (D) Max Eliot Diaz (D) Mayra Rivera-Vazquez (D) Nancy Lacore (D) ✓ William Oliver Reeside Jr (L) Alex Pelbath (R) Dan Brown (R) Jenny Costa Honeycutt (R) ✓ Logan Cunningham (R) Mark Smith (R) Sam McCown (R) Tyler Dykes (R)

Democratic Runoff · Jun 23 Nancy Lacore 12,825 52.1% ✓ Mac Deford 11,773 47.9%

Republican Runoff · Jun 23 Jenny Costa Honeycutt 24,035 53.7% ✓ Mark Smith 20,724 46.3%

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SC-02 District 2 Safe R R Joe Wilson

Roger Keith Pruitt (D) Zyon Khalifa (D) ✓ Joe The Wilson (R) ^* ✓ Hamp Redmond (R) Sam Gibbons (R)

Democratic Runoff · Jun 23 Zyon Khalifa 3,069 53.8% ✓ David Robinson 2,636 46.2%

Republican · Jun 9 Joe Wilson 46,588 74.2% ✓ Hamp Redmond 8,731 13.9% Sam Gibbons 7,440 11.9%

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SC-03 District 3 Safe R R Sheri Biggs

Eunice Lehmacher (D) ✓ Sheri Biggs (R) ^* ✓

Democratic · Jun 9 Eunice Lehmacher 16,730 53.4% ✓ Ernest Mackins 14,612 46.6%

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SC-04 District 4 Safe R R William Timmons

Courtney McClain (D) ✓ William R Timmons IV (R) ^* ✓ David Michael Atchley (R) Robert Eugene Lee (R)

Republican · Jun 9 William Timmons 47,895 65.8% ✓ David Atchley 14,188 19.5% Robert Lee 10,663 14.7%

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SC-05 District 5 Safe R R Ralph Norman

Alex Harper (D) Andrew Clough (D) Mallory Dittmer (D) ✓ Ralph W. Norman Jr (R) ^* Bill Bledsoe (R) Wes Climer (R)

Democratic · Jun 9 Mallory Dittmer 25,428 55.8% ✓ Andrew Clough 20,138 44.2%

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SC-06 District 6 Safe D D Jim Clyburn

Jim Clyburn (D) ^* ✓ John Peterson (R) ✓ Maurice G I Washington (R)

Democratic · Jun 9 Jim Clyburn 75,411 90.3% ✓ Frederick Goodwin 8,145 9.7%

Republican · Jun 9 John Peterson 22,169 74.0% ✓ Maurice Washington 7,781 26.0%

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SC-07 District 7 Safe R R Russell Fry

