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29449

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Charleston County, SC

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

16 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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29449 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Charleston County races

U.S. House, South Carolina District 6
2 candidates
Federal ▾
James E Jim Clyburn portrait
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James E Jim Clyburn
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Jim Clyburn began his career as a public school teacher in Charleston before serving as South Carolina Human Affairs Commissioner from 1974 to 1992, after becoming the state's first Black gubernatorial advisor in 1971, per his official House biography. He is a senior member of the Congressional Black Caucus and the House Appropriations Committee. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Rural broadband and community health centers, per house.gov
Key voting record
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John Peterson
REP
Biography
Peterson works as a banquet supervisor at the Embassy Suites in North Charleston and previously worked in customer service management at Wegmans in New York, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from SUNY Brockport and serves as a Republican precinct president in Charleston County, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Tough-on-crime measures
  • Requiring voter ID for elections
  • Fiscal conservatism and reducing government waste
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
James E Jim Clyburn (Democratic), John Peterson (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot for South Carolina's 6th Congressional District, per the South Carolina Election Commission's general-election candidate listing. John Peterson won the June 9 Republican primary with 74.0 percent over Maurice Washington (26.0 percent). James E Jim Clyburn won the June 9 Democratic primary with 90.3 percent over Frederick R Goodwin (9.7 percent). South Carolina primaries require a majority; runoffs were held June 23. Results per the Election Commission's official results.
U.S. Senate
4 candidates
Federal ▾
Darline Graham portrait
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Darline Graham
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Darline Graham (Darline Graham Nordone) is South Carolina's sitting junior U.S. senator, appointed by Gov. Henry McMaster on July 13, 2026 and sworn in July 14 after the death of her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, per the governor's office. She spent nearly 30 years in state government, including as commissioner of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind and in roles at the state vocational rehabilitation agency and the Department of Employment and Workforce, per her campaign site. She is the Republican nominee for the full term on the November 3, 2026 ballot after winning the party's August 25 special nomination runoff, per the South Carolina Election Commission's candidate listing.
Top Priorities
  • Protect taxpayer dollars and government efficiency
  • Help South Carolinians find dignity through work
  • Conservative values and a lifetime of public service
Per the campaign site.
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Annie Andrews
DEM
Biography
Andrews is a pediatrician who has spent nearly 20 years caring for South Carolina children, from newborns to adolescents, per the campaign site. She is a mother who says she decided to run after seeing families struggling in ways she believes should not be accepted as normal, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Expand access to healthcare
  • Build an economy that works for working people
  • Support strong schools and affordable child care
Per the campaign site.
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Kasie Whitener
Biography
Kasie Whitener is a University of South Carolina clinical assistant professor of entrepreneurship, director of the Faber Entrepreneurship Center, a business owner and a radio host from Blythewood, per her campaign site. She is the Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the South Carolina Election Commission's candidate listing.
Top Priorities
  • A balanced budget amendment and reducing the national debt
  • Real oversight of government and ending protectionist policies
  • Independent, accessible representation over party operatives
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Mark Hackett
Biography
Mark Hackett is the Constitution Party nominee for U.S. Senate on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the South Carolina Election Commission's candidate listing. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
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Governor
4 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Alan Wilson
REP
Biography
Alan Wilson is the Republican nominee for South Carolina governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the South Carolina Election Commission's candidate listing, and the state's attorney general. His campaign emphasizes law enforcement, public safety, conservative legal leadership, veterans, and a Wilson-Reichenbach ticket for governor and lieutenant governor. Mike Reichenbach is the running mate for lieutenant governor, per the South Carolina Election Commission's general-election candidate listing.
Top Priorities
  • Strengthen law enforcement and public safety
  • Advance conservative legal and executive leadership
  • Support veterans, families, and economic growth
Campaign siteFull profile
Jermaine Johnson portrait
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Jermaine Johnson
DEM
Biography
Jermaine Johnson is the Democratic nominee for South Carolina governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the South Carolina Election Commission's candidate listing, a former state representative, and community advocate. His campaign emphasizes accountability, education, economic fairness, health care, and a state government more responsive to working families. Sam Skardon is the running mate for lieutenant governor, per the South Carolina Election Commission's general-election candidate listing.
Top Priorities
  • Improve education and opportunity
  • Address affordability and health care access
  • Bring accountability and community-focused leadership to state government
Campaign siteFull profile
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Walid Hakim
Biography
Walid Hakim is the Green Party candidate for governor of South Carolina on the November 3, 2026 ballot, with Arnold E. Karr as the running mate for lieutenant governor, per the South Carolina Election Commission's general-election candidate listing. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
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Michael Addison
Biography
Michael Addison is a Medical Director who has provided care to more than 15,000 patients in South Carolina, per his campaign site. He is also a Licensed Asbestos Inspector and EPA- and OSHA-certified property damage analyst who has served as an expert witness in court, per the campaign site. He has worked as a community organizer with R.A.C.E., providing foreclosure prevention and job training assistance, and is running for Governor of South Carolina, per the campaign site.
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Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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David Stumbo
REP
Biography
