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South Carolina

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Legislation

4,054 bills, 2025-2026 Regular Session

  • Introduced 10
  • In committee 1,920
  • Passed one chamber 1,604
  • Passed both chambers 252
  • Enacted 265
  • Vetoed 3

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Current officeholders

174 legislators and statewide officials

By party (alphabetical):

  • Democratic: 47
  • Independent: 1
  • Republican: 126

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2026 candidates

93 U.S. House and Senate candidates who filed with the FEC

State legislative races are being added.

Governor race: 4 candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot.

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State Legislature · November 3, 2026

South Carolina Legislature candidates: 238 candidates in 124 districts, from the state’s official candidate list.

Statewide ballot measures · November 3, 2026

No statewide measures on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot.

Districts: who is on the 2026 ballot

Select a district to see who is running there in the November 3, 2026 general election (state legislative candidates from South Carolina’s official candidate list), and who represents it now. All South Carolina districts as a list.

All districts use the same color. Boundaries: U.S. House: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), simplified; State Senate: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary files, simplified; State House of Representatives: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary files, simplified. Simplified for display; check with your state or county elections office for your official district.

Recent bill activity

Sorted by date of most recent official action.

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BillTitleStageLast actionPrimary sponsor
S 1241 Chief Deputy Clifton J. Howle Passed one chamber October 28, 2026 J.D. ChaplinRepublican
S 1240 Boykin Spaniel Society Passed one chamber October 28, 2026 Jeffrey GrahamDemocratic
S 1239 Saint Paul United Methodist Church Passed one chamber October 28, 2026 Ronnie SabbDemocratic
S 1238 Brown Wedding Anniversary Passed one chamber October 28, 2026 Ronnie SabbDemocratic
S 1237 HCS Scholars Academy High School Passed one chamber September 23, 2026 Greg HembreeRepublican
S 1236 Dr. Byron L. Battle Sr. Pastoral Anniversary Passed one chamber September 23, 2026 Karl AllenDemocratic
S 1235 Cynthia Lara Passed one chamber September 23, 2026 Jeffrey GrahamDemocratic
H 5126 Budget Passed both chambers September 15, 2026 House Ways and Means
S 623 Georgetown County Building Requirements Passed both chambers September 8, 2026 Stephen GoldfinchRepublican
S 136 Dismissal of pending gun possession charges Passed both chambers September 2, 2026 Deon TedderDemocratic
H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations Enacted September 2, 2026 Weston NewtonRepublican
S 1018 Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program In committee September 1, 2026 Jason ElliottRepublican
S 1234 Sally Karr Leonard Passed one chamber August 25, 2026 Jason ElliottRepublican
S 1233 WCRS Radio Passed one chamber August 25, 2026 Billy GarrettRepublican
S 1232 Nevada Stevenson Passed one chamber August 25, 2026 Kent WilliamsDemocratic

Current officeholders

Listed alphabetically by last name within each body. Source: Open States (public domain), refreshed Nov 1, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.

Statewide executive officials (4)
NameOfficePartySource
Pamela EvetteLt GovernorRepublicanRecord
Howard KnappChief Election OfficerIndependentRecord
Henry McMasterGovernorRepublicanRecord
Alan WilsonAttorney GeneralRepublicanRecord

South Carolina House (124)