John Gregory Vincent (D) ✓ Russell Fry (R) ^* ✓

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📊 Primary Polls

Race	Pollster	Date	Sample	Results
Governor · Republican primary	Opinion Diagnostics (R)	2026-06-22	875 LV	Alan Wilson 65% · Pamela Evette 23% · Unsure 12%
Governor	InsiderAdvantage ±1.9	2026-06-20	800 LV	Pamela Evette 29% · Alan Wilson 61%
Governor · Republican primary	JMC Analytics (R)	2026-06-15	500 LV	Alan Wilson 63% · Pamela Evette 28% · Unsure 9%
Governor · Republican primary	Opinion Diagnostics (R)	2026-06-11	625 LV	Alan Wilson 46% · Pamela Evette 39% · Unsure 15%
Governor · Republican primary	National Public Affairs (R) partisan·R	2026-06-11	600 LV	Alan Wilson 52% · Pamela Evette 36% · Unsure 13%
Governor · Republican primary	Trafalgar Group (R) partisan·R ±1.8	2026-06-07	1200 LV	Pamela Evette 22% · Alan Wilson 21% · Rom Reddy 18% · Ralph Norman 16% · Nancy Mace 14% · Josh Kimbrell 1% · Unsure 7%
Senate · Republican primary	Trafalgar Group (R) partisan·R ±1.8	2026-06-07	1200 LV	Lindsey Graham 49% · Mark Lynch 29% · Unsure 11%
Governor · Republican primary	InsiderAdvantage (R) ±1.9	2026-06-06	800 LV	Pamela Evette 19% · Alan Wilson 16% · Rom Reddy 13% · Nancy Mace 13% · Ralph Norman 12% · Josh Kimbrell 4% · Unsure 22%
Senate · Republican primary	InsiderAdvantage (R) ±1.9	2026-06-06	800 LV	Lindsey Graham 51% · Mark Lynch 21% · Unsure 18%
House · Republican primary	Meeting Street Insights	2026-06-06	400 LV	Jenny Costa Honeycutt 35% · Mark Smith 28% · Unsure 37%
Governor · Republican primary	co/efficient (R) partisan·R	2026-06-04	879 LV	Pamela Evette 23% · Rom Reddy 17% · Alan Wilson 16% · Ralph Norman 15% · Nancy Mace 11% · Josh Kimbrell 2% · Unsure 17%
Governor · Republican primary	The Public Sentiment Institute	2026-06-04	388 LV	Nancy Mace 30% · Pamela Evette 25% · Ralph Norman 15% · Rom Reddy 13% · Alan Wilson 12% · Unsure 5%
Governor · Republican primary	Starboard Communications	2026-06-04	500 LV	Alan Wilson 19% · Pamela Evette 19% · Rom Reddy 14% · Ralph Norman 13% · Nancy Mace 12% · Unsure 22%
Senate · Republican primary	The Public Sentiment Institute	2026-06-04	388 LV	Lindsey Graham 51% · Mark Lynch 26% · Unsure 4%
Governor · Republican primary	Tyson Group	2026-06-03	500 LV	Alan Wilson 19% · Pamela Evette 18% · Ralph Norman 15% · Nancy Mace 11% · Rom Reddy 11% · Unsure 25%
Governor · Republican primary	Opinion Diagnostics (R)	2026-06-02	675 LV	Alan Wilson 22% · Pamela Evette 17% · Rom Reddy 16% · Ralph Norman 12% · Nancy Mace 12% · Josh Kimbrell 2% · Unsure 20%
Governor · Republican primary	The Citadel	2026-05-31	600 LV	Pamela Evette 17% · Nancy Mace 16% · Alan Wilson 16% · Rom Reddy 14% · Ralph Norman 13% · Josh Kimbrell 1% · Unsure 23%
Governor · Republican primary	Trafalgar Group (R) partisan·R ±1.8	2026-05-31	— LV	Pamela Evette 26% · Alan Wilson 17% · Rom Reddy 17% · Ralph Norman 16% · Nancy Mace 15% · Josh Kimbrell 2% · Unsure 4%
Senate · Republican primary	The Citadel	2026-05-31	600 LV	Lindsey Graham 46% · Mark Lynch 36% · Unsure 18%
Governor · Republican primary	McLaughlin & Associates (R) partisan·R	2026-05-28	600 LV	Alan Wilson 21% · Rom Reddy 20% · Ralph Norman 17% · Nancy Mace 14% · Pamela Evette 13% · Josh Kimbrell 2% · Unsure 13%
Governor · Republican primary	Trafalgar Group (R) partisan·R ±1.8	2026-05-24	1125 LV	Pamela Evette 20% · Alan Wilson 19% · Rom Reddy 19% · Ralph Norman 16% · Nancy Mace 15% · Josh Kimbrell 2% · Unsure 6%
Senate · Republican primary	Trafalgar Group (R) partisan·R ±1.8	2026-05-24	1125 LV	Lindsey Graham 52% · Mark Lynch 28% · Unsure 8%
Governor · Democratic primary	Conquest Communications Group/ South Carolina Policy Council	2026-05-21	500 LV	Jermaine Johnson 27% · Billy Webster 14% · Mullins McLeod 6% · Unsure 49%
Governor · Republican primary	Conquest Communications Group/South Carolina Policy Council	2026-05-21	500 LV	Pamela Evette 16% · Ralph Norman 15% · Alan Wilson 14% · Nancy Mace 13% · Rom Reddy 10% · Josh Kimbrell 1% · Unsure 27%
Governor · Republican primary	Cygnal (R) partisan·R ±4.2	2026-05-21	600 LV	Alan Wilson 19% · Rom Reddy 16% · Nancy Mace 14% · Ralph Norman 13% · Pamela Evette 12% · Unsure 24%
House · Republican primary	Pulse Decision Science (R)	2026-05-19	418 LV	Mark Smith 16% · Logan Cunningham 7% · Alex Pelbath 6% · Sam McCown 6% · Unsure 37%
Senate · Republican primary	InsiderAdvantage (R) ±1.9	2026-05-14	800 LV	Lindsey Graham 56% · Mark Lynch 13% · Unsure 23%
Governor · Republican primary	Cygnal (R) partisan·R ±4.2	2026-05-08	600 LV	Pamela Evette 19% · Alan Wilson 15% · Nancy Mace 14% · Ralph Norman 12% · Rom Reddy 9% · Unsure 29%
Governor · Republican primary	Trafalgar Group (R) partisan·R ±1.8	2026-05-05	1089 LV	Pamela Evette 25% · Alan Wilson 23% · Ralph Norman 20% · Nancy Mace 15% · Rom Reddy 10% · Josh Kimbrell 4%
Governor · Republican primary	co/efficient (R) partisan·R	2026-04-30	813 LV	Pamela Evette 21% · Alan Wilson 18% · Ralph Norman 13% · Nancy Mace 12% · Rom Reddy 11% · Josh Kimbrell 2% · Unsure 22%

Primary polls are shown here only — they never enter the general-election averages. Pollster names link to track records.

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