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SCIWAY will provide complete coverage of South Carolina's November 3, 2026 general elections.
Our guide provides links for Columbia and Richland County's local county, school board, and special district races. It also includes a directory of the candidates vying for federal and state-level elected offices in Richland County.
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Columbia Candidates for US Senate
The seat currently held by Lindsey Graham will be up for election.
Columbia Candidates for US Congress
US House District 2 includes all of Aiken, Barnwell, and Lexington counties plus portions of Orangeburg and Richland counties.
District 2 Map
- Interactive map - use the search box or zoom tool to pinpoint your district
Candidates for Congress, District 2
US House District 6 includes all of Allendale, Bamberg, Calhoun, Clarendon, Hampton, and Williamsburg counties plus portions of Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Florence, Jasper, Orangeburg, Richland, and Sumter counties.
District 6 Map
- Interactive map - use the search box or zoom tool to pinpoint your district
Candidates for Congress, District 6
Columbia Candidates for SC Senate
The next election for the SC Senate will be held in 2028.
Columbia Candidates for SC State House
SC House District 41 includes portions of Chester County, Fairfield County, and a small portion of northeast Richland County.
District 41 Map
District 41 Candidates
SC House District 52 includes portions of Kershaw County and Richland County.
District 52 Map
District 52 Candidates
SC House District 70 includes portions of Kershaw County and Richland County.
District 70 Map
District 70 Candidates
- Robert Reese - Democratic - Incumbent - Unopposed
SC House District 71 includes a small area of northern Lexington County and northwestern Richland County.
District 71 Map
District 71 Candidates
SC House District 72 includes the western and southern area of Downtown Columbia in Richland County.
District 72 Map
District 72 Candidates
- Dixie Kvatek - Republican
- Seth Rose - Democratic - Incumbent
SC House District 73 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 73 Map
District 73 Candidates
SC House District 74 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 74 Map
District 74 Candidates
SC House District 75 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 75 Map
District 75 Candidates
SC House District 76 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 76 Map
District 76 Candidates
- Leon Howard - Democratic - Incumbent - Unopposed
SC House District 77 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 77 Map
District 77 Candidates
SC House District 78 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 78 Map
District 78 Candidates
- Beth Bernstein - Democratic - Incumbent
- Angelo Joyner Sr - Libertarian
- Sonia Pollard - Republican
SC House District 79 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 79 Map
District 79 Candidates
Richland County Candidates for SC Solicitor
5th Circuit Solicitor - Richland, Kershaw
2026 – Richland County Candidates
Elections for
Richland County will be held November 3, 2026.
Richland County Auditor
- Allen Brown - Democratic - Unopposed
Richland County Probate Judge
Richland County Treasurer
- Kendra L Dove - Democratic - Incumbent - Unopposed
Richland County Council, District 1
- Jim Reese - Republican
- Kimberly P Snipes - Democratic
Richland County Council, District 4
- Jamie L Devine - Democratic - Unopposed
Richland County Council, District 5
Richland County Council, District 6
- John Vernon Crangle - Democratic
- Don Weaver - Republican - Incumbent
Richland County Council, District 11
- Darrell "DJ" Jackson Jr - Democratic - Unopposed
Richland County School Board, District 1, At Large
- Tyrell A Bates - Nonpartisan
- Brian W Myers - Nonpartisan
- Barbara F Weston - Nonpartisan - Incumbent
Richland County School Board, District 1, Seat 1
- Artina McKnight Coard - Nonpartisan
- Carlos Primus - Nonpartisan
Richland County School Board, District 1, Seat 3
- John Black - Nonpartisan
- Robert Lominack - Nonpartisan - Incumbent
Richland County School Board, District 2, At Large
(Vote for 4)
- Anthony AJ Bracy - Nonpartisan
- Nathaniel Canfall Jr - Nonpartisan
- Robin Clark - Nonpartisan
- Titania Frazier - Nonpartisan
- James Mobley - Nonpartisan
- Shannon Morgan - Nonpartisan
- Heather Norris-Jones - Nonpartisan
- Niki Porter - Nonpartisan - Incumbent
- Anthony Stovall - Nonpartisan
- Joe Trapp - Nonpartisan - Incumbent
Richland-Lexington School Board, District 5, At Large
(Vote for 2)
- Beth LoPresti - Nonpartisan
- Michael Reeves - Nonpartisan
- Terence Rickenbacker - Nonpartisan
Richland County Soil and Water District Commission
- Shawn Goff - Nonpartisan
- Tim McSwain - Nonpartisan - Incumbent
SC Statewide Elections and Candidates
- All SC Statewide Elections - Governor, Lt Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Superintendent of Education, Treasurer, Agriculture Commissioner, and Comptroller
Find Your SC Precinct, Polling Place
Use this form to find your precinct number, your polling place, your districts, and a sample ballot – for US Congress, SC Statehouse, SC Senate, School Board, County Council, and City Council district (if applicable).
- Find your precinct, polling place, voting districts - for registered voters only
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2. Click box and complete the I'm not a robot.
3. Click Login after completing all boxes.
4. After results appear, click the address under Polling Location for directions, map.
More Columbia Election Resources
Richland County Political Parties
Columbia & Richland County Political Organizations
- Columbia NOW
Columbia chapter of the National Organization for Women, which is the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States fighting for womens rights on the local and national level.
