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Who was on the ballot in 29036?

Lexington County, SC

Reported by The Ballot Brief Editorial Team. Updated as public election and video sources change.

As of November 5, 2026, local outlets reported winners in 7 of 12 races on this page; South Carolina certifies on November 6. Fields below show the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. Certified results will appear here as election offices certify them. South Carolina certifies the general election by November 6, 2026; county canvasses are due November 5. Official results: www.enr-scvotes.org/SC.

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12 races in your ZIP preview.

About this preview
County and municipal contests depend on your exact address: use the address lookup below for the full slate. Every race links to official sources on the South Carolina voter hub.

Who won in Lexington County? The official answers are due by November 6.

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What local news is reporting

Not official yetUpdated November 5, 2026

One line per race on this page, each cited to the outlet that reported it. We do not call races. Official running count: South Carolina official results.

U.S. House, District 2
Joe Wilson led the race for U.S. House, District 2 with 49.84% to 48.81% with 100 percent of counties reporting, The Post and Courier reported.The Post and Courier, “Joe Wilson narrowly leads in unexpectedly close race for SC Congressional seat”, November 5, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
U.S. Senate
Annie Andrews was projected the winner of the race for U.S. Senate, The Post and Courier reported.The Post and Courier, “In stunning upset, Democrat Annie Andrews knocks off Darline Graham as SC Senate seat turns blue”, November 3, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Governor
Alan Wilson won the race for Governor, WIS reported.WIS, “Alan Wilson wins election for SC governor”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Attorney General
David Stumbo won the race for Attorney General, WIS reported.WIS, “David Stumbo wins, will become S.C.’s next attorney general”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Superintendent of Education
Ellen Weaver won the race for Superintendent of Education with 51.1% to 48.1% per WMBF at 1:30 a.m., WIS reported.WIS, “Ellen Weaver secures second term as S.C. Superintendent”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Treasurer
Curtis Loftis won the race for Treasurer, WIS reported.WIS, “Curtis Loftis wins another term as S.C. State Treasurer”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Comptroller
Mike Burkhold won the race for Comptroller, WIS reported.WIS, “Mike Burkhold wins, will become S.C.’s next comptroller general”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Agriculture Commissioner
Cody Simpson won the race for Agriculture Commissioner, WIS reported.WIS, “Cody Simpson becomes new S.C. agriculture commissioner”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Secretary of State
No report found yet
Lexington County Probate Judge
No report found yet
Lexington County Soil and Water District Commission
No report found yet
Watershed Conservation District, Hollow Creek (Lexington County)
No report found yet

Reports are checked daily until South Carolina certifies on November 6; a certified winner replaces the report on that day.

