South Carolina Governor
Governor · South Carolina · Statewide · General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Candidates on the November 3 ballot
Certified candidates
- Jermaine Johnson Democratic
- Walid Hakim Green
- Alan Wilson Republican
Certified candidate list from Candidate Alerts, as of 2026-09-25, based on South Carolina State Election Commission; South Carolina Election Commission. Includes candidates the database marks as on the November 3 ballot. Incumbent tags here follow the database.
Past election results
Demographics
2020 Census demographics by district are not yet published in this data set.
0 of 2,312 precincts are above 50%, and 35 are above 25%. Source: Census American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year block groups, allocated to current precinct shapes by area.
Poll status
Map
Statewide race. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (cb_2024_us_state_20m).
County map: past elections and demographics
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Precinct-level maps and tables are on the U.S. House district pages.
County results (46 counties)
| County | 2024 President | 2022 Governor | 2020 President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | Votes | Margin | Votes | Margin | Votes | |
| Abbeville | R+42.4 | 12,048 | R+40.8 | 8,601 | R+33.1 | 12,433 |
| Aiken | R+25.9 | 86,091 | R+32.7 | 54,860 | R+22.7 | 85,185 |
| Allendale | D+44.7 | 3,023 | D+36.9 | 1,820 | D+52.4 | 3,593 |
| Anderson | R+47.4 | 98,296 | R+46.7 | 63,419 | R+42.0 | 96,093 |
| Bamberg | D+15.3 | 5,694 | D+11.4 | 3,983 | D+24.6 | 6,482 |
| Barnwell | R+15.5 | 9,803 | R+17.6 | 6,257 | R+7.5 | 10,321 |
| Beaufort | R+14.5 | 104,403 | R+17.5 | 71,706 | R+10.0 | 97,835 |
| Berkeley | R+16.3 | 112,834 | R+12.9 | 71,400 | R+11.7 | 104,458 |
| Calhoun | R+14.3 | 7,914 | R+16.7 | 5,622 | R+4.8 | 8,291 |
| Charleston | D+5.7 | 214,521 | D+12.4 | 153,488 | D+12.9 | 218,857 |
| Cherokee | R+51.4 | 24,839 | R+53.4 | 16,142 | R+43.8 | 25,270 |
| Chester | R+17.2 | 15,556 | R+21.6 | 9,583 | R+10.9 | 15,757 |
| Chesterfield | R+28.1 | 18,391 | R+28.3 | 12,557 | R+20.5 | 18,876 |
| Clarendon | R+12.3 | 16,320 | R+12.1 | 11,457 | R+0.7 | 16,733 |
| Colleton | R+18.2 | 18,276 | R+15.3 | 12,545 | R+9.5 | 19,283 |
| Darlington | R+13.3 | 30,331 | R+16.0 | 20,038 | R+5.0 | 32,417 |
| Dillon | R+10.8 | 11,861 | R+10.5 | 7,915 | R+1.1 | 13,101 |
| Dorchester | R+14.6 | 77,764 | R+11.3 | 49,794 | R+10.5 | 77,278 |
| Edgefield | R+31.8 | 13,919 | R+35.4 | 8,806 | R+24.3 | 13,304 |
| Fairfield | D+13.2 | 11,215 | D+11.4 | 8,413 | D+22.7 | 12,136 |
| Florence | R+8.0 | 61,140 | R+11.0 | 41,439 | R+2.3 | 64,510 |
| Georgetown | R+19.5 | 37,754 | R+19.9 | 27,501 | R+12.7 | 36,668 |
| Greenville | R+22.2 | 263,316 | R+23.2 | 178,134 | R+18.2 | 258,155 |
| Greenwood | R+29.0 | 30,888 | R+31.5 | 21,801 | R+22.8 | 32,006 |
