South Carolina · 2026 United States general election · November 3

U.S. Senate

candidates: 4
researched: 4

Official source: South Carolina State Election Commission (scVOTES) ↗(opens in a new tab) · check the state's own candidate list for the final word

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Darline Graham Republican · Incumbent Appointed Republican U.S. Senator from South Carolina running to keep her seat in the November 2026 election Full profile → Annie Andrews Democratic Pediatrician and Democratic nominee challenging for South Carolina's U.S. Senate seat in November 2026 Full profile → Kasie Whitener Libertarian Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in South Carolina (2026); educator, entrepreneur, and state Libertarian Party chair Full profile → Mark Hackett Constitution Constitution Party candidate Mark Hackett runs for U.S. Senate in South Carolina's 2026 general election. Full profile →

Candidate list checked 7 d ago

Side by side

One line per issue, from each candidate’s own sourced positions. Open a profile for the quotes and sources behind it.

Issue	Darline Graham Republican	Annie Andrews Democratic	Kasie Whitener Libertarian	Mark Hackett Constitution
Economy & jobs	Supports tax cuts, spending cuts, and deregulation to lower costs Voted 1 yes	Supports raising wages, ending tax breaks for the wealthy, and an affordability plan for families	Prioritizes reducing national debt via balanced budget and spending cuts	Pledges to oppose any legislation that does not reduce national debt
Housing	no sourced position	Supports cutting regulations to build affordable units and first-time homebuyer tax credits	no sourced position	no sourced position
Health care	Supports keeping rural hospitals open and protecting Medicare	Supports public option, protecting Medicaid, and lowering prescription drug costs	Supports decoupling healthcare from health insurance	no sourced position
Immigration	Strongly opposes illegal immigration; supports border wall and enforcement	Supports secure borders with a fair path to citizenship and family unity	Calls for Congress to rewrite outdated, broken immigration law	no sourced position
Abortion & reproductive rights	Strongly pro-life; opposes taxpayer funding of abortion	Supports restoring Roe v. Wade protections and women's reproductive rights	no sourced position	no sourced position
Education	Supports parental rights, religious liberty, and girls' sports protections Voted 1 yes	Supports fully funding public schools and raising teacher pay	no sourced position	no sourced position
Climate & energy	Supports all-of-the-above energy strategy; no specific climate stance	Supports clean energy investment and resilient infrastructure	no sourced position	Dismisses climate policy; supports unrestricted energy production
Crime & public safety	Opposes defunding police; supports tougher penalties for fentanyl and repeat offenders Voted 1 yes	Supports funding community violence prevention and mental health	no sourced position	no sourced position
Taxes & budget	Supports making Trump tax cuts permanent; opposes wasteful spending Voted · 1 missed	Opposes tax breaks for ultra-wealthy and corporate polluters	Supports tax code simplification, spending cuts, and balanced budget	Pledges to oppose any legislation that does not cut national debt
Guns	no sourced position	Supports universal background checks and gun-safety reforms	no sourced position	no sourced position
Democracy & elections	no sourced position	Supports banning corporate PAC money and protecting voting rights	Supports voter ID concepts like those in the SAVE Act	Supports pardoning those jailed over January 6 events
Foreign policy & defense	Introduced Russia-Iran sanctions bill; supports America First and strong military Voted 1 yes · 1 missed	Opposes endless wars; supports diplomacy and congressional oversight	Opposes foreign intervention; open to trimming defense budget	Opposes foreign aid and U.S. military alliances; anti-interventionist

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