According to South Carolina Election Commission data, of the 3,383,591 registered voters in South Carolina, 856,005 of them cast ballots in the 2026 South Carolina Primary Election, making for a 25.30% voter turnout. 319,367 voted early.

In Lexington County, there are 191,065 registered voters and 16,764 voted early. 49,506 cast ballots. 16,880 voted Democrat and 32,626 voted Republican. 

Here are the runoffs Lexington County voters should know about:

1. Lt. Gov. Pam Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson head to a runoff in the race to replace Gov. Henry McMaster. Jermaine Johnson is the Democratic nominee.
2. Republican attorney general runoff includes state Sen. Stephen Goldfinch and 8th Circuit Solicitor David Stumbo. Richard Hricik is the Democratic nominee.
3. Dany Ford II and Cody Simpson will face off in a runoff for the GOP nomination for agriculture commissioner. DeShawn Blanding is the Democratic nominee. Chris Nelums is the United Citizens nominee. Michael Sullens is the Libertarian nominee.
4. Democrats David Robinson II and Zyon Khalifa will head to a runoff to find out who will face incumbent U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson in the 2nd Congressional District race, which covers all of Lexington, Aiken and Barnwell counties, as well as parts of Richland and Orangeburg counties. Dayna Alane Smith is the Workers Party nominee.
5. Hunter Hackett and Scott Whetstone will face off for the GOP nomination to represent State House of Representatives, District 96, which represents only Lexington County. Vivian Elston is the Democratic nominee.

Official election night results for the South Carolina Primary show the following regarding candidates on Lexington County ballots: 

Democrats David Robinson II earned 41.03% (24,063 votes), Zyon Khalifa earned 34.09% (19,992 votes), Roger Pruitt earned 19.96% (11,706 votes) and Daniel Shrief earned 4.92% (2,888 votes) in the U.S. House of Representatives, District 2 race. 

Republicans Joe Wilson earned 74.23% (46,588 votes), Hamp Redmond earned 13.91% (8,731 votes) and Sam Gibbons earned 11.85% (7,440 votes) in the U.S. House of Representatives, District 2 race. 

Republicans Cal Forrest earned 77.73% (4,343 votes), Katie Hall earned 15.36% (858 votes) and Fred Taylor earned 6.91% (386 votes) in the State House of Representatives, District 39 race. 

Republicans Joe White earned 79.48% (3,730 votes) and Johnathan Ammons earned 20.52% (963 votes) in the State House of Representatives, District 40 race.

Republicans Chris Wooten earned 56.51% (2,908 votes) and John Allen earned 43.49% (2,238 votes) in the State House of Representatives, District 69 race.

Democrats Malcolm Green earned 72.64% (1,418 votes) and Stuart Epting earned 27.36% (534 votes) in the State House of Representatives, District 86 race.

Republicans Tommy Paradise earned 74.36% (2,569 votes) and Kim Ray earned 25.64% (886 votes) in the State House of Representatives, District 86 race.

Republicans John Lastinger earned 63.54% (2,299 votes) and Brian Duncan earned 36.46% (1,319 votes) in the State House of Representatives, District 88 race.

Republicans Hunter Hackett earned 48.26% (1,428 votes), Scott Whetstone earned 32.61% (965 votes) and Perry Finch earned 19.13% (566 votes) in the State House of Representatives, District 96 race.

Republicans Brian Eckstrom earned 66.37% (19,754 votes) and Cammie Campbell earned 33.63% (10,008 votes) in the Lexington County Probate Judge race.

Republicans Ted Stambolitis earned 50.25% (2,177 votes) and Larry Brigham earned 49.75% (2,155 votes) in the Lexington County Council, District 2 race.

Republicans Jason Guerry earned 52.22% (1,914 votes) and Beth Carrigg earned 47.78% (1,751 votes) in the Lexington County Council, District 7 race.

Republicans Glen Conwell earned 85.43% (2,450 votes) and Evelio Duque earned 14.57% (418 votes) in the Lexington County Council, District 8 race.

Lexington County candidates not in runoffs set to be on Nov. 3 Lexington County ballots include:

• Workers Party Dayna Alane Smith, U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
• Republican Joe Wilson, U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
• Republican Cal Forrest, State House of Representatives, District 39
• Democrat Sherman Lott, State House of Representatives, District 39 
• Republican Joe White, State House of Representatives, District 40
• Democrat Engle Thompson, State House of Representatives, District 40
• Libertarian Allen Broadus, State House of Representatives, District 69
• Democrat Emery K. Chaplin, State House of Representatives, District 69
• Republican Chris Wooten, State House of Representatives, District 69
• Republican Nathan Ballentine, State House of Representatives, District 71
• Democrat Julie Zimmerman, State House of Representatives, District 71
• Republican Jay Kilmartin, State House of Representatives, District 85
• Democrat Steven J. Asbill Jr., State House of Representatives, District 85
• Democrat Malcolm Green, State House of Representatives, District 86
• Republican Tommy Paradise, State House of Representatives, District 86
• Republican Paula Rawl Calhoon, State House of Representatives, District 87
• Democrat Reid Beaman, State House of Representatives, District 87
• Republican John Lastinger, State House of Representatives, District 88
• Democrat Jeremy Jones, State House of Representatives, District 88
• Republican Micah Caskey, State House of Representatives, District 89
• Democrat Joe Madge, State House of Representatives, District 89
• Republican Alex Morris, State House of Representatives, District 93
• Democrat Jerry Govan, State House of Representatives, District 93
• Democrat Vivian Elston, State House of Representatives, District 96

Will be on Lexington County ballots unopposed: 

• Brian Eckstrom, Lexington County Probate Judge
• Republican Ted Stambolitis, Lexington County Council, District 2
• Republican Jason Guerry, Lexington County Council, District 7
• Republican Glen Conwell, Lexington County Council, District 8
• Republican Todd Cullum, Lexington County Council, District 9

The primary runoffs are on June 23. Early voting for the runoffs is on June 17 and 18. 

In Lexington County, there is only one early voting center, which is at the Lexington County Voter Registration Office at 605 W. Main St. in Lexington. Early voting is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Curbside is available to any voters who cannot enter and stand for long periods of time or have a disability.

Director of Lexington County Voter Registration and Elections Lenice Shoemaker told the Chronicle that voting curbside takes longer than coming inside.

Notably, Lexington County is also conducting the Lexington County School District One Special Election at the same time. Early voting for this nonpartisan race is on weekdays from June 8 to June 18.

Registered voters can vote at 605 West Main St. in Lexington, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays for the Lexington County School District One Special Election. 

Voters who vote in the primary runoff and in the Lexington County School District One Special Election will vote once for each election. 

Voting polls are not open in South Carolina on Friday, June 19, due to Juneteenth, a federal holiday.