Voting in South Carolina’s 2026 special primary election for the United States Senate will exclude anyone who cast a ballot in either the Democrat primary or runoff election last month, Palmetto State election officials announced this week.
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The eligibility criteria were announced on Wednesday morning by officials with the S.C. Election Commission (SCVotes). Congressman Ralph Norman, Upstate businessman Mark Lynch, congresswoman Nancy Mace, lieutenant governor Pamela Evette, and former governor Mark Sanford are among those eyeing this seat – which is temporarily being filled by Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone.
Filing for the August 11 special primary election is set to open at 12:00 p.m. EDT next Tuesday and close a week later. If no candidate receives a majority of votes on August 11, a special head-to-head runoff election would be held on August 25, 2026, between the top two vote getters.
Questions are already being raised about the legality of the election, with U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials reportedly reviewing the timing of the upcoming special primary. The DOJ is said to be examining four distinct violations of federal law related to the August 11 primary.
Original reporting: FITSNews — read the source article.
