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2026 South Carolina gubernatorial election

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2026 South Carolina gubernatorial election
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Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent Governor

Henry McMaster
Republican



The 2026 South Carolina gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor of South Carolina. The primary elections will take place on June 9, and in races where no candidate receives over 50% in a primary, runoff elections will take place on June 23. [1] Incumbent governor Henry McMaster is term-limited and cannot seek a third full consecutive term. He took office on January 24, 2017, upon the resignation of fellow Republican Nikki Haley to become ambassador to the United Nations under the first Trump administration. He was re-elected to full terms in 2018 and 2022.

Contents

Democrats have not won a gubernatorial election in South Carolina since Jim Hodges was elected in 1998.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Potential

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Pamela Evette
Executive branch officials
Statewide officials
State legislators
Party officials
Individuals
Josh Kimbrell
State legislators
Ralph Norman
Executive branch officials
U.S. senators
State legislators
Organizations
Alan Wilson
Executive branch officials
Statewide Officials
State legislators
Local officials
  • 23 county sheriffs [23]
Individuals

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation		Dates
administered		Dates
updated		Pamela
Evette		Nancy
Mace		Ralph
Norman		Alan
Wilson		Other/
Undecided [a] 		Margin
RealClearPolitics [25] October 2, 2025 – March 13, 2026March 18, 202618.8%19.5%9.3%17.3%35.1% [b] Mace +0.7%
Race to the WH [26] through March 13, 2026March 18, 202517.6%20.6%10.7%19.8%31.3% [c] Mace +0.8%
Decision Desk HQ [27] through March 13, 2025March 18, 202517.2%21.7%9.6%18.3%33.2%Mace +3.4%
Average17.9%20.6%9.9%18.5%33.1%Mace +2.1%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [d] 		Margin
of error		Pamela
Evette		Josh
Kimbrell		Nancy
Mace		Ralph
Norman		Alan
Wilson		OtherUndecided
co/efficient (R) [28] March 26–27, 2026805 (LV)± 3.5%19%1%18%13%15%5% [e] 30%
co/efficient (R) [29] March 12–13, 2026810 (LV)± 3.4%21%1%22%8%19%–29%
Stratus Intelligence (R) [30] [A] March 9–11, 2026600 (LV)± 4.0%15%–24%14%18%–29%
Quantus Insights (R) [31] March 10–11, 2026806 (LV)± 3.5%16% [f] 3%22%11%22%–26%
13%2%19%9%18%–39%
National Public Affairs (R) [32] [B] February 2–5, 2026800 (LV)± 3.5%16%2%17%12%23%–30%
Targoz Market Research/
South Carolina Policy Council [33] 		January 24 – February 1, 2026540 (LV)–12%4%18%11%12%–43%
Trafalgar Group (R) [34] January 15–16, 20261,076 (LV)± 2.9%22%2%17%10%20%–29%
Stratus Intelligence (R) [35] [A] January 7–9, 2026700 (LV)± 3.7%14%–23%11%19%–32%
Wick [36] [C] December 16–19, 2025800 (LV)± 3.5%17%2%13%13%23%–33%
Wick [37] November 24–26, 2025600 (LV)± 4.0%16%2%11%12%22%–38%
Winthrop University [38] October 2–19, 20251,331 (RV)± 3.9%16%3%17%8%8%1% [g] 47%
Quantus Insights (R) [39] [D] October 1–4, 2025600 (RV)± 4.2%17%5%16%11%16%–35%
22% [f] 6%20%13%23%–16%
Trafalgar Group (R) [40] September 30 – October 2, 20251,094 (LV)± 2.9%20%1%16%9%12%–41%
co/efficient (R) [41] September 18–19, 20251,094 (LV)± 3.2%18%2%19%10%16%–35%
Meeting Street Insights (R) [42] [E] August 11–12, 2025600 (LV)± 4.0%6%3%25%10%17%–38%
7% [f] 4%30%12%21%–26%
Targoz Market Research/
South Carolina Policy Council [43] 		July 21–25, 20251,200 (RV)± 2.8%8%3%16%6%15%–52%
yes. every kid. (D) [44] July 18–21, 2025406 (LV)± 4.86%9%3%19%8%20%2%37%
First Tuesday Strategies (R) [45] March 19–21, 2025500 (LV)± 4.4%7%2%16%6%21%1% [h] 47%
Trafalgar Group (R) [46] March 8–10, 20251,127 (LV)± 2.9%31%–29%11%27%–2%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Jermaine Johnson
State legislators
Labor unions
Mullins McLeod
State legislators

