The 2026 South Carolina House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other 2026 United States elections.[1] Voters will elect members of the South Carolina House of Representatives in all 124 of the U.S. state of South Carolina's legislative districts to serve a two-year term.[2] 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.[3]

Democrats filed for all 124 House districts, the first time in decades that the party contested all seats in the House.[4]

Retirements

The following incumbent representatives did not file for re-election in 2026:

Republicans

  1. District 4: Davey Hiott
  2. District 86: Bill Taylor
  3. District 96: Ryan McCabe
  4. District 99: Mark Smith is running for South Carolina's 1st congressional district.

Democrats

  1. District 52: Jermaine Johnson is running for governor.
  2. District 115: Spencer Wetmore

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Safe R January 22, 2026

Summary by district

District2024 Pres.[6]IncumbentPartyElectedOutcome
1 R +59.2 Bill Whitmire Rep
2 R +44.2 Adam Lewis Duncan Rep
3 R +26.9 Phillip Bowers Rep
4 R +69.0 Davey Hiott Rep
5 R +48.4 Neal Collins Rep
6 R +47.5 April Cromer Rep
7 R +52.4 Lee Gilreath Rep
8 R +41.5 Don Chapman Rep
9 R +42.0 Blake Sanders Rep
10 R +47.2 Thomas Beach Rep
11 R +48.8 Craig A. Gagnon Rep
12 R +3.7 Daniel Gibson Rep
13 R +46.5 John R. McCravy III Rep
14 R +40.0 Luke Samuel Rankin Rep
15 D +14.8 JA Moore Dem
16 R +32.9 Mark N. Willis Rep
17 R +53.7 Mike Burns Rep
18 R +46.2 Alan Morgan Rep
19 R +18.6 Patrick Haddon Rep
20 R +33.1 Stephen Frank Rep
21 R +28.9 Bobby Cox Rep
22 R +13.1 Paul Wickensimer Rep
23 D +21.3 Chandra Dillard Dem
24 R +8.9 Bruce W. Bannister Rep
25 D +17.1 Wendell K. Jones Dem
26 R +17.8 David Martin Rep
27 R +15.8 David Vaughan Rep
28 R +26.1 Chris Huff Rep
29 R +50.6 Dennis Moss Rep
30 R +55.9 Brian Lawson Rep
31 D +34.6 Rosalyn Henderson-Myers Dem
32 R +24.4 Scott Montgomery Rep
33 R +37.8 Travis Moore Rep
34 R +25.2 Sarita Edgerton Rep
35 R +35.7 Bill Chumley Rep
36 R +37.0 Rob Harris Rep
37 R +35.9 Steven Wayne Long Rep
38 R +63.1 Josiah Magnuson Rep
39 R +53.2 Cal Forrest Rep
40 R +37.0 Joe White Rep
41 D +14.1 Annie McDaniel Dem
42 R +31.1 Doug Gilliam Rep
43 R +34.0 Randy Ligon Rep
44 R +16.9 Mike Neese Rep
45 R +23.5 Brandon Newton Rep
46 R +9.6 Heath Sessions Rep
47 R +43.7 Tommy Pope Rep
48 R +23.8 Brandon Guffey Rep
49 D +22.9 John Richard C. King Dem
50 D +5.2 Keishan Scott Dem
51 D +26.4 J. David Weeks Dem
52 D +19.1 Jermaine Johnson Dem
53 R +43.5 Richie Yow Rep
54 D +1.2 Jason S. Luck Dem
55 R +1.7 Jackie E. Hayes Dem
