Do you know who you're voting for in 2018? Here are your options so far
The number of South Carolinians running for statewide and local offices in 2018 is piling up
Filing for those seats opened Friday, March 16.
The offices of governor, members of Congress, the S.C. House of Representatives and other statewide and local offices are up for election this year. Candidates have until noon Friday, March 30, to file for the Democratic or Republican nomination.
If more than one candidate files for an office before the deadline, party primaries will be held June 12.
Governor:
- Martin Barry, American
- Kevin Bryant, R
- Yancey McGill, R
- Henry McMaster, R (incumbent)
- Phil Noble, D
- James Smith, D
- Catherine Templeton, R
- John Warren, R
- Marguerite Willis, D
Attorney General:
- Constance Anastopoulo, D
- Todd Atwater, R
- William D. Herlong, R
- Alan Wilson, R (i)
Secretary of State:
- Nelson Faerber, R
- Mark Hammond, R (i)
- Joshua Putnam, R
- Melvin T. Whittenberg, D
- Kerry Wood, R
State Treasurer:
- Curtis Loftis, R (i)
- Sarah Work, American
- Rosalyn L. Glenn, D
Comptroller General:
- Richard Eckstrom, R (i)
State Superintendent of Education:
- Molly Spearman, R (i)
- Israel Romero, D
Commissioner of Agriculture:
- Hugh Weathers, R (i)
- Chris Nelums, United Citizens
- David Edmond, Green
U.S. House of Representatives:
- 1st District: Katie Arrington (R)
- 1st District: Dimitri Cherny (R)
- 1st District: Joe Cunningham (D)
- 1st District: Mark Sanford (R) (i)
- 1st District: Toby Smith (D)
- 2nd District: Joe Wilson (R) (i)
- 2nd District: Phil Black (D)
- 2nd District: Sean Carrigan (D)
- 2nd District: Sonny Narang (American)
- 2nd District: Annabelle Robertson (D)
- 3rd District: Hosea Cleveland (D)
- 3rd District: Jeff Duncan, (R) (i)
- 3rd District: Mary Geren (D)
- 3rd District: David Moore (American)
- 4th District: Dan Albert (R)
- 4th District: Barry Bell (R)
- 4th District: Lee Bright (R)
- 4th District: Stephen H. Brown (R)
- 4th District: Mark Burns (R)
- 4th District: JT Davis (D)
- 4th District: James Epley (R)
- 4th District: Guy V. Furay (American)
- 4th District: Eric Graben (D)
- 4th District: Josh Kimbrell (R)
- 4th District: Dan Hamilton (R)
- 4th District: Will Morin (D)
- 4th District: Shannon Pierce (R)
- 4th District: William Timmons (R)
- 4th District: Doris Lee Turner (D)
- 4th District: Brandon P. Brown (D)
- 4th District: James Epley (R)
- 4th District: Justin David Sanders (D)
- 4th District: Claude Schmid (R)
- 4th District: John Marshal Mosser (R)
- 5th District: Mark Ali (D)
- 5th District: Michael Chandler (Constitution)
- 5th District: Ralph Norman (R)
- 5th District: Archie Parnell, (D)
- 5th District: Steve Lough (D)
- 5th District: Sidney Moore (D)
- 6th District: Jim Clyburn (D) (i)
- 6th District: Gerhard R. Gressmann (R)
- 6th District: Bryan Pugh (Green)
- 7th District: Tom Rice (R) (i)
- 7th District: Bruce Fischer (D)
- 7th District: Larry Guy Hammond (R)
- 7th District: Bill Hopkins (D)
- 7th District: Mal Hyman (D)
- 7th District: Robert Williams (D)
- 7th District: Dick Withington (Libertarian)
S.C. House of Representatives (local):
- Cal Forest (R-Saluda) (i), District 39
- Mary Gail Douglas (D-Fairfield) (i), District 41
- Annie McDaniel (D-Fairfield), District 41
- Fred Kennedy (United Citizens-Fairfield), District 41
- Will Wheeler (D-Lee) (i), District 50
- Laurie Slade Funderburk (D-Kershaw) (i), District 52
- Penry Gustafson (R-Kershaw), District 52
- Jay Lucas (R-Darlington) (i), District 65
- David Morris (R/Libertarian-Lexington), District 69