| Hampton | D+6.4 | 8,233 | D+4.3 | 5,630 | D+15.2 | 9,305 |
| Horry | R+38.5 | 205,954 | R+39.6 | 133,661 | R+33.2 | 179,744 |
| Jasper | R+9.6 | 18,227 | R+13.6 | 11,128 | D+0.7 | 14,394 |
| Kershaw | R+28.2 | 33,533 | R+26.6 | 22,402 | R+23.1 | 33,629 |
| Lancaster | R+24.8 | 54,427 | R+31.1 | 34,551 | R+22.8 | 49,868 |
| Laurens | R+40.8 | 30,213 | R+40.3 | 19,821 | R+32.3 | 30,488 |
| Lee | D+17.7 | 8,076 | D+18.4 | 5,255 | D+27.5 | 8,431 |
| Lexington | R+33.5 | 146,903 | R+30.7 | 99,656 | R+30.1 | 144,568 |
| Marion | D+10.5 | 13,388 | D+7.6 | 8,416 | D+21.5 | 14,704 |
| Marlboro | D+2.4 | 10,152 | D+0.6 | 6,537 | D+10.9 | 11,446 |
| McCormick | R+17.1 | 6,153 | R+21.9 | 4,567 | R+4.8 | 5,697 |
| Newberry | R+34.3 | 18,129 | R+32.5 | 12,835 | R+24.1 | 18,631 |
| Oconee | R+51.5 | 42,264 | R+50.5 | 28,965 | R+47.4 | 40,668 |
| Orangeburg | D+24.6 | 36,970 | D+26.7 | 26,191 | D+33.2 | 41,205 |
| Pickens | R+52.7 | 60,451 | R+50.9 | 40,205 | R+50.8 | 57,546 |
| Richland | D+34.6 | 182,411 | D+34.2 | 127,368 | D+38.3 | 193,822 |
| Saluda | R+44.4 | 9,014 | R+44.4 | 6,560 | R+35.0 | 9,274 |
| Spartanburg | R+33.6 | 155,597 | R+32.8 | 97,051 | R+27.3 | 148,655 |
| Sumter | D+4.9 | 45,170 | D+5.7 | 30,677 | D+13.0 | 48,920 |
| Union | R+32.7 | 12,289 | R+33.0 | 8,665 | R+24.5 | 13,257 |
| Williamsburg | D+21.7 | 14,330 | D+20.2 | 9,792 | D+29.8 | 15,985 |
| York | R+19.1 | 150,059 | R+22.9 | 95,978 | R+16.5 | 144,050 |
2024 President (Kamala D Harris/Tim Walz vs. Donald J Trump/JD Vance). Source: South Carolina Election Commission, official election night reporting / results (Clarity detail XML, county level). Official, South Carolina Election Commission election results (Clarity ENR final version 359624, 7/30/2025 10:46:52 AM EDT).
2022 Governor (Joe Cunningham/Tally Parham Casey vs. Henry McMaster/Pamela Evette). Source: South Carolina Election Commission, official election night reporting / results (Clarity detail XML, county level). Official, South Carolina Election Commission election results (Clarity ENR final version 313728, 11/17/2022 3:17:28 PM EST).
2020 President (Joseph R Biden | Kamala D Harris vs. Donald J Trump | Michael R Pence). Source: South Carolina Election Commission, official election night reporting / results (Clarity detail XML, county level). Official, South Carolina Election Commission election results (Clarity ENR final version 277849, 6/30/2021 8:42:35 AM EDT).
County demographics
| County | Population | Voting-age pop. | % White non-Hisp. | % Hispanic | % Black | % Asian | Median income* | % Bachelor's+ | % 18-29 (of adults) | % 65+ | % Homeowners | % Below poverty | % Spanish at home (adults) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide | 5,275,508 | 4,144,564 | 61.9% | 7.4% | 24.6% | 1.7% | $77k | 32.1% | 19.5% | 18.9% | 71.9% | 14.1% | 4.9% |
