Marion County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for South Carolina House and more, and where they stand on roads and health care.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Marion 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.
Marion County is split across 2 South Carolina House districts.
Find your districts by addressSouth Carolina House: 2 districtsDistricts 57, 59
South Carolina House District 57Lucas Atkinson (R) · Cynthia O Ford (D)
Lucas Atkinson
Lucas Atkinson is a consultant who has represented Horry, Marion and Williamsburg counties in the South Carolina House since 2017, per the Legislature's roster. He serves on the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee and has served on the Marion County Progress Board since 2010, per the Legislature's roster. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Cynthia O Ford
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Rural economic development, affordable housing and community stability, per VOTE411 responses
- Infrastructure improvements (roads, water systems, broadband) balanced with environmental protection, per VOTE411 responses
- Expanding healthcare access and addressing provider shortages, per VOTE411 responses
About Cynthia O Ford
Cynthia O. Ford is a community leader, author, consultant and veteran running for South Carolina House District 57, per Holy City Sinner. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Lucas Atkinson (Republican), Cynthia O Ford (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Lucas Atkinson 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 59Terry Alexander (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Terry Alexander
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Improving infrastructure
- Access to health care
- Protecting the right to vote
About Terry Alexander
Began his career as field director for Congressman Robin Tallon and served on the Florence County Council for 16 years, twice as chairman, per the campaign site. Businessman, education consultant, pastor and adjunct professor of religion with a B.A. from Francis Marion University and an M.Div. from Howard University, per the campaign site. Terry Alexander is an education consultant and pastor at Monumental Missionary Baptist Church, per the South Carolina House of Representatives. He is a graduate of Francis Marion University and Howard University School of Divinity and serves as an adjunct professor of religion at Limestone College, per the same source.
Terry Alexander (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Terry Alexander 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.
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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 Marion County, South Carolina on November 3, 2026?
Marion 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?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for South Carolina are listed on the South Carolina election hub. South Carolina election hub →
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