David Stumbo is the Republican nominee for South Carolina attorney general, the 8th Circuit solicitor. He campaigns on prosecuting violent crime, backing law enforcement, and defending South Carolina law. The office is open with incumbent Alan Wilson running for governor.
Top Priorities
  • Prosecute violent crime
  • Back law enforcement
  • Defend South Carolina law
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Richard Hricik
DEM
Biography
Richard Hricik is a Lowcountry attorney with more than 30 years of practice and the Democratic nominee for South Carolina attorney general on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per Live 5 News and the SC Election Commission's candidate listing. He is running without accepting campaign contributions or self-funding, per Live 5 News. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Defend the rule of law as the state's chief legal officer, per his Live 5 News interview
  • Give the attorney general's civil and consumer-protection duties more attention alongside criminal cases, per his Live 5 News interview
  • Run without donations, PACs or self-funding, per Live 5 News
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Secretary of State
2 candidates
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Mark Hammond
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Mark Hammond is South Carolina's incumbent secretary of state and the Republican nominee for another term, serving since 2003. He campaigns on business services efficiency and charity-fraud enforcement. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Efficient business filings
  • Charity-fraud enforcement
  • Customer service
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Jason Belton
DEM
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.
Top 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.
Full profile
Superintendent of Education
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
Ellen Weaver portrait
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Ellen Weaver
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Weaver serves as South Carolina's State Superintendent of Education and previously worked with U.S. Senator Jim DeMint; the campaign site says she grew up in South Carolina with experience ranging from public education to construction work, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Literacy and academic achievement
  • School choice
  • Workforce-ready education
Campaign siteFull profile
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Sylvia Wright
DEM
Biography
Sylvia Wright has worked in South Carolina public education for more than twenty years, most recently as District Coordinator for Secondary Education at Dorchester School District Four, according to her campaign site. She holds a Doctor of Education degree from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Education from The Citadel, per the site.
Top Priorities
  • Preschool for every 4-year-old regardless of family income, per the SC Daily Gazette
Campaign siteFull profile
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Baba Amin Ojuok
Biography
Baba Amin Ojuok is on the SC Election Commission's candidate listing as the United Citizens Party candidate for Superintendent of Education on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of October 1, 2026.
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Treasurer
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Curtis Loftis portrait
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Curtis Loftis
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Loftis is South Carolina's State Treasurer, first elected in 2010, overseeing the state's public funds, investments, and asset custody, per the campaign site. He is a small business owner and founder of the Saluda Charitable Foundation, and a graduate of the University of South Carolina, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Safeguard state funds
  • Investment transparency
  • Taxpayer protection
Campaign siteFull profile
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Vincent Coe
DEM
Biography
No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Shore up the state pension plan's unfunded liability, per WSOC's candidate guide
  • Return the more than $850 million in unclaimed property held by the state to its owners, per WSOC's candidate guide
  • Transparency after the treasurer's office accounting error, per WIS
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Comptroller
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Mike Burkhold
REP
Biography
Mike Burkhold is a Charleston businessman and founder of Equiscript, a healthcare technology company serving hospitals and health centers, per his Greenville News op-ed. The State reports he started Equiscript in 2009 and was the only Republican to file for comptroller general.
Top Priorities
  • Counting the state's money and showing voters where it goes, with weekly releases of state spending drawn from public records
Campaign siteFull profile
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Tiffany Boozer
DEM
Biography
Tiffany Boozer is a Certified Public Accountant with experience in financial reporting, analysis and compliance, per her campaign site. She is running for South Carolina Comptroller General, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Focuses her campaign on ensuring the state's accounting records are accurate and compliant with government accounting standards
Campaign siteFull profile
Agriculture Commissioner
4 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Cody Simpson
REP
Biography
Cody Simpson is a fifth generation South Carolina farmer, according to his campaign site. He is running for Commissioner of Agriculture with endorsements from President Donald Trump and Governor Henry McMaster, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Supporting South Carolina farm families and family farming operations
Campaign siteFull profile
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DeShawn Blanding
DEM
Biography
DeShawn Blanding grew up in the Silver Community of Clarendon County and is the grandson of a fourth generation South Carolina farmer, according to his campaign site. His career has focused on helping legislators, government officials and the public understand agriculture and food access, per the site.
Top Priorities
  • Increasing access to food and lowering food costs
  • Simplifying government processes for farmers with local solutions
  • Securing farmland and the food supply chain
Campaign siteFull profile
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Michael Sullens
Biography
Michael Sullens is on the SC Election Commission's candidate listing as the Libertarian candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of October 1, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Increase South Carolina's infrastructure to keep South Carolina food in South Carolina to feed South Carolinians
Full profile
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Chris Nelums
Biography
Chris Nelums is an entrepreneur since 1985 and the chief pastor and overseer of Speak to My Heart Ministries in Winnsboro, per the ministry's leadership page, which also lists him as a 2018 statewide candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture and a Keenan High School and Benedict College graduate. No campaign website was found as of October 1, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Help struggling farmers, especially Black farmers
Full profile

Countywide races in Charleston County

ZIP 29449 sits in Charleston County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Charleston County races (30).

