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    The 2026 South Carolina gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor of South Carolina. Incumbent Governor Henry McMaster is term-limited and cannot seek a third full consecutive term. He took office on January 24, 2017, upon the resignation of fellow Republican Nikki Haley to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations under the first Trump administration and won full terms in 2018 and 2022.


    Republican primary




    = Candidates

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    Publicly expressed interest


    Sean Bennett, state senator from the 38th district (2012–present)
    Pamela Evette, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina (2019–present)
    Josh Kimbrell, state senator from the 11th district (2020–present)
    Nancy Mace, U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 1st congressional district (2021–present)
    Ralph Norman, U.S. representative from South Carolina's 5th congressional district (2017–present)
    Alan Wilson, South Carolina Attorney General (2011–present)


    Potential


    Adam Morgan, former state representative from the 20th district (2018–2024) and candidate for South Carolina's 4th congressional district in 2024
    Mark Sanford, former governor (2003–2011) and former U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 1st congressional district (1995–2001; 2013–2019)
    John Warren, mortgage company executive and candidate for governor in 2018


    Withdrawn


    Thomas Ravenel, former South Carolina State Treasurer (2007), candidate for U.S. Senate in 2004 and independent candidate in 2014


    Democratic primary




    = Candidates

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    Publicly expressed interest


    Jermaine Johnson, state representative from the 70th district (2020–present)
    Mullins McLeod, trial attorney and candidate for governor in 2010


    Potential


    Ivory Thigpen, state representative from the 79th district (2016–present)


    Declined


    Russell Ott, state senator from the 26th district (2024–present)


    General election




    = Predictions

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    See also


    2026 United States gubernatorial elections


    References

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