Runoff elections are held in South Carolina if no candidate receives at least 50% plus one vote in a primary. The top two vote-getters advance to a head-to-head runoff.
Voters in one party’s primary can’t switch to the other party’s runoff ballot. They must stick with one party for the primary and runoff. In other words, people who vote a Democratic primary ballot can’t vote in the Republican runoffs two weeks later, and vice versa. If you didn’t vote in the primary, you can vote in either party’s runoffs but not both.
To see which candidates are in the Runoff Election, click here for a sample ballot.
There are two ways you can vote:
- Early Voting – Wednesday, June 17, and Thursday, June 18, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at the same five Charleston County locations that were used for primary early voting. Click here for a list of locations.
- In-Person Voting – Tuesday, June 23, 2026, from 7:00 am – 7:00 pm at the Lake House.
–Tidelines Editors
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Be sure to make your plan to vote.
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