Kershaw County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for South Carolina House and more, and where they stand on schools and roads.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Kershaw County is split across 5 South Carolina House districts.
Find your districts by addressSouth Carolina House: 5 districtsDistricts 45, 50, 52, 65, 70
South Carolina House District 45Brandon Newton (R) · Nicole Ventour (D)
Brandon Newton
Top priorities
- Fiscal responsibility
- Infrastructure and energy
- Education and school choice
Per the campaign site.
About Brandon Newton
Brandon Newton is a business instructor at the University of South Carolina Lancaster, per the South Carolina House of Representatives. He holds degrees from USC Lancaster, the University of South Carolina and an MBA from Winthrop University, per the same source.
Nicole Ventour
Nicole Ventour is a psychotherapist who opened a mental health agency, The Right Direction, after moving to Lancaster from Brooklyn, New York, per The Lancaster News. Ventour is running for South Carolina House District 45. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Brandon Newton (Republican), Nicole Ventour (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Brandon Newton is the sitting member, per the House roster. Brandon Newton won the June 9 Republican primary with 56.2 percent over Russell Brazell (43.8 percent). 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 50William Oden (R) · Keishan M Scott (D)
William Oden
Top priorities
- Sanctity of life
- Education that respects local values
- Parental rights in education
Per the campaign site.
About William Oden
William Oden served 23 years in the U.S. Air Force and has cybersecurity experience with the South Carolina State Guard, per Oden's campaign site. Oden is running for South Carolina House District 50.
Keishan M Scott
Keishan M. Scott is a minister and paralegal, per the South Carolina House of Representatives. Scott is a graduate of Central Carolina Technical College and the University of South Carolina and was elected in a June 2025 special election, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
William Oden (Republican), Keishan M Scott (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Keishan M Scott 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 52Malcolm Taylor (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Malcolm Taylor
Top priorities
- Infrastructure improvements
- Health and mental health care access
- Senior care and education
Per the WACH Fox.
About Malcolm Taylor
Malcolm Taylor holds a master's degree in theology from Hood Theological Seminary and is the Democratic candidate for South Carolina House District 52, currently represented by Jermaine Johnson. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Malcolm Taylor (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr. (D), the sitting member per the House roster, is not on the November ballot. Malcolm Taylor won the June 9 Democratic primary with 61.7 percent over Lawrence Moore (23.9 percent), Patrick L Tate (14.3 percent). 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 65Tanisha Baskin (D) · Cody T Mitchell (R)
Tanisha Baskin
Tanisha Baskin is the Democratic candidate for South Carolina House District 65, per the South Carolina Democratic Party. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Cody T Mitchell
Cody T. Mitchell is an attorney and businessman and a partner at Lucas, White & Mitchell since 2011, per the South Carolina House of Representatives. He is a graduate of Presbyterian College and the University of South Carolina School of Law and has served as municipal judge for several Pee Dee towns, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Tanisha Baskin (Democratic), Cody T Mitchell (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Cody T Mitchell is the sitting member, per the House roster. Cody T Mitchell won the June 9 Republican primary with 73.3 percent over Barbara Arthur (26.7 percent). 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 70Robert Reese (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Robert Reese
Robert Reese is vice president of operations at U.S. Biosphere Network and represents South Carolina House District 70, per the Legislature's roster. He chairs the Richland County Board of Zoning Appeals and previously led the Lower Richland Branch of the NAACP. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Robert Reese (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Robert Reese is the sitting member, per the House roster. Robert Reese won the June 9 Democratic primary with 50.1 percent over Noah Barker (26.7 percent), Eve Carlin (23.1 percent). 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.
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