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Secretary of State · SC

3 elections on file (2018–2026)

From the permanent candidacy record: every candidate who has run for this office, with results where the source reports them. Race code US-SC-SOS.

2026 · General election · 2026-11-03

Jason BeltonDemocratic · on the ballot · VM-CHV-SVB7 Mark HammondRepublican · on the ballot · VM-Q48-M8R3

Source: vrems.scvotes.sc.gov

2026 · Primary · 2026-06-09

Jason BeltonDemocratic · won · 179,783 votes (50.6%) · VM-CHV-SVB7 Edwina WinterDemocratic · lost · 175,763 votes (49.4%) · VM-EVJ-K2R2

Source: enr-scvotes.org

2022 · Primary · 2022-06-14

Mark HammondRepublican · won · 257,131 votes (75.1%) · VM-Q48-M8R3

Source: enr-scvotes.org

2018 · General election · 2018-11-06

Mark HammondRepublican · won · 970,576 votes (57.1%) · VM-Q48-M8R3 Melvin T. WhittenburgDemocratic · lost · 727,952 votes (42.8%) · VM-86A-W2TQ

Source: doi.org

2018 · Primary · 2018-06-12

Mark HammondRepublican · won · 218,215 votes (65.4%) · VM-Q48-M8R3 Joshua PutnamRepublican · lost · 44,639 votes (13.4%) · VM-Z8M-JEXM Nelson FaerberRepublican · lost · 41,570 votes (12.5%) · VM-3YR-B6K7 Kerry WoodRepublican · lost · 29,075 votes (8.7%) · VM-DGT-X99V

Source: enr-scvotes.org