SOUTH CAROLINA

Your complete directory of South Carolina candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 30, 2020 Filing Deadline (Independents): July , 2020 Filing Deadline (Other Parties): August , 2020 Primary: June 9, 2020 Primary Runoff: June 23, 2020

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on January 15, 2020

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Henry McMaster (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2022.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Pamela Evette (R)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Mark Hammond (R)*

STATE TREASURER:
Curtis Loftis (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Alan Wilson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

COMPTROLLER GENERAL:
Richard Eckstrom (R)*

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION:
Molly Spearman (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Hugh Weathers (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

State Senate ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Lindsey Graham (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Electon in 2020.
Dwayne "Duke" Buckner (R) - Ex-Walterboro City Councilman, Attorney & Ex-Teacher
Johnny Garcia (R)
Peggy Kandies (R) - Business Parts Manager, Ex-Interior Decorator & Artists
Michael LaPierre (R) - Retired Businessman, Author, Pastor & Nonprofit Group Executive
Joe Reynolds (R) - Marine Engineer
John Warren (R) - Mortgage Company Executive, Iraq War Veteran & '18 Gov Candidate
Eddie White (R) - Corporate Sales Manager & Trump Campaign Activist
Matthew Knights (D) - Musician, Singer & Songwriter
Jaime Harrison (D) - Ex-State Democratic Chair, Attorney, Lobbyist & Ex-Congressional Aide
William Stone (D) - Attorney
Justin Wooten (D) - IT Professional
Bill Bledsoe (C) - Veterinarian & '14/'16 Candidate

Tim Scott (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2022.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Joe Cunningham (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ben Frasier (D) - Businessman, Ex-Congressional Aide & Frequent Candidate
Chip Campsen (R) - State Sen, Ex-State Rep & Attorney
Mike Covert (R) - Beaufort County Councilman & HVAC Contractor
Chris Cox (R) - Political Organizer & Trump Campaign Activist
Tom Davis (R) - State Sen & Attorney
Larry Grooms (R) - State Sen, Businessman & '13 Candidate
Jamison Johnson (R) - Insurance Agent
Kathy Landing (R) - Mount Pleasant Town Councilwoman & Financial Advisor
Nancy Mace (R) - State Rep, Businesswoman & Author
Sam McCown (R) - Physician
Brad Mole (R) - City Business Development Coordinator
Phil Norris (R) - Nuclear Technologist, Navy Veteran & '16 Candidate in Alabama
Mark Sanford (R) - Ex-Governor, Ex-Congressman & '20 Presidential Candidate
Mike Seekings (R) - Charleston City Councilman & Attorney
Elliott Summey (R) - Charleston County Councilman

District 2:
Joe Wilson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Adair Boroughs (D) - Attorney & Ex-Teacher
Lawrence Nathaniel (D) - Community Organizer & Sanders Campaign Activist
Brenda K. Sanders (D) - Ex-Michigan District Judge, Attorney & '09 Detroit Mayor Candidate
Viresh Sinha (D) - Communications Engineer

District 3:
Jeff Duncan (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
William Timmons (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Kim Nelson (D) - Graduate Student & Pro-Vaccines Activist

District 5 :
Ralph Norman (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Ali (D) - Paralegal & '18 Candidate
Ramin Mammadov (D) - Real Estate Investor

District 6:
Jim Clyburn (D)* - (House Majority Whip Site) - (Campaign Site)
Harrison Shuler (I) - Amazon Employee

District 7:
Tom Rice (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mal Hyman (D) - College Professor & '16/'18 Candidate
Melissa Watson (D) - Nonprofit Executive, Social Worker & Democratic Activist
Dewon Huggins (I) - Weather Forecaster, Transgender Rights Activist & '16 St Rep Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

South Carolina Alliance Party (A)
Constitution Party of South Carolina (C)
South Carolina Democratic Party (D)
South Carolina Green Party (G)
Libertarian Party of South Carolina (L)
South Carolina Republican Party (R)
South Carolina Working Families Party (WF)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

SCVotes.org

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Aiken Standard
Anderson Independent-Mail
Beaufort Gazette
Carolina Morning News (Beaufort)
Charleston City Paper (Alternative)
Charleston Mercury
Charleston Post & Courier
Chester News & Reporter
Columbia Point (Alternative)
Columbia The State
FitsNews.com (Conservative)
Florence Morning News
Greenville News
Greenwood Index-Journal
Greenville Magazine
Hartsville Messenger
Hilton Head Island Packet
Kingstree News
Lancaster News
Lexington County Chronicle
Myrtle Beach Sun-News
Orangeburg Times and Democrat
Pawley's Island Coastal Observer
Seneca Daily Journal-Messenger
South Carolina's Information Highway
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Statehouse Report
Sumter Item
Union Daily Times
WCBD TV-2 (NBC - Charleston)
WCIV TV-4 (ABC - Charleston)
WCSC TV-5 (CBS - Charleston)
WLTX TV-19 (CBS - Columbia)
WOLO TV-25 (ABC - Columbia)
WPDE TV-15 (ABC - Florence/Myrtle Beach)

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