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A general election will be held in the U.S. state of South Carolina on November 6, 2018. All of South Carolina's executive officers will be up for election as well as all of South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Beginning with the 2018 gubernatorial election, the offices of governor and lieutenant governor will be 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]

Attorney General

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

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

Secretary of State

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

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

Treasurer

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

Comptroller General

Incumbent Republican Richard Eckstrom is eligible to run for re-election to a fifth term in office.

Superintendent of Education

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

Commissioner of Agriculture

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

Adjutant General

Incumbent Republican Adjutant General Robert E. Livingston, Jr. cannot run for another term, per se, as the approved Amendment 2 transfers the office of Adjutant General from an elected position to a governor-appointed position.

United States House of Representatives

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

South Carolina State House of Representatives

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 there 80-to-44 seat majority in the South Carolina House following the 2018 election.

North Carolina Election Investigation

The scandal in the 9th Congressional District represents a rare case of a federal election redone because of fraud.

The state elections board on Tuesday, 12th March 2019, provided a grand jury subpoena issued last week showing the U.S. Justice Department's Public Integrity Section in Washington, D.C., is conducting a criminal investigation. The subpoena demands "all documents related to the investigation of election irregularities affecting counties within the 9th Congressional District."^[10]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wbtv.com/story/20016486/5-things-to-know-about-the-election-in-sc|title=SC voters in favor of governor-lieutenant governor ticket|work=WBTV|date=November 7, 2012|accessdate=November 28, 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/us/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump-un-ambassador.html?_r=0|title=Nikki Haley Chosen as U.N. Ambassador|work=The New York Times|last=Haberman|first=Maggie|date=November 23, 2016|accessdate=November 28, 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/24/politics/nikki-haley-confirmation-vote-un-ambassador/|title=Nikki Haley easily confirmed as UN ambassador|work=CNN}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://wach.com/news/local/mcmaster-set-to-get-coveted-governors-seat|title=McMaster set to get coveted governor's seat|work=WACH|last=Stevens|first=Matthew|date=November 23, 2016|accessdate=November 28, 2016}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article198838379.html|title=Attorney General Wilson says no one has done more to fight SC corruption than he has|work=The State|last=Self|first=Jamie|date=February 7, 2018|accessdate=April 29, 2018}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/south-carolina-rep-todd-atwater-launches-gop-primary-challenge-against/article_975f6b24-da92-11e7-b242-93daec2e3124.html/|title=South Carolina Rep. Todd Atwater launches GOP primary challenge against Attorney General Alan Wilson|work=Post and Courier|date=December 6, 2017|accessdate=April 29, 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2018/01/08/greenville-lawyer-william-herlong-kicks-off-campaign-s-c-attorney-general/1012161001/|title=Greenville lawyer William Herlong kicks off campaign for S.C. attorney general|work=Greenville Online|date=January 8, 2018|accessdate=April 29, 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.speakstrategic.com/single-post/2016/09/13/2018-Race-for-Governor---8-Democrats-to-Watch|title=2018 SC Governor's Race - 8 Democrats to Watch|work=Speak Strategic|last=Jones|first=Tyler|date=September 13, 2016|accessdate=September 21, 2016}}
9. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmail.com/story/news/local/2017/05/02/rep-putnam-run-sc-secretary-state/101205718/|title=Rep. Putnam to run for S.C. secretary of state|work=The Anderson Independent-Mail|last=Brown|first=Kirk|date=May 2, 2017|accessdate=June 24, 2017}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/justice-department-issues-subpoena-north-carolina-election-investigation-n982296|title=Justice Department issues subpoena in North Carolina election investigation|website=NBC News|language=en|access-date=2019-04-03}}