— Democratic 35 · Republican 89
NameDistrictPartyServing sinceSource
Terry Alexander59Democratic—Record
Carl Anderson103Democratic—Record
Lucas Atkinson57RepublicanNovember 14, 2016Record
William Bailey104RepublicanNovember 12, 2018Record
Nathan Ballentine71Republican—Record
Justin Bamberg90DemocraticNovember 10, 2014Record
Bruce Bannister24RepublicanOctober 4, 2005Record
Heather Bauer75DemocraticNovember 14, 2022Record
Thomas Beach10RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Beth Bernstein78DemocraticNovember 12, 2012Record
Phillip Bowers3RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Jeff Bradley123RepublicanNovember 10, 2014Record
Gary Brewer114RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Case Brittain107RepublicanNovember 9, 2020Record
Mike Burns17RepublicanMarch 12, 2013Record
Joe Bustos112RepublicanNovember 9, 2020Record
Paula Calhoon87RepublicanNovember 12, 2018Record
Micah Caskey89RepublicanNovember 14, 2016Record
Don Chapman8RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Bill Chumley35Republican—Record
Bill Clyburn82Democratic—Record
Gilda Cobb-Hunter95DemocraticNovember 14, 2022Record
Neal Collins5RepublicanNovember 10, 2014Record
Brandon Cox92RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Heather Crawford68RepublicanAugust 4, 2012Record
April Cromer6RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Sylleste Davis100RepublicanJune 13, 2016Record
Chandra Dillard23Democratic—Record
Adam Duncan2RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Sarita Edgerton34RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Shannon Erickson124RepublicanOctober 23, 2007Record
Greg Ford98RepublicanJanuary 13, 2026Record
Cal Forrest39RepublicanNovember 14, 2016Record
Stephen Frank20RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Craig Gagnon11RepublicanNovember 12, 2012Record
Kambrell Garvin77DemocraticNovember 12, 2018Record
Gil Gatch94RepublicanNovember 9, 2020Record
Daniel Gibson12RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Doug Gilliam42RepublicanNovember 12, 2018Record
Wendell Gilliard111Democratic—Record
Lee Gilreath7RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Jerry Govan93DemocraticNovember 11, 2024Record
Hamilton Grant79DemocraticNovember 11, 2024Record
Val Guest106RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Brandon Guffey48RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Patrick Haddon19RepublicanJanuary 15, 2020Record
Bill Hager122RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Kevin Hardee105Republican—Record
Rob Harris36RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Chris Hart73Democratic—Record
Tom Hartnett110RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Charlie Hartz81RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Jackie Hayes55Democratic—Record
Rosalyn Henderson-Myers31DemocraticSeptember 26, 2017Record
Bill Herbkersman118RepublicanNovember 11, 2002Record
Lee Hewitt108RepublicanNovember 14, 2016Record
Davey Hiott4Republican—Record
Bill Hixon83Republican—Record
Harriet Holman102RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Lonnie Hosey91Democratic—Record
Leon Howard76Democratic—Record
Chris Huff28RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Jeff Johnson58RepublicanNovember 10, 2014Record
Jermaine Johnson52DemocraticNovember 11, 2024Record
Wendell Jones25DemocraticNovember 14, 2022Record
Jay Jordan63RepublicanApril 14, 2015Record
Jay Kilmartin85RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
John King49Democratic—Record
Roger Kirby101DemocraticNovember 14, 2022Record
Kathy Landing80RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
John Lastinger88RepublicanJanuary 6, 2026Record
Brian Lawson30RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Randy Ligon43RepublicanNovember 12, 2018Record
Steven Long37RepublicanNovember 14, 2016Record
Phillip Lowe60RepublicanNovember 13, 2006Record
Jason Luck54DemocraticNovember 11, 2024Record
Josiah Magnuson38RepublicanNovember 14, 2016Record
David Martin26RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Ryan McCabe96RepublicanNovember 9, 2020Record
John McCravy13RepublicanNovember 14, 2016Record
Annie McDaniel41DemocraticNovember 12, 2018Record
Tim McGinnis56RepublicanJanuary 2, 2018Record
Cody Mitchell65RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Dianne Mitchell21RepublicanJanuary 6, 2026Record
Scott Montgomery32RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
J.A. Moore15DemocraticNovember 12, 2018Record
Travis Moore33RepublicanNovember 9, 2020Record
Alan Morgan18RepublicanJune 15, 2022Record
Dennis Moss29Republican—Record
Mike Neese44RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Brandon Newton45RepublicanNovember 14, 2016Record
Weston Newton120Republican—Record
Melissa Oremus84RepublicanJanuary 14, 2019Record
Jordan Pace117RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Fawn Pedalino64RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Tommy Pope47RepublicanNovember 8, 2010Record
Luke Rankin14RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Robert Reese70DemocraticNovember 11, 2024Record
Michael Rivers121DemocraticNovember 14, 2016Record
Robby Robbins97RepublicanMay 17, 2022Record
Seth Rose72DemocraticNovember 12, 2018Record
Todd Rutherford74DemocraticDecember 1, 1998Record
Blake Sanders9RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Carla Schuessler61RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Keishan Scott50DemocraticJune 3, 2025Record
Heath Sessions46RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Murrell Smith67Republican—Record
Mark Smith99RepublicanNovember 9, 2020Record
Tiffany Spann-Wilder109DemocraticApril 9, 2024Record
Leon Stavrinakis119Democratic—Record
Bill Taylor86Republican—Record
James Teeple116RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Jackie Terribile66RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
David Vaughan27RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Courtney Waters113DemocraticApril 1, 2025Record
David Weeks51Democratic—Record
Spencer Wetmore115DemocraticSeptember 15, 2020Record
Joe White40RepublicanNovember 14, 2022Record
Bill Whitmire1Republican—Record
Paul Wickensimer22RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Robert Williams62Democratic—Record
Mark Willis16Republican—Record
Chris Wooten69RepublicanMay 8, 2018Record
Richie Yow53Republican—Record