29036 sample ballot preview

U.S. House, South Carolina District 2
3 candidates
Federal ▾
ZK
Zyon Khalifa
DEM
Biography
Zyon Khalifa is an Air Force veteran and 2023 University of South Carolina graduate who also holds a law degree from Southern University Law Center, per WFXG. Raised in Aiken County, he is the Democratic nominee for South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District. On his campaign site he describes himself as an Air Force reservist and former University of South Carolina track athlete who joined the reserves in 2020 as a transportation logistics specialist and earned a Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center in May 2026, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Economic growth, good-paying jobs and small-business support
  • Education, including higher teacher pay and public school funding
  • Expanding health care access
Campaign siteFull profile
DA
Dayna Alane Smith
Workers Party
Biography
Dayna Alane Smith is the Workers Party candidate for South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the South Carolina Election Commission's general-election candidate listing. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Full profile
Joe Wilson portrait
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Joe Wilson
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Joe Wilson has represented South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District since 2001, per his official House biography. A Charleston native and University of South Carolina law graduate, he practiced real estate law in West Columbia, served on the staffs of Senator Strom Thurmond and Congressman Floyd Spence, was a deputy general counsel at the U.S. Department of Energy under President Reagan, served 17 years in the South Carolina Senate and retired as a Colonel after 31 years in the Army Reserves and South Carolina Army National Guard, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Economy, fiscal responsibility and a balanced budget
  • Peace through strength and national security
  • Energy infrastructure and advanced energy innovation
Record in office
Passed.
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Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Zyon Khalifa (Democratic), Dayna Alane Smith (Workers Party), Joe Wilson (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot for South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District, per the South Carolina Election Commission's general-election candidate listing. Joe Wilson won the June 9 Republican primary with 74.2 percent over Hamp Redmond (13.9 percent), Sam Gibbons (11.9 percent). No candidate reached 50 percent in the June 9 Democratic primary (David Robinson II 41.0 percent, Zyon Khalifa 34.1 percent, Roger Pruitt 20.0 percent and 1 others); Zyon Khalifa won the June 23 runoff with 53.8 percent over David Robinson II (46.2 percent). Dayna Alane Smith (Workers Party) also qualified for the November ballot, per the Election Commission's listing. South Carolina primaries require a majority; runoffs were held June 23. Results per the Election Commission's official results.
U.S. Senate
4 candidates
Federal ▾
Darline Graham portrait
DG
Darline Graham
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Darline Graham is South Carolina's sitting U.S. senator, appointed by Gov. Henry McMaster on July 13, 2026 and sworn in July 14, per the governor's office. She spent nearly 30 years in state government, including as agency head of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind, where she led 130 employees in 10 offices and a $90 million budget, and in roles at the state vocational rehabilitation agency and the Department of Employment and Workforce, per the campaign site. She is the Republican nominee for the full term on the November 3, 2026 ballot after winning the party's August 25 special nomination runoff, per the South Carolina Election Commission's candidate listing.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lower taxes, less waste and more jobs
  • Secure the border and stop the fentanyl
  • Protect life
Campaign siteFull profile
Annie Andrews portrait
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Annie Andrews
DEM
Biography
Annie Andrews is a pediatrician who has spent nearly 20 years caring for South Carolina children, from newborns to adolescents, per the campaign site. She is a mother who says she decided to run after seeing families struggling in ways she believes should not be accepted as normal, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Healthcare is a right, not a privilege
  • An economy that works for working people
  • Strong schools and affordable child care
Campaign siteFull profile
Kasie Whitener portrait
KW
Kasie Whitener
Libertarian
Biography
Kasie Whitener is a University of South Carolina clinical assistant professor of entrepreneurship, director of the Faber Entrepreneurship Center, a business owner and a radio host from Blythewood, per her campaign site. She is the Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the South Carolina Election Commission's candidate listing.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • A balanced budget amendment and reducing the national debt
  • Real oversight of government and ending protectionist policies
  • Independent, accessible representation over party operatives
Campaign siteFull profile
MH
Mark Hackett
Constitution
Biography
Mark Hackett is the Constitution Party nominee for U.S. Senate on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the South Carolina Election Commission's candidate listing. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Full profile
Governor
4 candidates
Statewide ▾
Alan Wilson portrait
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Alan Wilson
REP
Biography
Alan Wilson is the Republican nominee for South Carolina governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the South Carolina Election Commission's candidate listing, and the state's attorney general. His campaign emphasizes law enforcement, public safety, conservative legal leadership, veterans, and a Wilson-Reichenbach ticket for governor and lieutenant governor. Mike Reichenbach is the running mate for lieutenant governor, per the South Carolina Election Commission's general-election candidate listing.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Strengthen law enforcement and public safety
  • Advance conservative legal and executive leadership
  • Support veterans, families, and economic growth
Campaign siteFull profile
Jermaine Johnson portrait
JJ
Jermaine Johnson
DEM
Biography
Jermaine Johnson is the Democratic nominee for South Carolina governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the South Carolina Election Commission's candidate listing. He has served in the South Carolina House of Representatives since 2020, per the campaign site and the House roster. Sam Skardon is the running mate for lieutenant governor, per the South Carolina Election Commission's general-election candidate listing.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Slash the income tax
  • Lower property taxes
  • Build affordable housing
Campaign siteFull profile
WH
Walid Hakim
Green
Biography
Hakim was born in Kuwait and moved to South Carolina in 1985, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a military policeman and has worked as a car salesman, restaurant owner, police officer, political consultant and actor.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Education reform
  • A fair tax system
  • Law and order reform
Campaign siteFull profile
Michael Addison portrait
MA
Michael Addison
United Citizens
Biography
Michael Addison is a Medical Director who has provided care to more than 15,000 patients in South Carolina, per his campaign site. He is also a Licensed Asbestos Inspector and EPA- and OSHA-certified property damage analyst who has served as an expert witness in court, per the campaign site. He has worked as a community organizer with R.A.C.E., providing foreclosure prevention and job training assistance, and is running for Governor of South Carolina, per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
David Stumbo portrait
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David Stumbo
REP
Biography
