Early primary voting starts today. Here’s who’s on the ballot in Beaufort County

Early voting starts today for South Carolina’s statewide primary.

On the ballot are primaries for local, state and congressional offices. You can vote for candidates of one party. The winner will be the party’s candidate on election day, Nov. 3.

Early voting ends June 5. If you haven’t voted early before, read our guide to early voting.

Beaufort County

Several Beaufort County offices are on the ballot:

Beaufort County Council District 4

• Michael JD Andersen (R)
• Thomas A. Grygowski (R)

Beaufort County Council District 5

• Joshua Hower (R)
• Joe Maiorano (R)
• Mary Jeans Otto (R)

Beaufort County Council District 8

• Bill Beltz (D)
• Trey Judy (D)
• Paula Brown (R)
• Kraig Gordon (R)

Beaufort County Council District 9

• Beth Gillespie (R)
• Mark Lawson (R)

Beaufort County Council District 11

• Elizabeth Galloway (R)
• Tommy Reitz (R)

Beaufort County Sheriff

• Doug Seifert (R)
• Jojo Woodward (R)

Offices with only two primary candidates of the same party will be uncontested come election day.

State

There are multiple candidates for state positions, including governor. Gov. Henry McMaster is not on the ballot, as his term limit expires this year.

Offices on the ballot are:

Gubernatorial candidates

• Jermaine Johnson (D)
• Mullins McLeod (D)
• Billy Webster (D)
• Pamela Evette (R)
• Joshua Kimbrell (R)
• Nancy Mace (R)
• Ralph W. Norman (R)
• Rom Reddy (R)
• Alan Wilson (R)

Other offices on the ballot

• Secretary of State
• State Treasurer
• Attorney General
• Comptroller General
• State Superintendent of Education
• Commissioner of Agriculture
• House of Representatives, District 120
• House of Representatives, District 121
• House of Representatives, District 122
• House of Representatives, District 123

Congress

A Senate and House of Representatives seat are on the ballot.

House of Representatives

• Francina Dantzler (D)
• Mac Deford (D)
• Max Diaz (D)
• Ben Frasier (D)
• Matthew Fulmer (D)
• Nancy Lacore (D)
• Mayra Rivera-Vazquez (D)
• Dan Brown (R)
• Jay Bayars (R)
• Jenny Costa Honeycutt (R)
• Logan Cunningham (R)
• Tyler Dykes (R)
• Kendal Ludden (R)
• Sam McCown (R)
• Alex Pelbath (R)
• Cindy Wagers Riley (R)
• Mark Sanford (R)
• Mark Smith (R)

Incumbent Nancy Mace is running for governor and will not be on the ballot.

Senate

• Lindsey Graham (R, Incumbent)
• Annie Andrews (D)
• Brandon Brown (D)
• Kyle Freeman (D)
• Calvin Cowen (R)
• Thomas Dismukes (R)
• Patrick Herrmann (R)
• Mark Lynch (R)
• Darius Mitchell (R)

For more information on candidates, take a look at South Carolina’s list of candidates here.