Jason Belton
D · South Carolina · 2026On the ballot
Secretary Of StateSouth Carolina · 2026Top priorities
- Oversight of voter-roll maintenance after the state moved to remove roughly 200,000 inactive registrations
- Protecting naturalized citizens' access to voting
Per the WSOC's candidate guide.
Biography
Jason Belton is a former state director of the South Carolina AFL-CIO, a small business owner and a father of six who became a U.S. citizen in 2018, per WSOC's Political Beat candidate guide; he is the Democratic nominee for secretary of state on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the SC Election Commission's candidate listing. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
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