David Stumbo is the Republican nominee for South Carolina attorney general. He has been Solicitor for the Eighth Judicial Circuit (Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens and Newberry counties) since his election in November 2012 and is in his fourth term, was president of the South Carolina Solicitors' Association from 2017 to 2020, and earlier prosecuted in the 11th Judicial Circuit and in the state Attorney General's Office, where he led the Internet Crimes Against Children task force, per the campaign site. The office is open with incumbent Alan Wilson running for governor.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protect the sanctity of life, religious liberty and parental rights
  • Put violent criminals behind bars and support law enforcement
  • Defend the Constitution and keep government power in check
Campaign siteFull profile
RH
Richard Hricik
DEM
Biography
Richard Hricik is a Lowcountry attorney with more than 30 years of practice and the Democratic nominee for South Carolina attorney general on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per Live 5 News and the SC Election Commission's candidate listing. He is running without accepting campaign contributions or self-funding, per Live 5 News.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Defend the rule of law as the state's chief legal officer, per his Live 5 News interview
  • Give the attorney general's civil and consumer-protection duties more attention alongside criminal cases, per his Live 5 News interview
  • Run without donations, PACs or self-funding, per Live 5 News
Campaign siteFull profile
Secretary of State
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Mark Hammond portrait
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Mark Hammond
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Campaign site credits the Secretary of State's office with the Business One Stop and the High Growth Small Business Job Creation Act, and says South Carolina ranks in the top 5 nationwide for charitable giving under its oversight, per the campaign site. Mark Hammond is South Carolina's incumbent secretary of state and the Republican nominee for another term, serving since 2003. He campaigns on business services efficiency and charity-fraud enforcement.
Campaign siteFull profile
Jason Belton portrait
JB
Jason Belton
DEM
Biography
Jason Belton is the Democratic nominee for secretary of state on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the SC Election Commission's candidate listing. Jason Belton is Vice President of the Greater Columbia Central Labor Council, per the campaign site. The site describes him as a labor advocate, community organizer, and business and non-profit consultant, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Ending Deceptive Practices: strict disclosure for professional fundraisers
  • Empowering Local Business: cut red tape; satellite offices in every SC county
  • Restoring Election Integrity: uniform standards across all 46 counties
Campaign siteFull profile
Superintendent of Education
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
Ellen Weaver portrait
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Ellen Weaver
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Weaver serves as South Carolina's State Superintendent of Education and previously worked with U.S. Senator Jim DeMint; the campaign site says she grew up in South Carolina with experience ranging from public education to construction work, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Literacy and academic achievement
  • School choice
  • Workforce-ready education
Campaign siteFull profile
SW
Sylvia Wright
DEM
Biography
Sylvia Wright has worked in South Carolina public education for more than twenty years, most recently as District Coordinator for Secondary Education at Dorchester School District Four, according to her campaign site. She holds a Doctor of Education degree from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Education from The Citadel, per the site.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Preschool for every 4-year-old regardless of family income, per the SC Daily Gazette
Campaign siteFull profile
BA
Baba Amin Ojuok
United Citizens
Biography
Baba Amin Ojuok is on the SC Election Commission's candidate listing as the United Citizens Party candidate for Superintendent of Education on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of October 1, 2026.
Full profile
Treasurer
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Curtis Loftis portrait
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Curtis Loftis
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Loftis is South Carolina's State Treasurer, first elected in 2010, overseeing the state's public funds, investments, and asset custody, per the campaign site. He is a small business owner and founder of the Saluda Charitable Foundation, and a graduate of the University of South Carolina, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Safeguard state funds
  • Investment transparency
  • Taxpayer protection
Campaign siteFull profile
Vincent Coe portrait
VC
Vincent Coe
DEM
Biography
Vincent Coe is the Democratic nominee for South Carolina treasurer on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the SC Election Commission's candidate listing. Vincent Coe is a trained bank examiner who was raised in Darlington County, South Carolina, per the campaign site. He began as an FDIC trainee bank examiner in January 2009 and was a bank examiner at the Federal Reserve in Atlanta from 2018 to 2020, per the campaign site. He later worked as a bank vice president in compliance and is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager, per the campaign site. He earned a law degree from Case Western Reserve in 2014 and studied finance at the University of South Carolina's Moore School, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Open the books: a public monthly report on every account, investment and fee
  • Get taxpayers a better deal: bid out the state's banking contracts to cut fees
  • Serve all 46 counties: better banking and investment help for every local government
Campaign siteFull profile
Comptroller
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
MB
Mike Burkhold
REP
Biography
Mike Burkhold is a Charleston businessman and founder of Equiscript, a healthcare technology company serving hospitals and health centers, per his Greenville News op-ed. The State reports he started Equiscript in 2009 and was the only Republican to file for comptroller general.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Expose the budget: build transparency tools for the public
  • Watchdog oversight: scrutinize every expense
  • Reform the role: from bookkeeper to taxpayer advocate
Campaign siteFull profile
Tiffany Boozer portrait
TB
Tiffany Boozer
DEM
Biography
Tiffany Boozer is a Certified Public Accountant with experience in financial reporting, analysis and compliance, per her campaign site. She is running for South Carolina Comptroller General, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Focuses her campaign on ensuring the state's accounting records are accurate and compliant with government accounting standards
Campaign siteFull profile
Agriculture Commissioner
4 candidates
Statewide ▾
CS
Cody Simpson
REP
Biography
Cody Simpson is a fifth generation South Carolina farmer, according to his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Supporting South Carolina farm families and family farming operations
Campaign siteFull profile
DB
DeShawn Blanding
DEM
Biography
DeShawn Blanding grew up in the Silver Community of Clarendon County and is the grandson of a fourth generation South Carolina farmer, according to his campaign site. His career has focused on helping legislators, government officials and the public understand agriculture and food access, per the site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Increasing access to food and lowering food costs
  • Simplifying government processes for farmers with local solutions
  • Securing farmland and the food supply chain
Campaign siteFull profile
MS
Michael Sullens
Libertarian
Biography
Michael Sullens is on the SC Election Commission's candidate listing as the Libertarian candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of October 1, 2026.
Full profile
CN
Chris Nelums
United Citizens
Biography
Chris Nelums is an entrepreneur since 1985 and the chief pastor and overseer of Speak to My Heart Ministries in Winnsboro, per the ministry's leadership page, which also lists him as a 2018 statewide candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture and a Keenan High School and Benedict College graduate. No campaign website was found as of October 1, 2026.
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Countywide races in Lexington County