- Chris Wooten (R-Lexington), District 69
- Beth Ann Rocheleau (D-Lexington), District 69
- Wendy Brawley, (D-Richland) (i), District 70
- Nathan Ballentine, (R-Richland) (i), District 71
- Todd Watlington (R-Lexington), District 71
- Britton Wolf (R-Lexington), District 71
- Seth Rose (D-Richland), District 72
- Ralph Bell (R-Richland), District 73
- Chris Hart (D-Richland) (i), District 73
- Michael Block (United Citizens-Richland), District 74
- Todd Rutherford (D-Richland), District 74
- Kirkman Finlay (R-Richland) (i), District 75
- John Crangles (D-Richland), District 75
- Leon Howard (D-Richland) (i), District 76
- T'Nae Parker (D-Richland), District 76
- Justin Bishop (Libertarian-Richland), District 77
- John McClencic, (D-Richland), District 77
- Joe McEachern (D-Richland) (i), District 77
- Kambrell Garvin (D-Richland), District 77
- Deyaska Spencer (D-Richland), District 77
- Beth Bernstein (D-Richland) (i), District 78
- Victor Kocher (Libertarian-Richland), District 79
- Ivory Thigpen (D-Richland) (i), District 79
- Jimmy Bales (D-Richland) (i), District 80
- Chip Huggins, (R-Lexington) (i), District 85
- Sam Edwards (D-Lexington), District 85
- Austin Bowers, (R-Lexington), District 87
- Paula Rawl Calhoon (R-Lexington), District 87
- Todd Carnes (R-Lexingotn), District 87
- Diane Summers (D-Lexington), District 87
- Mac Toole (R-Lexington) (i), District 88
- Micah Caskey, (R-Lexington) (i), District 89
- Billy R. Oswald (R-Lexington), District 89
- Russell Ott (D-Calhoun) (i), District 93
- Terry L. Kiser Sr (R-Orangeburg), District 93
- Kit Spires, (R-Lexington) (i) District 96
- Perry Finch (R-Lexington), District 96
- Bob Vanlue (D-Lexington), District 96
Solicitor:
- Byron Gipson (D), Fifth Circuit
- Dan Johnson (D) (i), Fifth Circuit
Sheriff:
- Anthony S. Bell, Kershaw (D)
- Lee Boan, Kershaw (R)
- Donald Branham, Kershaw (R)
- Eric Tisdale, Kershaw (R)
- Jack Rushing, Kershaw (R)
Auditor
- Paul Brawley, Richland (D)
- Dennis G. Arledge, Kershaw (R)
- Beverly J. Ray-Dowey, Kershaw (R)
Probate Judge:
- Debbie Branham, Kershaw (R)
- Dan Eckstrom, Lexington (R)
- Amy McCulloch, Richland (D)
County Treasurer:
- David Adams (D) (i), Richland
- Jill B. Catoe (R), Kershaw
Coroner:
- David A. West, Kershaw (R)
County Council:
- Bill Malinowski, Richland District 1 (R)
- Stan Smith, Richland District 1 (R)
- Paul Livingston, Richland District 4 (D)
- Will Brennan, Richland District 5 (D)
- Allison Terracio, Richland District 5 (D)
- Joe Walker III, Richland District 6 (R)
- Norman Jackson, Richland District 11 (D)
- Chakisse Newton, Richland District 11 (D)
- Zoe Pruitt Owen, Richland District 11 (R)
- Jeff Sarokas, Lexington District 2 (R)
- Larry Brigham, Lexington District 2 (R)
- Frank Townsend, Lexington District 2 (R)
- Beth Carrigg, Lexington District 7 (R)
- Lloyd Higbe, Lexington District 7 (R)
- Glen M. Conwell, Lexington District 8 (R)
- Charles Crouch, Lexington District 8 (R)
- Ned Tolar, Lexington District 8 (R)
- M. Todd Cullum, Lexington District 9 (R)
- Jerry Sanders, Lexington District 9 (R)
- Jimmy Jones, Kershaw District 4 (R)
- Janice Caldwell, Kershaw District 5 (R)
- David Snodgrass, Keshaw District 5 (R)
- Brant Tomlinson, Kershaw District 5 (R)
- Jimmy "Jimbo" Crissman, Kershaw District 6 (R)
- Tom Gardner, Kershaw District 6 (R)
- Jim Steele, Kershaw District 6 (R)
This story was originally published March 16, 2018 at 12:38 PM with the headline "Do you know who you're voting for in 2018? Here are your options so far."