29544

Who is on the ballot in 29544?

Horry County, SC

Reported by The Ballot Brief Editorial Team. Updated as public election and video sources change.

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

18 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:

Governor1 U.S. Senate1 U.S. House1 Statewide6 Local9

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29544 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Horry County races

U.S. House, South Carolina District 7

2 candidates

Federal ▾

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Russell Fry

REP INCUMBENT

Biography

Russell Fry practiced law along the Grand Strand for more than a decade after graduating from Charleston School of Law, where he was Student Bar Association president, per his official House biography. He represented South Carolina House District 106 for seven years, including as Chief Majority Whip, and chaired the House Opioid Abuse Prevention Study Committee. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Top Priorities

Lower taxes and less government spending
Opioid crisis prevention, education and treatment funding

Per the house.gov.

Key voting record

Passed. Supported

Passed. Supported

Passed. Supported

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John Gregory Vincent

DEM

Biography

John Vincent is a retired Navy Command Master Chief who spent most of his 20-year career in the submarine force, per his campaign site. He and his wife Deb own The Submarine Way LLC, a leadership and organizational development consulting firm, per the SC Daily Gazette. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Top Priorities

Making everyday costs more affordable
Supporting jobs, small businesses, farms and schools
Improving health care and veterans' benefits

Per the campaign site.

About this race

Russell Fry (Republican), John Gregory Vincent (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot for South Carolina's 7th Congressional District, per the South Carolina Election Commission's general-election candidate listing. South Carolina primaries require a majority; runoffs were held June 23. Results per the Election Commission's official results.

U.S. Senate

4 candidates

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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.

Campaign site Full profile

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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.

Campaign site Full profile

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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 site Full 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.

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 site Full profile

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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 site Full 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.

Campaign site Full profile

Attorney General

2 candidates

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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

Campaign site Full profile

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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

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.

Superintendent of Education

3 candidates

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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 site Full 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 site Full 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.

Treasurer

2 candidates

Statewide ▾

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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 site Full profile

VC

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

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 site Full 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 site Full profile

Agriculture Commissioner

4 candidates

Statewide ▾

CS

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 site Full profile

DB

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 site Full 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

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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

Countywide races in Horry County

ZIP 29544 sits in Horry County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Horry County races (32).

Horry County Probate Judge

1 candidate

County ▾

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Allen Beverly

REP INCUMBENT

Biography

Allen Beverly is a Conway native and attorney who has served as Horry County Probate Judge since his election in November 2022, after several years as Chief Associate Probate Judge, per Horry County's official probate court page. He previously worked in private legal practice before joining the probate bench, per The Sun News. Allen Beverly appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Horry County Probate Judge, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

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

Allen Beverly (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot for Horry County Probate Judge, per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Horry County). No contested June 9 primary was recorded for this office in the county's official results feed.

Horry County Council Chair

1 candidate

County ▾

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Johnny Gardner

REP INCUMBENT

Biography

Johnny Gardner is the sitting Horry County Council Chairman, an at-large seat he has held for eight years, per Horry County's official council page and WBTW News. Johnny Gardner appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Horry County Council Chair, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

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

Johnny Gardner (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot for Horry County Council Chair, per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Horry County). No contested June 9 primary was recorded for this office in the county's official results feed.

Horry County Soil and Water District Commission

2 candidates

County ▾

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Matthew Gene Johnson

Biography

Matthew Gene Johnson is a sitting commissioner of the Horry County Soil and Water Conservation District, per the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

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Glenn Winburn

Biography

Glenn Winburn is a sitting commissioner of the Horry County Soil and Water Conservation District, per the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

About this race

Matthew Gene Johnson (Nonpartisan), Glenn Winburn (Nonpartisan) meet on the November 3 ballot for Horry County Soil and Water District Commission, per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Horry County). Nonpartisan office: no primary; the November 3 vote decides.

Horry County Board of Education Chair

1 candidate

County ▾

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Melanie J Wellons

REP

Biography

Melanie Wellons currently represents District 8 on the Horry County Board of Education, per the district's board news, and is running for the board's at-large chair seat. Melanie J Wellons appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Horry County Board of Education Chair, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

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

Melanie J Wellons (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot for Horry County Board of Education Chair, per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Horry County). Melanie J Wellons won the June 9 Republican primary with 59.8 percent over Darrell Ricketts (40.2 percent). Results per the county's official Clarity results feed (enr-scvotes.org).

Watershed Conservation District, Buck Creek (Horry County)

2 candidates

County ▾

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Dax B Marlowe

Biography

Dax B Marlowe appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Buck Creek (Horry 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 Dax B Marlowe.

NM

Ned Marlowe

Biography

Ned Marlowe appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Buck Creek (Horry 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 Ned Marlowe.

About this race

Dax B Marlowe (Nonpartisan), Ned Marlowe (Nonpartisan) meet on the November 3 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Buck Creek (Horry County), per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Horry County). Nonpartisan office: no primary; the November 3 vote decides.

Watershed Conservation District, Crabtree Swamp (Horry County)

2 candidates

County ▾

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Steven Edge

Biography

Steven Edge appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Crabtree Swamp (Horry 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 Steven Edge.

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Sam Hall

Biography

Sam Hall appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Crabtree Swamp (Horry 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 Sam Hall.

About this race

Steven Edge (Nonpartisan), Sam Hall (Nonpartisan) meet on the November 3 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Crabtree Swamp (Horry County), per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Horry County). Nonpartisan office: no primary; the November 3 vote decides.

Watershed Conservation District, Gapway Swamp (Horry County)

2 candidates

County ▾

JB

Jimmy Bailey Jr

Biography

Jimmy Bailey Jr appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Gapway Swamp (Horry 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 Jimmy Bailey Jr.

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Kevin Rowell

Biography

Kevin Rowell appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Gapway Swamp (Horry 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 Kevin Rowell.

About this race

Jimmy Bailey Jr (Nonpartisan), Kevin Rowell (Nonpartisan) meet on the November 3 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Gapway Swamp (Horry County), per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Horry County). Nonpartisan office: no primary; the November 3 vote decides.

Watershed Conservation District, Simpson Creek (Horry County)

2 candidates

County ▾

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Charles Cooke Jr

Biography

Charles Cooke Jr appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Simpson Creek (Horry 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 Charles Cooke Jr.

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Dale Todd

Biography

Dale Todd appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Simpson Creek (Horry 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 Dale Todd.

About this race

Charles Cooke Jr (Nonpartisan), Dale Todd (Nonpartisan) meet on the November 3 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Simpson Creek (Horry County), per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Horry County). Nonpartisan office: no primary; the November 3 vote decides.

Watershed Conservation District, Todd Swamp (Horry County)

2 candidates

County ▾

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Cory Gasque

Biography

Cory Gasque appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Todd Swamp (Horry 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 Cory Gasque.

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Stevie Watts

Biography

Stevie Watts appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Todd Swamp (Horry 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 Stevie Watts.

About this race

Cory Gasque (Nonpartisan), Stevie Watts (Nonpartisan) meet on the November 3 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Todd Swamp (Horry County), per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Horry County). Nonpartisan office: no primary; the November 3 vote decides.

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