The primaries are over. Here’s who you can vote for in Beaufort County on Election Day

South Carolina’s statewide primary wrapped up after primary runoff results came in Tuesday night.

The primaries began on June 9. Some races were decided that day, but those where no candidate received 50% of the vote went to the June 23 runoff. Ahead of the primary, early voting participation broke previous records from 2024. Local, state and congressional primaries were on the ballot.

The primaries determined Republican and Democratic candidates for each race.

Here are the candidates on the ballot this November:

Who are Beaufort County’s candidates?

The biggest race in Beaufort County this fall is the race for sheriff, as longtime Sheriff P.J. Tanner is not seeking reelection for the first time in nearly three decades. Eight Beaufort County Council seats are also on the ballot; voters will vote for one candidate, depending on where they live in the county.

Sample ballots provided by the South Carolina Elections Commission are available here, and show which races you can vote in based on your district.

The candidates are:

Beaufort County Sheriff

• Doug Seifert (R)
• Alphonso Small Jr. (D)

District 2

• David Bartholomew (R)

District 4

• Michael J.D. Andersen (R)

District 5

• Lynn Gerson (D)
• Joshua Hower (R)

District 6

• Carolyn Fournier (D)
• Tab Tabernik (R)

District 8

• Trey Judy (D)
• Kraig Gordon (R)

District 9

• Mark Lawson (R)
• Jannine Mutterer (D)

District 10

• John Casey (R)
• Travis Ludwig-Hodges (D)

District 11

• Elizabeth Galloway (R)

Who are the statewide candidates?

Governor

• Alan Wilson (R)
• Jermaine Johnson (D)

Secretary of State

• Jason Belton (D)
• Mark Hammond (R)

State Treasurer

• Vincent Coe (D)
• Curtis Loftis (R)

Attorney General

• David Stumbo (R)
• Richard Hricik (D)

State Superintendent of Education

• Ellen Weaver (R)
• Sylvia Wright (D)
• Baba Amin Ojuok (United Citizens)

House of Representatives District 118

• Bill Herbkersman (R)
• Bernie Scolaro (D)

House of Representatives District 120

• Weston Newton (R)
• Debbie Subera-Wiggin (D)

House of Representatives District 121

• Shelley Gay Yuhas (R)
• Shannon N. DeLoach (D)

House of Representatives District 122

• Bill Hager (R)
• Korey Williams (D)

House of Representatives District 123

• Jeff Bradley (R)
• Ann C. Shippy (D)

House of Representatives, District 124

• Shannon Erickson (R)
• Shauna Bishop (D)

Who are the congressional candidates?

U.S. Senate

• Lindsey Graham (R)
• Annie Andrews (D)
• Kasie Whitener (Libertarian)
• Mark Hackett (Constitution)

U.S. House of Representatives District 1

• Jenny Costa Honeycutt (R)
• Nancy Lacore (D)
• Margo Ellis (Alliance)
• Bill Reeside (Libertarian)

The Transportation Sales Tax referendum will also be on the ballot in November. If passed, a 1% sales tax will be levied starting May 1, 2027 in Beaufort County to fund infrastructure projects.

This story was originally published June 24, 2026 at 4:06 PM.