56 R +36.8 Tim McGinnis Rep
57 R +9.4 Lucas Atkinson Rep
58 R +42.9 Jeff Johnson Rep
59 D +13.0 Terry Alexander Dem
60 R +29.1 Phillip Lowe Rep
61 R +32.3 Carla Schuessler Rep
62 D +3.5 Robert Q. Williams Dem
63 R +21.1 Jay Jordan Rep
64 R +7.3 Fawn Pedalino Rep
65 R +44.8 Cody Mitchell Rep
66 R +13.1 Jackie Terribile Rep
67 R +19.4 G. Murrell Smith Jr. Rep
68 R +38.1 Heather Ammons Crawford Rep
69 R +27.8 Chris Wooten Rep
70 D +11.1 Robert Reese Dem
71 R +21.9 Nathan Ballentine Rep
72 D +41.6 Seth Rose Dem
73 D +49.0 Christopher R. Hart Dem
74 D +60.8 Todd Rutherford Dem
75 D +7.4 Heather Bauer Dem
76 D +60.2 Leon Howard Dem
77 D +44.6 Kambrell Garvin Dem
78 D +23.9 Beth Bernstein Dem
79 D +49.9 Hamilton R. Grant Dem
80 R +18.6 Katherine D. Landing Rep
81 R +26.2 Charles Hartz Rep
82 R +2.0 Bill Clyburn Dem
83 R +37.3 Bill Hixon Rep
84 R +31.4 Melissa Lackey Oremus Rep
85 R +22.0 Jay Kilmartin Rep
86 R +34.8 Bill Taylor Rep
87 R +45.5 Paula Rawl Calhoon Rep
88 R +35.3 Vacant Rep
89 R +11.8 Micah Caskey Rep
90 D +12.4 Justin Bamberg Dem
91 R +1.4 Lonnie Hosey Dem
92 R +12.0 Brandon Cox Rep
93 D +2.9 Jerry Govan Jr. Dem
94 R +17.0 Gil Gatch Rep
95 D +30.6 Gilda Cobb-Hunter Dem
96 R +40.9 Ryan McCabe Rep
97 R +30.0 Robby Robbins Rep
98 R +7.2 Greg Ford Rep
99 R +23.2 Mark Smith Rep
100 R +22.3 Sylleste Davis Rep
101 D +15.3 Roger K. Kirby Dem
102 R +5.7 Harriet Holman Rep
103 D +3.5 Carl Anderson Dem
104 R +39.4 William Bailey Rep
105 R +43.7 Kevin Hardee Rep
106 R +40.7 Val Guest Jr. Rep
107 R +28.0 Case Brittain Rep
108 R +30.9 Lee Hewitt Rep
109 D +28.6 Tiffany Spann-Wilder Dem
110 R +2.5 Tom Hartnett Jr. Rep
111 D +48.4 Wendell Gilliard Dem
112 R +12.4 Joe Bustos Rep
113 D +39.0 Courtney Waters Dem
114 R +15.8 Gary Brewer Rep
115 D +3.5 Spencer Wetmore Dem
116 R +0.6 James Teeple Rep
117 R +19.9 Jordan Pace Rep
118 R +20.1 Bill Herbkersman Rep
119 D +8.4 Leon Stavrinakis Dem
120 R +23.4 Weston J. Newton Rep
121 D +16.5 Michael F. Rivers Sr. Dem
122 R +4.2 Bill Hager Rep
123 R +12.3 Jeff Bradley Rep
124 R +16.6 Shannon Erickson Rep

Results

Results summary

Summary of the November 3, 2026 South Carolina House of Representatives election results[7]
Party Candidates Votes % Seats +/– %
South Carolina Republican Party 106 % %
South Carolina Democratic Party 124 % %
Libertarian Party of South Carolina 6 % %
United Citizens Party 3 % %
South Carolina Workers Party 2 % %
Total 241 100.00% 124 –

Primary election summary

Primary results sourced from the South Carolina Election Commission Web site. Results are unofficial with all counties fully reported.[8]

