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South Carolina 2026 elections

Track 132 races, 265 candidates, and every party-control implication of the 2026 general election in South Carolina.

All State races Federal races
Election Day
Nov 3
2026
Races on ballot
132
state + federal
Open seats
10
no incumbent
Contested
113
2+ candidates
Candidates filed
265
across all races
Parties
10
on the ballot

What's at stake

State legislature

One party controls the executive and both chambers. The majority's bills typically face no veto risk.

Republican Trifecta
Senate
R maj. · 34 – 12 D
not on the 2026 ballot
House
R maj. · 88 – 36 D
124 on ballot

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Notable races

Where this cycle gets interesting
Open seat House District 115

Open seat with 2 challengers, no incumbent

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Open seat House District 121

Open seat with 2 challengers, no incumbent

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Open seat House District 14

Open seat with 3 challengers, no incumbent

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Open seat House District 4

Open seat with 2 challengers, no incumbent

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Open seat House District 52

Open seat, only 1 candidate has filed

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Open seat House District 86

Open seat with 2 challengers, no incumbent

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Democratic
Republican
Independent
Open seat
Split control
No race filed

Incumbents on the ballot

122 seeking re-election
Photo of Tommy Pope
Rep. Tommy Pope
R · House · District 47
5,194 Bills
1,032 Votes
1 Committees
Photo of John King
Rep. John King
D · House · District 49
4,923 Bills
1,032 Votes
2 Committees
Photo of Mike Burns
Rep. Mike Burns
R · House · District 17
4,878 Bills
1,032 Votes
1 Committees
Photo of Todd Rutherford
Rep. Todd Rutherford
D · House · District 74
4,848 Bills
1,032 Votes
2 Committees
Photo of Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter
D · House · District 95
4,817 Bills
1,032 Votes
1 Committees
Photo of Bill Chumley
Rep. Bill Chumley
R · House · District 35
4,741 Bills
1,032 Votes
1 Committees
Photo of Shannon Erickson
Rep. Shannon Erickson
R · House · District 124
4,733 Bills
1,032 Votes
1 Committees
Photo of Bill Hixon
Rep. Bill Hixon
R · House · District 83
4,735 Bills
1,032 Votes
1 Committees
Photo of Josiah Magnuson
Rep. Josiah Magnuson
R · House · District 38
4,725 Bills
1,032 Votes
1 Committees
Photo of Richie Yow
Rep. Richie Yow
R · House · District 53
4,728 Bills
1,032 Votes
2 Committees
Photo of Wendell Gilliard
Rep. Wendell Gilliard
D · House · District 111
4,718 Bills
1,032 Votes
2 Committees
Photo of John McCravy
Rep. John McCravy
R · House · District 13
4,717 Bills
1,032 Votes
2 Committees
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