| Abbeville | 24,451 | 19,647 | 68.5% | 2.2% | 25.4% | 0.2% | $60k | 20.4% | 18.5% | 22.9% | 78.1% | 15.7% | 1.4% |
| Aiken | 174,102 | 136,729 | 63.5% | 7.2% | 23.7% | 0.9% | $78k | 31.9% | 17.3% | 20.8% | 76.5% | 14.4% | 3.9% |
| Allendale | 7,638 | 6,239 | 22.8% | 7.8% | 66.2% | 0.2% | $36k | 14.3% | 17.0% | 22.3% | 61.7% | 28.1% | 1.0% |
| Anderson | 209,699 | 162,262 | 75.0% | 5.2% | 13.5% | 1.0% | $71k | 26.4% | 18.8% | 18.4% | 74.8% | 14.6% | 2.9% |
| Bamberg | 13,040 | 10,658 | 37.0% | 1.4% | 59.4% | 0.5% | $47k | 17.9% | 21.0% | 23.9% | 70.4% | 24.3% | 1.1% |
| Barnwell | 20,493 | 15,630 | 50.5% | 2.9% | 42.8% | 0.6% | $53k | 13.9% | 18.8% | 19.1% | 70.9% | 25.0% | 1.7% |
| Beaufort | 193,999 | 160,146 | 67.3% | 12.4% | 15.5% | 1.1% | $93k | 46.0% | 18.2% | 28.4% | 76.0% | 9.6% | 8.0% |
| Berkeley | 244,042 | 186,275 | 60.1% | 9.1% | 22.8% | 2.5% | $89k | 31.0% | 21.0% | 14.8% | 74.7% | 9.9% | 6.0% |
| Calhoun | 14,153 | 11,515 | 54.8% | 3.9% | 39.0% | 0.2% | $59k | 24.4% | 14.9% | 24.4% | 85.0% | 13.0% | 3.0% |
| Charleston | 417,345 | 336,000 | 64.7% | 7.1% | 22.5% | 1.8% | $100k | 50.5% | 19.5% | 17.9% | 63.9% | 11.3% | 4.8% |
| Cherokee | 56,362 | 43,564 | 69.7% | 5.5% | 18.7% | 0.5% | $55k | 18.4% | 19.7% | 17.6% | 73.8% | 18.4% | 4.3% |
| Chester | 32,166 | 24,988 | 57.7% | 3.0% | 34.6% | 0.4% | $54k | 14.0% | 17.2% | 19.2% | 78.4% | 18.7% | 1.4% |
| Chesterfield | 43,769 | 34,068 | 58.4% | 5.9% | 30.0% | 0.5% | $51k | 13.6% | 17.9% | 19.0% | 72.8% | 20.4% | 4.5% |
| Clarendon | 30,996 | 25,350 | 49.2% | 3.2% | 44.1% | 0.8% | $55k | 18.2% | 17.2% | 24.9% | 72.9% | 15.4% | 1.9% |
| Colleton | 38,690 | 29,920 | 56.4% | 4.6% | 33.7% | 0.4% | $57k | 17.4% | 17.3% | 20.4% | 73.3% | 19.6% | 2.9% |
| Darlington | 62,513 | 48,603 | 53.3% | 2.5% | 40.4% | 0.6% | $57k | 19.9% | 19.3% | 19.8% | 70.8% | 21.0% | 2.2% |
| Dillon | 27,839 | 20,796 | 44.5% | 3.5% | 45.3% | 0.0% | $50k | 13.8% | 19.5% | 18.0% | 64.7% | 27.7% | 3.1% |
| Dorchester | 164,623 | 125,155 | 60.5% | 7.3% | 24.9% | 2.1% | $86k | 29.7% | 18.7% | 15.2% | 75.5% | 11.4% | 4.5% |
| Edgefield | 27,342 | 22,813 | 56.6% | 7.2% | 30.1% | 0.3% | $71k | 23.3% | 18.7% | 19.7% | 80.1% | 17.7% | 4.6% |
| Fairfield | 20,492 | 16,814 | 39.1% | 2.5% | 54.3% | 0.1% | $56k | 15.3% | 15.8% | 24.0% | 74.7% | 15.6% | 1.1% |
| Florence | 136,396 | 104,267 | 49.2% | 3.4% | 42.7% | 1.6% | $64k | 24.4% | 19.2% | 18.1% | 64.6% | 18.7% | 2.3% |
| Georgetown | 64,713 | 53,736 | 65.9% | 3.6% | 27.7% | 0.3% | $75k | 32.8% | 13.4% | 30.8% | 84.0% | 14.9% | 1.7% |
| Greenville | 548,271 | 422,800 | 65.2% | 11.6% | 15.3% | 2.5% | $84k | 41.2% | 19.9% | 16.7% | 68.9% | 10.8% | 8.2% |
| Greenwood | 69,474 | 53,896 | 57.6% | 7.3% | 31.3% | 0.9% | $61k | 24.7% | 20.6% | 19.3% | 67.0% | 15.1% | 3.2% |
| Hampton | 18,311 | 14,392 | 40.6% | 4.1% | 51.9% | 1.0% | $47k | 12.1% | 17.9% | 19.7% | 73.4% | 20.7% | 3.0% |