Republican primaries

District Nominee Runners-up Total
Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Votes Maj. Mrg.
1stBill Whitmire (incumbent)3,91959.83%Craig A. Diem2,63140.17%———6,5501,28819.66%
3rdPhillip Bowers (incumbent)2,04865.18%Joe Burgett1,09434.82%———3,14295430.36%
5thNeal Collins (incumbent)2,97455.90%Brandy Tarleton2,34644.10%———5,32062811.80%
6thApril Cromer (incumbent)3,80657.35%Kyle White2,83042.65%———6,63697614.71%
8thDon Chapman (incumbent)2,44044.98%Sherry Hodges2,30742.53%Patrick Orr67812.50%5,4251332.45%
8th (runoff)Don Chapman (incumbent)2,27954.47%Sherry Hodges1,90545.53%———4,1842748.94%
10thThomas Beach (incumbent)3,20868.68%Stewart Watson1,46331.32%———4,6711,74537.36%
11thCraig A. Gagnon (incumbent)3,39574.55%Jesse Turner1,15925.45%———4,5542,23649.10%
13thJohn R. McCravy III (incumbent)4,52083.44%John D. Jefferson89716.56%———5,4173,62366.88%
14thRick Shealy3,08960.11%Luke Samuel Rankin (incumbent)2,05039.89%———5,1391,03920.22%
21stDianne Mitchell3,88673.47%Heather Currie1,40326.53%———5,2892,48346.95%
22ndPaul Wickensimer (incumbent)3,80877.07%Randolph Chuck Rhode Jr1,13322.93%———4,9412,67554.14%
26thDavid Martin (incumbent)2,41953.90%Elizabeth Enns2,06946.10%———4,4883507.80%
33rdTravis Moore (incumbent)3,28966.69%Abe Harris1,64333.31%———4,9321,64633.37%
36thRob Harris (incumbent)1,79650.49%Adam Crisp1,76149.51%———3,557350.98%
38thJosiah Magnuson (incumbent)4,45580.56%Charlianne Wyatt Nestlen1,07519.44%———5,5303,38061.12%
39thCal Forrest (incumbent)4,34377.73%Katie Hall85815.36%Fred Taylor3866.91%5,5873,48562.38%
40thJoe White (incumbent)3,72879.47%Johnathan Ammons96320.53%———4,6912,76558.94%
44thMike Neese (incumbent)2,41051.47%Tripp McCoy2,27248.53%———4,6821382.95%
45thBrandon Newton (incumbent)2,30156.23%Russell Brazell1,79143.77%———4,09251012.46%
65thCody Mitchell (incumbent)3,21173.26%Barbara Arthur1,17226.74%———4,3832,03946.52%
69thChris Wooten (incumbent)2,90756.51%John Allen2,23743.49%———5,14467013.02%
86thTommy Paradise2,56974.40%Kim Ray88425.60%———3,4531,68548.80%
88thJohn Lastinger2,29963.54%Brian Duncan1,31936.46%———3,61898027.09%
91stDaniel Alexander1,94980.30%Tyler Morgan47819.70%———2,4271,47160.61%
96thHunter Hackett1,42648.24%Scotty Whetstone96432.61%Perry Finch56619.15%2,95646215.63%
96th (runoff)Hunter Hackett1,52567.30%Scotty Whetstone74132.70%———2,26635934.60%
99thJarrod Brooks1,74043.67%Kristy Gore1,14828.82%2 others[b]1,09627.51%3,98459214.86%
99th (runoff)Jarrod Brooks1,91364.61%Kristy Gore1,04835.39%———2,96135929.22%
112thJoe Bustos (incumbent)2,65257.11%Woody Sprouse1,39630.06%Brian Zuckerberg59612.83%4,6441,25627.05%
115thJohnnie Garmon2,04854.80%Carlton Walker1,68945.20%———3,7373599.61%

