Primary Elections 2026 Recap: And the winner is…
June 10, 2026
Here is a brief recap of Tuesday evening’s election results. For more information, visit the Georgetown County Election and Voter Registration website.
Statewide offices
In the Gubernatorial race, Lt. Governor Pamela Evette will face Attorney General Alan Wilson in a runoff on June 23 for the Republican primary, while Rep. Jermaine Johnson won the Democratic primary by nearly 60 percent.
State Senator Stephen Goldfinch will face David Stumbo in a runoff as well as the two vie to run against Democratic candidate Richard Hricik in November for Attorney General. Vincent Coe (D) will take on four-term incumbent Curtis Loftis, Jr. in the general election for State Treasurer. Tiffany Boozer (D) will face Mike Burkhold (R) for Comptroller General in November to replace Henry McMaster appointee Brian Gaines.
Jason Belton (D) will proceed to face incumbent Mark Hammond (R) for Secretary of State, while Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver (R) will face Sylvia Wright (D) in the general election. And Republicans Danny Ford II and Cody Simpson will face off in a runoff in their efforts to replace outgoing Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers. The winner will face Democrat Deshawn Blanding in the fall.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R) won a tighter race than expected and will face Lowcountry physician Annie Andrews (D) in the general election.
Local races
In Georgetown County, Bill Ringer won the District 6 County Council seat with 1,669 votes (68.4%), defeating incumbent Stella Mercado, who received 771 (31.6%). And Representative Carl Anderson (D) handily won re-election for House seat 103.
And the advisory ballot questions presented on Republican ballots received overwhelming support to allow voters to register with a political party (question 1) with 89% and allowing school board and other non-partisan elections to shift to including a political party affiliation (question 2) with 78%. Of course, those will not be on the November ballot as the General Assembly holds the sole ability to add referendum questions to election ballots in South Carolina, and they are adjourned until January 2027.