| Horry | 381,733 | 317,079 | 75.5% | 7.3% | 11.6% | 1.3% | $69k | 27.1% | 15.4% | 26.4% | 77.3% | 13.2% | 5.1% |
| Jasper | 32,332 | 26,426 | 46.5% | 17.6% | 32.6% | 0.6% | $69k | 26.2% | 18.0% | 23.3% | 77.2% | 17.7% | 13.8% |
| Kershaw | 68,162 | 52,321 | 65.8% | 5.9% | 23.7% | 0.7% | $72k | 24.0% | 16.2% | 18.9% | 82.0% | 13.2% | 3.9% |
| Lancaster | 104,603 | 81,983 | 67.2% | 7.5% | 19.2% | 2.5% | $88k | 33.6% | 15.0% | 21.7% | 83.3% | 11.4% | 5.6% |
| Laurens | 68,579 | 53,631 | 65.8% | 6.7% | 22.9% | 0.6% | $61k | 17.6% | 18.3% | 19.2% | 71.5% | 18.1% | 4.3% |
| Lee | 16,146 | 13,126 | 33.3% | 2.4% | 62.1% | 0.2% | $43k | 11.6% | 20.0% | 20.8% | 70.5% | 24.9% | 2.2% |
| Lexington | 304,252 | 234,321 | 70.4% | 7.9% | 15.1% | 2.2% | $83k | 34.0% | 17.7% | 17.1% | 77.5% | 11.1% | 5.2% |
| Marion | 28,782 | 22,449 | 38.6% | 2.7% | 54.8% | 0.0% | $41k | 14.4% | 17.3% | 21.7% | 62.6% | 29.9% | 2.5% |
| Marlboro | 25,895 | 20,739 | 38.3% | 2.7% | 47.7% | 0.4% | $37k | 9.0% | 18.1% | 19.1% | 63.1% | 28.5% | 2.5% |
| McCormick | 9,742 | 8,751 | 56.1% | 0.8% | 40.0% | 0.2% | $64k | 24.0% | 10.0% | 39.4% | 87.9% | 17.6% | 0.3% |
| Newberry | 38,142 | 29,973 | 59.8% | 9.2% | 28.7% | 0.5% | $63k | 23.1% | 19.9% | 20.4% | 73.1% | 17.4% | 6.0% |
| Oconee | 80,588 | 65,252 | 83.1% | 6.2% | 5.2% | 0.7% | $68k | 28.6% | 16.0% | 24.8% | 76.2% | 17.6% | 3.5% |
| Orangeburg | 82,627 | 64,946 | 33.2% | 2.7% | 60.6% | 1.0% | $51k | 19.3% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 67.0% | 22.5% | 1.6% |
| Pickens | 133,627 | 108,708 | 82.7% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 1.6% | $67k | 28.5% | 29.6% | 17.4% | 70.9% | 17.2% | 3.2% |
| Richland | 419,757 | 329,268 | 39.3% | 6.4% | 47.0% | 3.0% | $73k | 40.7% | 28.3% | 14.1% | 60.2% | 17.2% | 4.1% |
| Saluda | 19,145 | 14,947 | 57.2% | 17.1% | 21.2% | 0.4% | $55k | 20.4% | 16.4% | 20.6% | 78.6% | 18.7% | 13.4% |
| Spartanburg | 347,728 | 266,465 | 65.3% | 9.3% | 19.2% | 2.4% | $72k | 25.1% | 20.5% | 16.3% | 73.0% | 14.5% | 6.7% |
| Sumter | 104,489 | 79,720 | 43.6% | 4.5% | 45.8% | 1.4% | $65k | 23.5% | 21.8% | 17.8% | 68.3% | 16.5% | 3.5% |
| Union | 26,659 | 21,127 | 64.4% | 2.1% | 27.3% | 0.2% | $48k | 15.0% | 16.2% | 21.7% | 71.5% | 22.5% | 1.6% |
| Williamsburg | 30,348 | 24,451 | 32.2% | 2.5% | 63.1% | 0.8% | $46k | 17.4% | 17.2% | 22.7% | 76.4% | 23.3% | 2.1% |
| York | 291,258 | 222,620 | 66.4% | 7.3% | 18.2% | 3.0% | $98k | 39.2% | 17.8% | 15.4% | 74.6% | 8.4% | 4.5% |
Demographics are Census American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates for block groups, summed to counties. They describe the resident population, not registered or likely voters, and include non-citizens. ACS margins of error are not shown; small counties carry large error. Median income is a household-weighted average of block-group medians, an approximation.
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