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2026 candidates

Democratic candidates on the 2026 ballot, grouped by office.

This is not a results page

This is the list SCDP published before the November 3, 2026 general election. It is not a results page — official results are at scvotes.gov.

Showing 24 candidates for Lexington County. Statewide and federal offices are always listed because they are not tied to a single county in SCDP’s list.

Statewide

Jermaine Johnson
Governor
Statewide or federal office
Richard Hricik
Attorney General
Statewide or federal office
Jason Belton
Secretary of State
Statewide or federal office
Vincent Coe
State Treasurer
Statewide or federal office
Tiffany Boozer
Comptroller General
Statewide or federal office
Sylvia Wright
State Superintendent of Education
Statewide or federal office
DeShawn Blanding
Commissioner of Agriculture
Statewide or federal office

Federal

Annie Andrews
U.S. Senate
Statewide or federal office
Nancy Lacore
U.S. House, District 1
Statewide or federal office
Zyon Khalifa
U.S. House, District 2
Statewide or federal office
Eunice Lehmacher
U.S. House, District 3
Statewide or federal office
Courtney McClain
U.S. House, District 4
Statewide or federal office
Jim Clyburn
U.S. House, District 6
Statewide or federal office
John Gregory Vincent
U.S. House, District 7
Statewide or federal office

State Senate

No State Senate candidates listed for Lexington County

SCDP’s list shows no candidate at this level whose district includes the county.

State House

Saluda Sherman Lott
SC House, District 39
Lexington,
Newberry Engle Thompson
SC House, District 40
Lexington,
Emery K. Chaplin
SC House, District 69
Lexington
Richland Julie Zimmerman
SC House, District 71
Lexington,
Steven J. Asbill Jr.
SC House, District 85
Lexington
Reid Beaman
SC House, District 87
Lexington
Jeremy Jones
SC House, District 88
Lexington
Joe Madge
SC House, District 89
Lexington
Orangeburg Jerry Govan
SC House, District 93
Calhoun, Lexington,
Vivian Elston
SC House, District 96
Lexington

Solicitor

No Solicitor candidates listed for Lexington County

SCDP’s list shows no candidate at this level whose district includes the county.

Source:scdp.org/2026-candidates· read November 5, 2026· Transcribed from SCDP’s own published 2026 candidates page; last modified on the legacy site October 20, 2026. This list was not independently verified.