Statehouse Showdown
Updated 3/31/2026 at 8:00am
With several statewide offices being vacated and the conservative House Freedom Caucus looking to continue to add to their ranks, SC Confidential will provide ongoing updates on candidate filings through the noon deadline on March 30, 2026.
In South Carolina, Republican primaries decide the state’s direction. For far too long, establishment Republicans have set this state back. As a result, our coverage will focus on Republican candidates filing for statewide offices, Congress, and contested State House races.
Candidates will be added daily, though some who have announced intentions may ultimately choose not to file.
Governor and Lt. Governor
Jacqueline Hicks Dubose (LG not designated)
Pamela Evette (LG not designated)
Joshua Kimbrell (LG not designated)
Nancy Mace (LG not designated)
Ralph Norman (LG not designated)
Rom Reddy (LG not designated)
Alan Wilson (LG not designated but Mike Reichenbach has been announced)
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United States Senate
Calvin Cowen
Paul Dans
Thomas Keith Dismukes
US Sen. Lindsey Graham
Pat Herrmann
Mark Lynch
Darius L Mitchell
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Attorney General
Stephen Goldfinch
David Pascoe
David Stumbo
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Commissioner of Agriculture
Jeremy B Cannon
Danny Ford
Cody Simpson
Fred West
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Comptroller General
Mike Burkhold
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Secretary of State
Secretary of State Mark Hammond
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State Treasurer
State Treasurer Curtis Loftis
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Superintendent of Education
State Superintendent Ellen Weaver
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US House District 1 - Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Jasper
Dan Brown
Jay Byars
Jenna Costa Honeycutt
Logan Cunningham
Tyler Dukes
Kendal Ludden
Sam McCown
Alex Pelbath
Cindy Wagers Riley
Mark Sanford
Mark Smith
US House District 2 - Aiken, Barnwell, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland
Sam Gibbons
Hamp Redmond
US Rep. Joe Wilson
US House District 3 - Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Saluda
US Rep. Sheri Biggs
US House District 4 - Greenville, Spartanburg
David Atchley
Robert E Lee
US Rep. William Timmons
US House District 5 - Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, York
Wes Climer
US House District 6 - Allendale, Bamberg, Calhoun, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Florence, Hampton, Jasper, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter, Williamsburg
John Peterson
Maurice Washington
US House District 7 - Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Marlboro
US Rep. Russell Fry
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State House of Representatives
District 1 - Oconee, Pickens
Craig A Diem
St. Rep. Bill Whitmire
District 3 - Pickens
St. Rep. Phillip Bowers
Joe Burgett
District 5 - Greenville, Pickens
St. Rep. Neal Collins
Brandy Tarleton
District 6 - Anderson
St. Rep. April Cromer
Kyle White
District 8 - Anderson
St. Rep. Don Chapman
Sherry Hodges
Patrick Orr
District 10 - Anderson, Greenville, Pickens
St. Rep. Thomas Beach
Stewart Watson
District 11 - Abbeville, Anderson, Laurens
St. Rep. Craig Gagnon
Jesse Turner
District 13 - Greenwood, Laurens
John D Jefferson
State Rep. John McCravy
District 14 - Laurens
St. Rep. Luke Rankin
Rick Shealy
District 21 - Greenville
Heather Currie
St. Rep. Dianne Mitchell
District 22 - Greenville
Randolph Chuck Rhode Jr
St. Rep. Paul Wickensimer
District 26 - York
Elizabeth Enns
St. Rep. David Martin
District 33 - Spartanburg
Abe Harris
St. Rep. Travis A. Moore
District 36 - Spartanburg
Adam Crisp
St. Rep. Rob Harris
District 37 - Spartanburg
St. Rep. Steven Long
Tony Patel
District 38 - Spartanburg
St. Rep. Josiah Magnuson
Charlianne Wyatt Nestlen
District 39 - Lexington, Saluda
St. Rep. Cally R. ‘Cal’ Forrest
Katie Hall
Fred Taylor
District 40 - Lexington, Newberry
Johnathan Ammons
St. Rep. Joe White
District 44 - Lancaster
Tripp McCoy
St. Rep. Mike Neese
District 45 - Kershaw, Lancaster
Russell Brazell
St. Rep. Brandon Newton
District 65 - Chesterfield, Darlington, Kershaw, Lancaster
Barbara Arthur
St. Rep. Cody T Mitchell
District 69 - Lexington
John Allen
St. Rep. Chris Wooten
District 86 - Aiken, Lexington
Tommy Paradise
Kim Ray
District 88 - Lexington
Brian Duncan
St. Rep. John Lastinger
District 91 - Allendale, Barnwell, Orangeburg (incumbent Democrat Lonnie Hosey)
Daniel Alexander
Tyler Morgan
District 96 - Lexington
Perry Finch
Hunter Hackett
Scotty Whetstone
District 99 - Berkeley
Jarrod Brooks
Kristy Gore
David Herndon
Shawn Pinkston
District 112 - Charleston
St. Rep. Joe Bustos
Woody Sprouse
Brian Zuckerberg
District 115 - Charleston (retiring Democrat Spencer Wetmore)
Johnnie Garmon
Carlton Walker