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Democratic Primary Candidates

Democratic candidates running unopposed in the primary will not appear on the Primary ballot. More website and email information will be added as it becomes available.

STATE

Governor

Dr. Jermaine Johnson Website, Email

Mullins McLeod Website, Email

Bill Webster Website, Email

Attorney General

Richard Hricik Email

Secretary of State

Jason Belton Facebook, Email

Edwina Winter Website, Email

Agriculture Commissioner

DeShawn Blanding Email

Comptroller

Tiffany Boozer Email

Bruce Cole Email

Superintendent of Education

Lisa Ellis Website Email

Sylvia Wright Website Email

Treasurer

​Vincent Coe Website, Email

Trav Robertson 

STATE HOUSE

SC House of Representatives SC 118 (Bluffton)

Bernie Scolaro 

SC House of Representatives SC 120 (Windmill Harbor/HHI – Bluffton

Debbie Subera Wiggin Email

Robert Weinfeld 

SC House of Representatives SC 123 (Hilton Head)

Willie Aiken 

Ann Shippy 

FEDERAL

U.S. Senate

Annie Andrews Website, Email

Brandon Brown Website, Email

Kyle Freeman Website, Email

US House of Representatives – SC 1

Francina Dantzier 

Mac Deford Website, Email

Max Diaz Website, Email

Ben Frasier 

Matthew Fulmer Email

Nancy LaCore Website, Email

Mayra Rivera Vazquez Website, Email

COUNTY

Sheriff

Alphonso Small

Probate Judge

No Democratic candidate

Auditor

Carletha Frazier Email

Treasurer

Scott Songer  Email

Co. Council District 5 (Okatie)

Lynn Gerson Website, Email

Co. Council District 6 (Sun City /Riverside)

Carolyn Fournier Email

Co. Council District 8 (Bluffton/North part of HHI)

​Bill Beltz 

Trey Judy

Co. Council District 9 (Bluffton/Daufuskie)

Jannine Mutterer Email

Co. Council District 10 (northern/western part of HHI)

Travis Ludwig-Hodges

Co. Council District 11 (southern/ eastern part of HHI)

No Democratic candidate

Important Primary Dates

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Statewide Primary

Polls open 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

 

Early Voting - Tuesday, May 26 -- Friday, June 5

Closed Saturday, Sunday, and Legal Holidays

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

 

Bluffton (NEW LOCATION) - Bluffton Branch Library
120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton, SC 29910

 

Hilton Head  - USCB -- Hilton Head Campus, Room 115,
1 Sand Shark Dr
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

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