Charleston County Probate Judge
2 candidates
County ▾
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Irv Condon
REP INCUMBENT
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.
Top Priorities
  • Continuing to modernize court operations and technology
  • Maintaining efficient management of the probate court's caseload
Per the campaign site.
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Tamara Cunningham Curry
DEM
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.
Full profile
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.
Charleston County Register of Deeds
1 candidate
County ▾
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Karen Lesser Hollings
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Karen Lesser Hollings brings more than 20 years of Charleston County public service, including work in the Register of Deeds office and a background in mortgage banking and title work, per her campaign site. She was elected Register of Deeds in November 2022, per the Post and Courier. Karen Lesser Hollings appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Charleston County Register of Deeds, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
Top Priorities
  • Eliminating the office's multi-year backlog in recording and imaging documents
  • Rolling out an electronic filing system for easier public access to records
  • Digitizing millions of historical pages as part of a long-term preservation project
Per the campaign site.
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Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Karen Lesser Hollings (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot for Charleston County Register of Deeds, 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.
Charleston County Soil and Water District Commission
1 candidate
County ▾
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Thomas Legare
Biography
Thomas Legare appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Charleston County Soil and Water District Commission, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Thomas Legare.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Thomas Legare (Nonpartisan) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot for Charleston County Soil and Water District Commission, per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Charleston County). Nonpartisan office: no primary; the November 3 vote decides.
James Island Public Service District (Charleston County)
5 candidates
County ▾
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Paul S Cantrell
INCUMBENT
Biography
Paul S. Cantrell currently serves as a Commissioner of the James Island Public Service District, per the district's official website. Paul S Cantrell appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for James Island Public Service District (Charleston County), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
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Marilyn Clifford
INCUMBENT
Biography
Marilyn Clifford currently serves as chair of the James Island Public Service District Commission, per the district's official website. Marilyn Clifford appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for James Island Public Service District (Charleston County), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
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Inez Brown Crouch
INCUMBENT
Biography
Inez Brown Crouch currently serves as secretary of the James Island Public Service District Commission, per the district's official website. Inez Brown Crouch appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for James Island Public Service District (Charleston County), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
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Ronald Ladson
INCUMBENT
Biography
Ronald Ladson currently serves as vice chair of the James Island Public Service District Commission, per the district's official website. Ronald Ladson appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for James Island Public Service District (Charleston County), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Full profile
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Nate Levine
Biography
Nate Levine appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for James Island Public Service District (Charleston County), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Nate Levine.
Full profile
About this race
Paul S Cantrell (Nonpartisan), Marilyn Clifford (Nonpartisan), Inez Brown Crouch (Nonpartisan), Ronald Ladson (Nonpartisan), Nate Levine (Nonpartisan) meet on the November 3 ballot for James Island Public Service District (Charleston County), per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Charleston County). Nonpartisan office: no primary; the November 3 vote decides.
St Andrews Public Service District Section 1 (Charleston County)
1 candidate
County ▾
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Regan Blanchard
INCUMBENT
Biography
Regan Blanchard currently holds the Section 1 seat on the St Andrews Public Service District Commission, per the district's official website. Regan Blanchard appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for St Andrews Public Service District Section 1 (Charleston County), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Regan Blanchard (Nonpartisan) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot for St Andrews Public Service District Section 1 (Charleston County), per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Charleston County). Nonpartisan office: no primary; the November 3 vote decides.
St Andrews Public Service District At Large (Charleston County)
1 candidate
County ▾
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Nancy Mitchell Calvary
INCUMBENT
Biography
Nancy Mitchell Calvary currently holds the at-large seat on the St Andrews Public Service District Commission, per the district's official website. Nancy Mitchell Calvary appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for St Andrews Public Service District At Large (Charleston County), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Nancy Mitchell Calvary (Nonpartisan) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot for St Andrews Public Service District At Large (Charleston County), per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Charleston County). Nonpartisan office: no primary; the November 3 vote decides.
St Andrews Public Service District Section 2 (Charleston County)
1 candidate
County ▾
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Joe Pinto
Biography
Joe Pinto appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for St Andrews Public Service District Section 2 (Charleston County), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Joe Pinto.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Joe Pinto (Nonpartisan) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot for St Andrews Public Service District Section 2 (Charleston County), per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Charleston County). Nonpartisan office: no primary; the November 3 vote decides.
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