Oconee County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for South Carolina House and more, and where they stand on schools and agriculture.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Oconee County is split across 2 South Carolina House districts.
Find your districts by addressSouth Carolina House: 2 districtsDistricts 1, 2
South Carolina House District 1Bill Whitmire (R) · Jasmine Williams (D)
Bill Whitmire
Top priorities
- Parents' role in children's education
- Responsible taxes and spending
- Protecting life and supporting families
Per the campaign site.
About Bill Whitmire
Bill Whitmire has served in the South Carolina House of Representatives since 2003 and is 2nd Vice Chair of House Ways and Means, per the campaign site. Whitmire is a retired educator and owner of S & W Farms who served in the U.S. Army Reserve and as Mayor of Walhalla from 2000 to 2002, per the campaign site.
Jasmine Williams
Top priorities
- Closing rural-urban teacher pay gaps and making school meals free
- Expanding Medicaid coverage for uninsured South Carolinians
- Reforming road maintenance funding and studying mileage fees for commercial vehicles
Per the campaign site.
About Jasmine Williams
Jasmine Williams was born and raised in Long Creek, South Carolina, and works for a local environmental nonprofit focused on protecting the rivers and forests of Oconee and Pickens counties, per Williams's campaign site.
Bill Whitmire (Republican), Jasmine Williams (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Bill Whitmire is the sitting member, per the House roster. Bill Whitmire won the June 9 Republican primary with 59.8 percent over Craig A Diem (40.2 percent). Jasmine Williams won the June 9 Democratic primary with 67.0 percent over Juni Lynch (33.0 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 2Christopher Damian Des Marais (Libertarian) · Adam Duncan (R) · Candace Schutt (D)
Christopher Damian Des Marais
No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Adam Duncan
Top priorities
- Conservative values with Oconee first
- Small business, not corporate lobbyists
- Main Street job creators and farmers
Per the campaign site.
About Adam Duncan
Adam Duncan represents South Carolina House District 2 in Oconee County and was elected in June 2024, per the campaign site. Duncan graduated from West-Oak High School, wrestled at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and has coached with JET Wrestling and West-Oak wrestling, per the campaign site.
Candace Schutt
Candace Schutt is the Democratic nominee for South Carolina House District 2 in Oconee County, per WSNW radio. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Christopher Damian Des Marais (Libertarian), Adam Duncan (Republican), Candace Schutt (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Adam Duncan is the sitting member, per the House roster. Christopher Damian Des Marais (Libertarian) also qualified for the November ballot, per the Election Commission's listing. 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 Oconee County, South Carolina on November 3, 2026?
Oconee County sample ballot 2026: see where the south carolina house candidates stand on schools and agriculture. 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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