Charleston County, South Carolina

Charleston County Probate Judge

2 candidates are tracked for Charleston County Probate Judge on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Irv Condon and Tamara Cunningham Curry. Candidate information follows official Charleston County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Irv Condon (Republican), Tamara Cunningham Curry (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot for Charleston County Probate Judge, 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

Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.

This race. The sitting officeholder, Irv Condon, is on the ballot.

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Irv Condon

Republican Incumbent

Top priorities

Continuing to modernize court operations and technology
Maintaining efficient management of the probate court's caseload

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Irv Condon has served as Charleston County's Probate Judge since 1994 and previously worked as a shareholder at the Charleston law firm Rosen, Rosen and Hagood, per his campaign site. His campaign highlights his efforts to modernize operations at the probate court, per his campaign site. Irv Condon appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Charleston County Probate Judge, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.

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Tamara Cunningham Curry

Democratic

Biography

Tamara Cunningham Curry is an attorney who served as Associate Probate Judge in Charleston County for more than two decades, per WCBD News 2. She started the state's first Mental Health Court and was the first African American elected president of the National Probate Judges Association, per Holy City Sinner. Tamara Cunningham Curry appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Charleston County Probate Judge, 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 Probate Judge in 2026?

When is the Charleston County Probate Judge 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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Verify this race

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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Candidate profiles

Irv Condon, full profile Tamara Cunningham Curry, full profile Official South Carolina election office