Special election · 2026

South Carolina Senate Race

Compare sourced candidate information for the November 3, 2026 U.S. Senate election. Check the state election office for the complete ballot and any qualified write-in candidates.

All 2026 races

4 documented candidates · what each one campaigns on

Annie Andrews

Democratic

Annie Andrews is a pediatrician from Mount Pleasant.

Campaign platform

Health care as a right
Supports a public option, protecting Medicaid and Medicare, and lowering drug prices.
Health CareSource
An economy for working people
Focuses on lowering grocery, housing and everyday costs for South Carolina families.
EconomySource
Reproductive freedom
Supports protecting abortion access, drawing on her work as a pediatrician.
Health CareSource
Security and dignity in immigration
Calls for border security paired with humane treatment of immigrants.
ImmigrationSource
Schools and child care
Supports public education investment and lowering child care costs.
EducationSource

Candidate source Ballotpedia profile

Darline Graham

Republican · Incumbent

Their record

Currently: U.S. Senator

Darline Graham was appointed to the U.S. Senate on July 14, 2026, according to the Senate directory.

Campaign platform

Permanent tax cuts
Supports making Trump’s tax cuts permanent.
Economy & jobsSource
Border enforcement
Supports finishing the border wall and ending catch-and-release.
ImmigrationSource
Abortion funding
Opposes taxpayer-funded abortion.
Rights & societySource
Election administration
Supports voter ID and opposes federal takeovers of state elections.
Democracy & ethicsSource
Gun policy
Supports concealed-carry reciprocity and opposes gun registries and red-flag confiscation.
Justice & safetySource

Candidate source Ballotpedia profile

Mark Hackett

Constitution

Campaign platform

No campaign positions are documented in this guide yet. The candidacy source is linked below; no positions are inferred from party affiliation.

Candidate source Ballotpedia profile

Kasie Whitener

Libertarian

Campaign platform

Federal spending restraint
Proposes a 5% spending cut across federal agencies and a balanced-budget amendment.
Economy & jobsSource
Healthcare market reform
Supports separating health insurance from employment and removing healthcare-market barriers.
Health careSource
Foreign wars
Opposes new foreign wars.
Foreign policySource

Candidate source Ballotpedia profile

This is a sourced candidate guide, not a certified ballot. Confirm the full ballot, including any qualified write-in candidates, with the state election office .

Platform items are drawn from candidates’ own campaign materials and public reporting, summarised neutrally. They are what a candidate says they will do — not a judgement about whether they will do it. Once a candidate is serving in Congress, their record moves to the senator profiles.