South Carolina Senate (46)

— Democratic 12 · Republican 34
NameDistrictPartyServing sinceSource
Brian Adams44RepublicanNovember 9, 2020Record
Tom Alexander1Republican—Record
Karl Allen7Democratic—Record
Sean Bennett38RepublicanNovember 12, 2012Record
Allen Blackmon27RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Lee Bright12RepublicanJanuary 5, 2026Record
Margie Bright Matthews45DemocraticOctober 27, 2015Record
Chip Campsen43Republican—Record
Richard Cash3RepublicanJune 6, 2017Record
J.D. Chaplin29RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Wes Climer15RepublicanNovember 14, 2016Record
Tom Corbin5RepublicanNovember 12, 2012Record
Ronnie Cromer18RepublicanApril 15, 2003Record
Tom Davis46RepublicanJanuary 14, 2009Record
Jason Elliott6RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Tom Fernandez39RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Mike Gambrell4RepublicanMay 24, 2016Record
Billy Garrett10RepublicanNovember 9, 2020Record
Stephen Goldfinch34RepublicanNovember 14, 2016Record
Jeffrey Graham35DemocraticNovember 11, 2024Record
Larry Grooms37RepublicanNovember 10, 1997Record
Greg Hembree28Republican—Record
Brad Hutto40DemocraticApril 30, 1996Record
Tameika Isaac Devine19DemocraticJanuary 8, 2024Record
Darrell Jackson21Democratic—Record
Michael Johnson16RepublicanNovember 9, 2020Record
Carlisle Kennedy23RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Josh Kimbrell11RepublicanNovember 9, 2020Record
Matt Leber41RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Shane Martin13RepublicanNovember 10, 2008Record
Shane Massey25Republican—Record
Russell Ott26DemocraticNovember 11, 2024Record
Harvey Peeler14RepublicanNovember 10, 1980Record
Luke Rankin33RepublicanNovember 9, 1992Record
Mike Reichenbach31RepublicanApril 6, 2022Record
Rex Rice2RepublicanNovember 14, 2016Record
Ronnie Sabb32DemocraticNovember 10, 2014Record
Everett Stubbs17RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record
Ed Sutton20DemocraticNovember 11, 2024Record
Deon Tedder42DemocraticJanuary 9, 2024Record
Ross Turner8RepublicanNovember 12, 2012Record
Danny Verdin9Republican—Record
Overture Walker22DemocraticNovember 11, 2024Record
Kent Williams30DemocraticNovember 8, 2004Record
Tom Young24RepublicanNovember 12, 2012Record
Jeff Zell36RepublicanNovember 11, 2024Record

Official legislature website: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/