2026 South Carolina gubernatorial election

Candidates Declared • Pamela Evette, lieutenant governor of South Carolina (2019–present) • Josh Kimbrell, state senator from the 11th district (2020–present) • Nancy Mace, U.S. representative for (2021–present) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 • Ralph Norman, U.S. representative for (2017–present) • Rom Reddy, businessman • Alan Wilson, attorney general of South Carolina (2011–present) • Running mate: Mike Reichenbach, state senator from the 31st district (2022–present) Withdrawn • Thomas Ravenel, former state treasurer of South Carolina (2007), candidate for U.S. Senate in 2004 and independent candidate in 2014 Decertified • Jacqueline Hicks DuBose, bus driver Declined • Mark Sanford, former governor (2003–2011), U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district (1995–2001, 2013–2019), and candidate for president in 2020 (ran for congress) Endorsements Polling Aggregate polls ==Democratic primary==

Candidates Declared • Jermaine Johnson, state representative from the 80th district (2020–present) • William Mullins McLeod Jr., trial attorney and candidate for governor in 2010 • Billy Webster, former chief of staff for Richard Riley and businessman Declined • Russell Ott, state senator from the 26th district (2024–present) Endorsements Polling == Third-parties and independents ==

Candidates Declared • Gary Votour, South Carolina Workers Party, Democratic candidate for governor in 2022 • Walid Hakim, South Carolina Green Party, veteran Democratic candidate for South Carolina's 6th congressional district in 2022; • Running mate: Candace Brewer,{{cite news |url=https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2026-03-17/the-state-house-gavel-new-gov-hopefuls-enter-2026-race-as-filing-opens-hemp-to-lead-week-10 |title=The State House Gavel: New gov hopefuls enter 2026 race as filing opens |date=March 17, 2026 |website=South Carolina Public Radio |first1=Maayan |last1=Schechter == General election ==