South Carolina

South Carolina Governor 2026

Safe RPrimary

Open Seat

An open governor's race in South Carolina that leans heavily Republican. The Republican-held seat is expected to remain in GOP hands after the primary.

Democratic Primary

No candidates yet

Republican Primary
Pamela Evette
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
21.1%
Alan Wilson
Attorney General of South Carolina
20.3%
Ralph Norman
U.S. Representative, SC-5
15.7%
Nancy Mace
U.S. Representative, SC-1
14.1%
Rom Reddy
Businessman and PAC founder
10.1%
Josh Kimbrell
State Senator, 11th District
2.9%

Polling

Polling Average

Polling average as of May 8, 2026 · updated 18 days ago

Recent Polls(13)

2026-05-08
n 813LV
Evette21%
Wilson18%
Norman13%
Mace12%
Reddy11%
Kimbrell2%
2026-05-07
n 1,089LV
Evette25%
Wilson23%
Norman20%
Mace15%
Reddy10%
Kimbrell4%
n 604LV
Evette12%
Wilson20%
Norman14%
Mace13%
Reddy10%
Kimbrell3%
2026-03-27
n 805LV
Evette19%
Wilson15%
Norman13%
Mace18%
Reddy5%
Kimbrell1%
2026-03-17
n 810LV
Evette21%
Wilson19%
Norman8%
Mace22%
Reddy
Kimbrell1%
n 806LV
Evette16%
Wilson22%
Norman11%
Mace22%
Reddy
Kimbrell3%
2026-01-22
n 800LV
Evette17%
Wilson23%
Norman13%
Mace13%
Reddy
Kimbrell2%
2026-01-21
n 1,076LV
Evette22%
Wilson20%
Norman10%
Mace17%
Reddy
Kimbrell2%
2025-12-01
n 600LV
Evette16%
Wilson22%
Norman12%
Mace11%
Reddy
Kimbrell2%
n 595LV
Evette17%
Wilson8%
Norman8%
Mace18%
Reddy
Kimbrell3%
2025-09-22
n 1,094LV
Evette18%
Wilson16%
Norman10%
Mace19%
Reddy
Kimbrell2%
n 500LV
Evette7%
Wilson21%
Norman6%
Mace16%
Reddy
Kimbrell2%
2025-03-10
n 1,127LV
Evette32%
Wilson28%
Norman12%
Mace29%
Reddy
Kimbrell

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