Lancaster County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
8 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 4 Lancaster County races, led by the South Carolina House District 44 contest.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Lancaster County is split across 4 South Carolina House districts.
Find your districts by addressSouth Carolina House: 4 districtsDistricts 44, 45, 53, 65
South Carolina House District 44Katie Crosby (D) · Mike Neese (R)
Katie Crosby
Top priorities
- Building economic stability and opportunity
- Supporting community health and wellbeing
- Smart growth and safer roads
Per the campaign site.
About Katie Crosby
Crosby is an elementary and special education teacher with a dual degree from UNC Charlotte as a Levine Scholar, and has taught in a Title I school as well as in Peru and South Africa, per the campaign site. She also worked with the Urban Ministry Center supporting unhoused individuals, per the campaign site.
Mike Neese
Top priorities
- Community leadership and protecting South Carolina's values
- Being a voice for Indian Land
Per the campaign site.
About Mike Neese
Mike Neese is a self-employed contractor and eighth-generation farmer, per the South Carolina House of Representatives. He is a graduate of Appalachian State University and has served in the House since 2023, per the same source.
Katie Crosby (Democratic), Mike Neese (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Mike Neese is the sitting member, per the House roster. Mike Neese won the June 9 Republican primary with 51.5 percent over Tripp McCoy (48.5 percent). South Carolina primaries require a majority (June 23 runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System active list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageSouth Carolina House District 45Brandon Newton (R) · Nicole Ventour (D)
Brandon Newton
Top priorities
- Fiscal responsibility
- Infrastructure and energy
- Education and school choice
Per the campaign site.
About Brandon Newton
Brandon Newton is a business instructor at the University of South Carolina Lancaster, per the South Carolina House of Representatives. He holds degrees from USC Lancaster, the University of South Carolina and an MBA from Winthrop University, per the same source.
Nicole Ventour
Nicole Ventour is a psychotherapist who opened a mental health agency, The Right Direction, after moving to Lancaster from Brooklyn, New York, per The Lancaster News. Ventour is running for South Carolina House District 45. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Brandon Newton (Republican), Nicole Ventour (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Brandon Newton is the sitting member, per the House roster. Brandon Newton won the June 9 Republican primary with 56.2 percent over Russell Brazell (43.8 percent). South Carolina primaries require a majority (June 23 runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System active list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageSouth Carolina House District 53Bruce M Wallace (D) · Richard Richie Yow (R)
Bruce M Wallace
Bruce M. Wallace is a Vietnam veteran and retired retailer, per The Lancaster News. Wallace holds a bachelor of arts from the University of South Carolina and an associate of science from the Community College of the Air Force, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Richard Richie Yow
Richie Yow is an Air Force veteran and retired Air National Guard member who now works as a pastor and small farmer, per the South Carolina House of Representatives. He was first elected to the House in 2014, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Bruce M Wallace (Democratic), Richard Richie Yow (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Richard Richie Yow is the sitting member, per the House roster. South Carolina primaries require a majority (June 23 runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System active list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageSouth Carolina House District 65Tanisha Baskin (D) · Cody T Mitchell (R)
Tanisha Baskin
Tanisha Baskin is the Democratic candidate for South Carolina House District 65, per the South Carolina Democratic Party. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Cody T Mitchell
Cody T. Mitchell is an attorney and businessman and a partner at Lucas, White & Mitchell since 2011, per the South Carolina House of Representatives. He is a graduate of Presbyterian College and the University of South Carolina School of Law and has served as municipal judge for several Pee Dee towns, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Tanisha Baskin (Democratic), Cody T Mitchell (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Cody T Mitchell is the sitting member, per the House roster. Cody T Mitchell won the June 9 Republican primary with 73.3 percent over Barbara Arthur (26.7 percent). South Carolina primaries require a majority (June 23 runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System active list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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South Carolina's June 9 primaries required a majority, with June 23 runoffs where no candidate reached one; unopposed nominees still print, and minor-party nominees and petition candidates certified by the Election Commission join the November 3 ballot, per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System.
Who is on the ballot in Lancaster County, South Carolina on November 3, 2026?
Lancaster County sample ballot 2026: who is running for south carolina house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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