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Charleston County, South Carolina

Charleston County Council, District 8

3 candidates are tracked for Charleston County Council, District 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Joe Boykin, Brian Cooke and Charles Glover. Candidate information follows official Charleston County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Joe Boykin (Republican), Brian Cooke (Green), Charles Glover (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot for Charleston County Council, District 8, per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Charleston County). No contested June 9 primary was recorded for this office in the county's official results feed.

What this office does

County commissioner. The county board is the county's legislative and, in most states, executive body. Commissioners adopt the county budget and property tax rate, oversee roads, the jail, public health, planning and zoning in unincorporated areas, and appoint or confirm department heads. In counties with an elected county executive or judge, the board's role is mainly the budget and ordinances.

This race. The sitting officeholder, Joe Boykin, is on the ballot.

South Carolina › Charleston County › Charleston County Council, District 8

Joe Boykin

Republican Incumbent

Biography

Joe Boykin holds a degree in Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina and is a graduate of the SC Criminal Justice Academy, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and the ATF National Academy, per Charleston City Paper. He was first elected to Charleston County Council District 8 in 2022 and was chosen by colleagues as council chairman for 2026, per ABC News 4. Joe Boykin appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Charleston County Council, District 8, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Brian Cooke

Green

Top priorities
  • Development moratoriums in over-stressed areas and expanded greenbelt protections
  • Requiring new growth to fund its own infrastructure costs
  • Protecting floodplains and tree canopy through enforced growth boundaries

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Brian Cooke is the South Carolina Green Party's co-chair and its nominee for Charleston County Council District 8, per the party's website. His campaign says it takes no corporate or developer money, per his campaign site. Brian Cooke appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Charleston County Council, District 8, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.

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Charles Glover

Democratic

Biography

Charles Glover is the Democratic nominee for Charleston County Council District 8. He has previously sought a Charleston County School Board seat and run for the South Carolina House, per the South Carolina Election Commission's election history records. Charles Glover appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Charleston County Council, District 8, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Charleston County Council, District 8 in 2026?

3 candidates are tracked for Charleston County Council, District 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Joe Boykin, Brian Cooke and Charles Glover. Candidate information follows official Charleston County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Charleston County Council, District 8 election in South Carolina?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for South Carolina are on the South Carolina election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate roster from official Charleston County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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