ZIP 29036 sits in Lexington County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Lexington County races (23).

Lexington County Probate Judge
1 candidate
County ▾
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Brian Eckstrom
REP
Biography
Brian Eckstrom is an associate attorney at Moore Bradley Myers Law Firm, where his practice includes criminal defense, DUI defense, civil litigation and probate law, per his law firm biography. He previously spent about eight years as an assistant solicitor in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit focusing on DUI prosecution. Eckstrom is the son of longtime Lexington County Probate Judge Dan Eckstrom, per New Irmo News. Brian Eckstrom appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lexington County Probate Judge, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name was on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Brian Eckstrom (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot for Lexington County Probate Judge, per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Lexington County). Brian Eckstrom won the June 9 Republican primary with 66.4 percent over Cammie Campbell (33.6 percent). Results per the county's official Clarity results feed (enr-scvotes.org).
Lexington County Soil and Water District Commission
2 candidates
County ▾
KH
Kathryn Hensley
Nonpartisan
Biography
Kathryn Hensley appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lexington County Soil and Water District Commission, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Kathryn Hensley.
Full profile
BS
Brad Sease
Nonpartisan
Biography
Brad Sease appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lexington County Soil and Water District Commission, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Brad Sease.
Full profile
About this race
Kathryn Hensley (Nonpartisan), Brad Sease (Nonpartisan) meet on the November 3 ballot for Lexington County Soil and Water District Commission, per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Lexington County). Nonpartisan office: no primary; the November 3 vote decides.
Watershed Conservation District, Hollow Creek (Lexington County)
1 candidate
County ▾
JR
Jeff Rikard
Nonpartisan
Biography
Jeff Rikard appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Hollow Creek (Lexington County), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Jeff Rikard.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name was on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Jeff Rikard (Nonpartisan) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot for Watershed Conservation District, Hollow Creek (Lexington County), per the SC Election Commission's Candidate Tracking System (filing location Lexington County). Nonpartisan office: no primary; the November 3 vote decides.

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