Filing for the following seats representing part of or the entirety of Lexington County opened on March 16 and will close at noon on March 30. The statewide primaries are on June 9, 2026. The statewide general election is on Nov. 3, 2026.

U.S. House of Representatives, District 2

Republican Joe Wilson currently holds the U.S. House of Representatives, District 2 seat, which represents Lexington and Aiken counties, along with parts of Richland and Orangeburg counties. Wilson has filed to run again. The following have also filed to run for this seat, according to South Carolina Election Commission data gathered on March 24: Republican Hamp Redmond, Democrat David Robinson II and Democrat Daniel J. Shrief.

S.C. House of Representatives, District 39

Republican Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. currently holds the S.C. House of Representatives, District 39 seat, which represents Lexington and Saluda counties. Forrest has filed to run again. The following have also filed to run for this seat, according to South Carolina Election Commission data gathered on March 24: Republican Katie Hall.

S.C. House of Representatives, District 40

Republican Joseph S. "Joe" White currently holds the S.C. House of Representatives, District 40 seat, which represents Lexington and Newberry counties. White has filed to run again. The following have also filed to run for this seat, according to South Carolina Election Commission data gathered on March 24: Republican Johnathan Ammons and Democrat Engle Thompson.

S.C. House of Representatives, District 69

Republican Chris Wooten currently holds the S.C. House of Representatives, District 69 seat, which represents Lexington County. Wooten has filed to run again.

S.C. House of Representatives, District 71

Republican Nathan Ballentine currently holds the S.C. House of Representatives, District 71 seat, which represents Lexington and Richland counties. Ballentine has filed to run again. The following have also filed to run for this seat, according to South Carolina Election Commission data gathered on March 24: Democrat Julie Zimmerman.

S.C. House of Representatives, District 85

Republican John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin currently holds the S.C. House of Representatives, District 85 seat, which represents Lexington County. Kilmartin has filed to run again. The following have also filed to run for this seat, according to South Carolina Election Commission data gathered on March 24: Democrat Steven J. Asbill Jr.

S.C. House of Representatives, District 86

Republican Bill Taylor currently holds the S.C. House of Representatives, District 86 seat, which represents Aiken and Lexington counties. Election commission data does not show Taylor has filed to run again, as of data gathered on March 24. The following have filed to run for this seat, according to South Carolina Election Commission data gathered on March 24: Democrat Stuart Epting, Republican Tommy Paradise and Republican Kim Ray.

S.C. House of Representatives, District 87

Republican Paula Rawl Calhoon currently holds the S.C. House of Representatives, District 87 seat, which represents Lexington County. Calhoon has filed to run again. The following have filed to run for this seat, according to South Carolina Election Commission data gathered on March 24: Democrat Reid Beaman.

S.C. House of Representatives, District 88

Republican John T. Lastinger, Jr. currently holds the S.C. House of Representatives, District 88 seat, which represents Lexington County. Lastinger has filed to run again.

S.C. House of Representatives, District 89

Republican Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV currently holds the S.C. House of Representatives, District 89 seat, which represents Lexington County. Caskey has filed to run again. The following have filed to run for this seat, according to South Carolina Election Commission data gathered on March 24: Democrat Joe Madge.

S.C. House of Representatives, District 93

Democrat Jerry N. Govan, Jr. currently holds the S.C. House of Representatives, District 93 seat, which represents Calhoun, Lexington and Orangeburg counties. Govan has filed to run again. The following have filed to run for this seat, according to South Carolina Election Commission data gathered on March 24: Republican Alex Morris.

S.C. House of Representatives, District 96

Republican Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. currently holds the S.C. House of Representatives, District 96 seat, which represents Lexington County. Election commission data does not show McCabe has filed to run again, as of data gathered on March 24. The following have filed to run for this seat, according to South Carolina Election Commission data gathered on March 24: Republican Perry Finch and Republican Hunter Hackett.

Lexington County Probate Judge

Republicans Cammie Campbell and Brian Eckstrom have filed to run for Lexington County Probate Judge.

Lexington County Council

The following Lexington County Council members’ terms expire this year:

Paul Lawrence "Larry" Brigham, Jr. of Lexington County Council’s District 2, which covers Gilbert, Summit, Batesburg-Leesville, Western Lake Murray and parts of Fairview

Beth A. Carrigg of Lexington County Council’s District 7, which covers Seven Oaks, parts of Irmo and parts of Lexington

Glen M. Conwell of Lexington County Council’s District 8, which covers West Columbia, parts of Lexington and parts of Oak Grove

M. Todd Cullum of Lexington County Council’s District 9, which covers Cayce, Pine Ridge, South Congaree, Dixiana and parts of Edmund

The following have filed to run for Lexington County Council seats, according to South Carolina Election Commission data gathered on March 24: Incumbent Brigham for District 2; Ted Stambolitis for District 2; Incumbent Carrigg for District 7; Jason Guerry for District 7; Incumbent Conwell for District 8; Incumbent Cullum for District 9