2018 South Carolina elections

Beginning with the 2018 gubernatorial election, the offices of governor and lieutenant governor were elected jointly as a ticket instead of being elected separately as in prior years.[1]

Former incumbent Republican Governor Nikki Haley was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third consecutive term. Haley was selected as United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the Donald Trump administration.[2] Haley's nomination was confirmed.[3] Former Lieutenant Governor Henry McMaster became governor on January 24, 2017, for the remainder of the term.[4]

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson ran for re-election to a third term.[5]

Other Republican candidates included State Representative Todd Atwater, like Wilson, from Lexington [6] and Greenville attorney William Herlong.[7]

Potential Democratic candidates include 1st Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe.[8]

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Mark Hammond ran for re-election to a fifth term in office.[9]

State Representative Joshua Putnam is challenged Hammond for the Republican nomination.[9]

Governing magazine had projected the race as "safe Republican".[10]

Incumbent Republican Treasurer Curtis M. Loftis, Jr. ran for re-election to a third term in office.

Incumbent Republican Richard Eckstrom won re-election to a fifth term in office.

Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman ran for re-election to a second term.

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers, who was appointed to the position in September 2004, ran for re-election to a fourth full term in office.

All of South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

All 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. On election day 2018, Republicans controlled 80 seats as compared to the Democrats' 44. Although four seats flipped party, there was no net change in the composition of the state House because Republicans flipped Districts 42 and 97 while Democrats flipped Districts 15 and 117. Republicans maintained their 80-to-44 seat majority in the South Carolina House following the 2018 election.

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official Attorney General campaign websites

• Constance Anastopoulo (D) for Attorney General
• Alan Wilson (R) for Attorney General

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

• Mark Hammond (R) for Secretary of State
• Melvin Whittenburg (D) for Secretary of State

Official State Treasurer campaign websites

• Rosalyn Glenn (D) for Treasurer
• Curtis Loftis (R) for Treasurer
• Sarah Work (I) for Treasurer

Official Superintendent of Education campaign websites

• Molly Spearman (R) for Superintendent

Official Commissioner of Agriculture campaign websites

• Hugh Weathers (R) for Agriculture Commissioner