Governor · South Carolina

Incumbent: Henry McMaster (Republican) · Term-limited
General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026

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The candidates

Alan Wilson

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Republican

Attorney general of South Carolina (2011–present).

Background via Wikipedia race page · its cited source: wyff4.com

Jermaine Johnson

Position changes: record review coming soon
Democratic

State representative from the 80th district (2020–present).

Background via Wikipedia race page · its cited source: thestate.com

Michael Addison

United Citizens

Nominee (United Citizens Party), Democratic candidate for SC-6 in 2022.

Background via Wikipedia race page · its cited source: charlestoncitypaper.com

Walid Hakim

Green

Nominee (South Carolina Green Party), veteran.

Background via Wikipedia race page · its cited source: heraldonline.com

Candidates checked against the official list: state election office source. Candidate list compiled from the Wikipedia race page and the sources on each profile. Check your official sample ballot before voting.

Where they stand: Wilson vs. Johnson

Topic headings are Vote Book’s; quoted words are each candidate’s own, with the source under each one. “As reported” means a news outlet’s description, not an exact quote. A yellow tag means no public position was found on that topic.

Health care
Wilson

Expanding Access to Rural Healthcare

Rural communities across South Carolina are getting left behind, especially when it comes to healthcare. We can’t have healthy families and thriving communities, if people can’t see a doctor. Wilson will support rural clinics, expand telemedicine, and incentive medical professionals to serve under-served areas.
Original: wilsonforsc.com/priorities (accessed Oct 16, 2026)

Quality healthcare must be ensured at an affordable cost for all citizens in our state.

The candidate chose not to mark a box
Candidate's own answer to the League of Women Voters, via VOTE411
Johnson

Why do you seek the office of Governor of South Carolina?

I’m running to bring new leadership to South Carolina and build a state that we can be proud of. I’m going to fix the roads, provide better access to health care, especially mental healthcare, and make life here more affordable.
Candidate's own answer to the League of Women Voters, via VOTE411

What do you feel is the most important challenge facing our state and how do you propose to address it?

The biggest challenges facing South Carolina are: our poor infrastructure, lack of access to health and mental health care, and rising cost of living. To address our poor infrastructure, I will make sure our public works are properly funded and to shift responsibility (and funding) to counties and municipalities that can act faster than the state. For healthcare, I plan on expanding Medicaid and funding rural hospitals, guaranteeing there is an OBGYN in every county, and making sure mental health is treated with the same urgency as physical health. To address affordability, I plan on building affordable housing, reducing the burden of income tax, mandating a livable, minimum wage, and helping unions to secure better conditions for workers.
Candidate's own answer to the League of Women Voters, via VOTE411

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Energy & environment
WilsonNo public position foundJohnson

How would you balance the demand for the growth of data centers in SC to meet the needs of AI while also balancing how these data centers are regulated to protect the environment and the cost to ratepayers?

I filed a moratorium on all data center construction in SC until the centers can propose a plan to the counties and state of how they will provide their own energy, protect our resources, and use our labor force in construction. If they cannot do those things, I am fully against their coming to our state.
Candidate's own answer to the League of Women Voters, via VOTE411
Jobs, wages & cost of living
WilsonNo public position foundJohnson

Affordability

Slash the income tax It is time to reduce the tax burden on our working class. Some Republicans want to see all income tax disappear. Do not be fooled. In South Carolina, 40% of the lowest earning families do not pay income tax at all (technically they pay it and receive it back in April). Getting rid of income tax …
Original: johnsonforsc.com/policies (accessed Oct 16, 2026)
Infrastructure & transportation
Wilson

Improving Roads, Bridges, and Infrastructure

South Carolina’s roads and bridges are crumbling, and it’s past time to fix them. Our state’s growth demands serious investment in roads, bridges, and infrastructure. Alan Wilson will make infrastructure a priority, ensuring South Carolina is not only prepared for continued economic development and population growth, …
Original: wilsonforsc.com/priorities (accessed Oct 16, 2026)
Johnson

Infrastructure

Rebuild our roads and bridges It is time to invest in South Carolina’s infrastructure. Our roads and bridges are in disrepair and we cannot afford to sit around as things get worse. Jermaine wrote a bill that will allow municipalities the ability to fix their own roads and bridges with money from the state’s …
Original: johnsonforsc.com/policies (accessed Oct 16, 2026)
Families & communities
WilsonNo public position foundJohnson

Families

Fix our education system It is time to invest in South Carolina’s public education. As governor, Jermaine will conduct a full audit of South Carolina’s public education system to determine how best to increase access and quality of our state’s public education. But Jermaine doesn’t plan on waiting around and sitting …
Original: johnsonforsc.com/policies (accessed Oct 16, 2026)

Other candidates on the ballot

Michael Addison (United Citizens)

Quality healthcare must be ensured at an affordable cost for all citizens in our state.

The candidate chose not to mark a box
Candidate's own answer to the League of Women Voters, via VOTE411

Walid Hakim (Green)

Quality healthcare must be ensured at an affordable cost for all citizens in our state.

The candidate chose not to mark a box
Candidate's own answer to the League of Women Voters, via VOTE411
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Official voting records

The same nine Senate votes (or three House votes) are shown for every current member of Congress running, so records can be compared across races. Click a roll call for the official tally.

No congressional voting record for: Michael Addison, Walid Hakim, Jermaine Johnson, Alan Wilson. State legislative or local records are not yet compiled.