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South Carolina candidate resources

Pick your county to see what running for office takes.

A plain-language guide to how county ballot access works in every one of South Carolina's 46 counties. Candidates reach the ballot through a party primary, which carries a filing fee, or by petition, which does not -- and this guide covers the 2026 calendar, which offices are actually up this year, and your county's Board of Voter Registration and Elections, the office that runs the election itself. Click the map or use the list.

Abbeville County — how to run for office Aiken County — how to run for office Allendale County — how to run for office Anderson County — how to run for office Bamberg County — how to run for office Barnwell County — how to run for office Beaufort County — how to run for office Berkeley County — how to run for office Calhoun County — how to run for office Charleston County — how to run for office Cherokee County — how to run for office Chester County — how to run for office Chesterfield County — how to run for office Clarendon County — how to run for office Colleton County — how to run for office Darlington County — how to run for office Dillon County — how to run for office Dorchester County — how to run for office Edgefield County — how to run for office Fairfield County — how to run for office Florence County — how to run for office Georgetown County — how to run for office Greenville County — how to run for office Greenwood County — how to run for office Hampton County — how to run for office Horry County — how to run for office Jasper County — how to run for office Kershaw County — how to run for office Lancaster County — how to run for office Laurens County — how to run for office Lee County — how to run for office Lexington County — how to run for office Marion County — how to run for office Marlboro County — how to run for office McCormick County — how to run for office Newberry County — how to run for office Oconee County — how to run for office Orangeburg County — how to run for office Pickens County — how to run for office Richland County — how to run for office Saluda County — how to run for office Spartanburg County — how to run for office Sumter County — how to run for office Union County — how to run for office Williamsburg County — how to run for office York County — how to run for office

All 46 South Carolina counties. Click any county for its guide.

All 46 South Carolina counties

Alphabetical. Each links to that county’s “how to run for office” guide.

Statewide rules, filing basics and official links: how to run for office in South Carolina.

Abbeville County Aiken County Allendale County Anderson County Bamberg County Barnwell County Beaufort County Berkeley County Calhoun County Charleston County Cherokee County Chester County Chesterfield County Clarendon County Colleton County Darlington County Dillon County Dorchester County Edgefield County Fairfield County Florence County Georgetown County Greenville County Greenwood County Hampton County Horry County Jasper County Kershaw County Lancaster County Laurens County Lee County Lexington County Marion County Marlboro County McCormick County Newberry County Oconee County Orangeburg County Pickens County Richland County Saluda County Spartanburg County Sumter County Union County Williamsburg County York County

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