Democratic primaries

District Nominee Runners-up Total
Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Votes Maj. Mrg.
1stJasmine Williams92466.96%Juni Lynch45633.04%———1,38046833.91%
24thCaroline Avinger2,65181.05%Justin Sanders62018.95%———3,2712,03162.09%
25thWendell K. Jones (incumbent)2,27954.48%Derrick L. Quarles1,90445.52%———4,1833758.96%
31stRosalyn Henderson-Myers (incumbent)1,55851.95%Mo Abusaft1,44148.05%———2,9991173.90%
47thJustin Bennett83558.15%Peter Martinez60141.85%———1,43623416.30%
49thJohn Richard C. King (incumbent)3,19680.95%Perry Sutton75219.05%———3,9482,44461.90%
51stJ. David Weeks (incumbent)3,33379.87%Melissa J. Weeks Richardson84020.13%———4,1732,49359.74%
52ndMalcolm Taylor3,90961.74%Lawrence Moore1,51623.95%Patrick L. Tate90614.31%6,3312,39337.80%
54thJason S. Luck (incumbent)2,10255.67%Betty Jo Quick1,67444.33%———3,77642811.33%
60thAdrian Peguese Carter1,67357.85%Melissa OShea1,21942.15%———2,89245415.70%
61stCarol Goodman95666.76%Pete Bember47633.24%———1,43248033.52%
63rdKory Haskins1,70967.90%Sloan Hilton80832.10%———2,51790135.80%
64thMichele Demery2,87465.89%Jack Spann1,48834.11%———4,3621,38631.77%
70thRobert Reese (incumbent)2,86050.15%Noah Barker1,52526.74%Eve Carlin1,31823.11%5,7031,33523.41%
73rdChris R. Hart (incumbent)3,93076.15%Cam George1,23123.85%———5,1612,69952.30%
79thHamilton R. Grant (incumbent)5,52671.91%Anthony Stovall2,15928.09%———7,6853,36743.81%
86thMalcolm Green1,41772.63%Stuart Epting53427.37%———1,95188345.26%
94thSally Hebert1,46457.50%Collin Holloway56422.15%Bryan Sharper51820.35%2,54690035.35%
99thSamuel Price1,26959.75%Jacob Goddard85540.25%———2,12441419.49%
101stRoger K. Kirby (incumbent)3,38960.91%Martin Cunningham1,58428.47%Cheryl O. Lane59110.62%5,5641,80532.44%
102ndMontez Aiken2,15555.48%Katie McCravy1,72944.52%———3,88442610.97%
103rdCarl Anderson (incumbent)3,10670.40%Wendell M. Padgett1,30629.60%———4,4121,80040.80%
116thClay Middleton3,24667.48%Radia Baxter94119.56%David Bell62312.95%4,8102,30547.92%
121stShannon N. DeLoach2,15953.71%Michael F. Rivers Sr. (incumbent)1,86146.29%———4,0202987.41%
122ndKorey Williams3,85570.21%Maja Moore1,63629.79%———5,4912,21940.41%
123rdAnn C. Shippy2,22369.40%Willie P. Aiken98030.60%———3,2031,24338.81%

General election summary

District Republican Democratic Libertarian Total
Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Votes Maj. Mrg.
1stBill Whitmire (incumbent)%Jasmine Williams%———%
2ndAdam Lewis Duncan (incumbent)%Candace Schutt%Chris Des Marais%%

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Lucas Atkinson switched parties.
  2. ↑ Shawn Pinkston: 638 votes, 16.01%; David Herndon: 458 votes, 11.50%

References

  1. ↑ Booker, Brakkton (July 29, 2025). "The 2026 midterms are officially underway". POLITICO. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ "South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". NCSL. May 9, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ Carter, Tatiana (March 30, 2026). "For the first time, SC Democrats run in every state and federal race". WLOS. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  5. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (January 22, 2026). "Handicapping The 2026 State Legislative Map: A First Look". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  6. ↑ "South Carolina - State Navigate". State Navigate. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Candidate Listing". vrems.scvotes.sc.gov. Archived from the original on March 18, 2026. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  8. ↑ "2026 Statewide Primaries June 9, 2026". South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives_election