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [d] 		Margin
of error		Jermaine
Johnson		Mullins
McLeod		Undecided
Targoz Market Research/
South Carolina Policy Council [33] 		January 24 – February 1, 2026348 (LV)–25%8%67%

Third-parties and independents

Candidates

Declared

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [63] Solid RSeptember 11, 2025
Inside Elections [64] Solid RAugust 28, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [65] Safe RSeptember 4, 2025
Race to the WH [66] Likely RJanuary 28, 2026

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  2. ↑ Kimbrell at 2.3%
  3. ↑ Kimbrell at 2.3%, Bennett at 1.2%
  4. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  5. ↑ Reddy with 5%
  6. 1 2 3 With voters who lean towards a given candidate
  7. ↑ "Prefer not to say" with 1%
  8. ↑ Sean Bennett with 1%
  9. ↑ Multiple districts; 52nd district since 2024

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 Poll sponsored by Mace's campaign and conducted by a former Mace campaign advisor
  2. ↑ Poll sponsored by Wilson's campaign
  3. ↑ This poll was sponsored by the Palmetto Promise Institute
  4. ↑ Poll sponsored by Mace's campaign

References

  1. ↑ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". NCSL. May 9, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ Bustos, Joseph (July 14, 2025). "Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette joins race for South Carolina governor. 5 things to know". The State . Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ Moore, Stephanie (June 23, 2025). "Sen. Josh Kimbrell announces run for SC governor". WYFF . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  4. ↑ Goba, Kadia (August 4, 2025). "Rep. Nancy Mace, Trump critic-turned-ally, to run for South Carolina governor". The Washington Post . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ Ashford, Adrian (March 16, 2026). "Isle of Palms millionaire Rom Reddy joins GOP primary for governor". South Carolina Daily Gazette . Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  6. ↑ Kinnard, Meg (July 25, 2025). "Rep. Ralph Norman, among House's most conservative, set to enter South Carolina governor's race". Associated Press . Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  7. ↑ Kinnard, Meg (June 23, 2025). "Alan Wilson, South Carolina's four-term Republican attorney general, enters 2026 governor's race". Associated Press . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  8. ↑ Renaud, Tim (January 9, 2026). "Wilson taps SC Sen. Mike Reichenbach as running mate in bid for governor". WCBD . Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  9. ↑ Isenstadt, Alex; Nichols, Hans (February 13, 2026). "South Carolina's Mark Sanford eyes a comeback". Axios . Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  10. ↑ Chornobroff, Shaun (February 11, 2025). "Former SC treasurer and reality TV star ends bid for governor, days after announcement". South Carolina Daily Gazette . Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  11. ↑ Scott, Tyler (March 17, 2026). "Former US Deputy Secretary of Education endorses SC Lt Gov Evette for governor". Fox Carolina. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  12. ↑ "McMaster backs Evette to replace him as South Carolina governor. Is Trump's endorsement next?". King5. February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Mace wants Trump to force mass layoffs to motivate Democrats on spending plan". The Greenville News. Retrieved December 1, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ Carpentier, Bella (September 24, 2025). "SC Rep. Bruce Bannister endorses Pamela Evette for South Carolina governor". The Greenville News . Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 Brown, Andrew (October 29, 2025). "Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette lands major endorsements in Horry County". MyHorryNews.com. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
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  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Snipes, Anisa (March 17, 2026). "Seven attorneys general endorse SC AG Alan Wilson for governor". WHNS-TV . Retrieved March 26, 2026.
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  24. ↑ "Former Upstate university president endorses Alan Wilson for governor". FOX Carolina News. February 19, 2026. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
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