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The 2026 South Carolina gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor of South Carolina. Incumbent Governor Henry McMaster is term-limited and cannot seek a third full consecutive term. He took office on January 24, 2017, upon the resignation of fellow Republican Nikki Haley to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations under the first Trump administration and won full terms in 2018 and 2022.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [a] | Margin of error | Pamela Evette | Josh Kimbrell | Nancy Mace | Ralph Norman | Alan Wilson | Other | Undecided |
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Meeting Street Insights (R) [12] [A] | August 11–12, 2025 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 6% | 3% | 25% | 10% | 17% | – | 38% |
7% [b] | 4% | 30% | 12% | 21% | – | 26% | ||||
Targoz Market Research/ South Carolina Policy Council [13] | July 21–25, 2025 | 1,200 (RV) | ± 2.8% | 8% | 3% | 16% | 6% | 15% | – | 52% |
First Tuesday Strategies (R) [14] | March 19–21, 2025 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 7% | 2% | 16% | 6% | 21% | 1% [c] | 47% |
Trafalgar Group (R) [15] | March 8–10, 2025 | 1,127 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 31% | – | 29% | 11% | 27% | – | 2% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [19] | Solid R | January 23, 2025 |
Inside Elections [20] | Solid R | February 6, 2025 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [21] | Safe R | May 1, 2025 |
Race to the WH [22] | Likely R | June 30, 2025 |
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