Cherokee County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for South Carolina House and more, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Cherokee County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the South Carolina State Election Commission page.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Cherokee County is split across 2 South Carolina House districts.
Find your districts by addressSouth Carolina House: 2 districtsDistricts 29, 30
South Carolina House District 29Marina Franco (D) · Dennis Moss (R)
Marina Franco
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Invest in teachers and expand resources for students
- Reduce financial strain from housing, health care and daily expenses
- Support law enforcement while promoting accountability
About Marina Franco
Franco worked as a nurse assistant for more than 12 years and immigrated to the United States from Cuba, per the campaign site. She lives in Cowpens, South Carolina, and is the mother of a child with special needs, per the campaign site.
Dennis Moss
Dennis Moss is a retired South Carolina Highway Patrol officer who has represented Cherokee, Spartanburg and York counties in the South Carolina House since 2007, per the Legislature's roster. He chairs the House Invitations and Memorial Resolutions Committee and also serves on Ways and Means, per the Legislature's roster. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Marina Franco (Democratic), Dennis Moss (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Dennis Moss is the sitting member, per the House roster. South Carolina primaries require a majority (June 23 runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System active list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageSouth Carolina House District 30Stephanie Holstein (D) · Brian Lawson (R)
Stephanie Holstein
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Improving access to maternal and infant healthcare, especially in rural and low-income communities
- Raising wages for working families
- Reducing gun violence
About Stephanie Holstein
Holstein previously worked in project delivery leadership at the U.S. General Services Administration before losing that position in a mass federal workforce reduction, and is a returned Peace Corps volunteer who served in Uganda, per the campaign site. She has since been active in youth leadership, climate advocacy and early childhood education initiatives, per the campaign site.
Brian Lawson
Brian Lawson lives in the Chesnee area of Cherokee County, works as controller for Shiflett Holdings and was director of operations at American TransMed for nineteen years, per the campaign site. Lawson served as a volunteer firefighter for over fourteen years and is a National Registered Paramedic and past president of the South Carolina Ambulance Provider's Association, per the campaign site.
Stephanie Holstein (Democratic), Brian Lawson (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. M. Brian Lawson (R), the sitting member per the House roster, is not on the November ballot. South Carolina primaries require a majority (June 23 runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System active list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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South Carolina's June 9 primaries required a majority, with June 23 runoffs where no candidate reached one; unopposed nominees still print, and minor-party nominees and petition candidates certified by the Election Commission join the November 3 ballot, per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System.
Who is on the ballot in Cherokee County, South Carolina on November 3, 2026?
Cherokee County sample ballot 2026: who is running for south carolina house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in South Carolina?
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