Blue Wave SC

The Class of 2026 on r/southcarolina

South Carolina's Democratic State House candidates answer voters' questions together in one Reddit Ask Me Anything, three days before early voting opens.

Candidates: sign up by Tuesday night

Year

A Democrat is on the ballot in all 124 House districts.The 54 districts in gray had no Democrat on the ballot.

Sources
  • 2026: the State Election Commission's list of candidates for the November 3 general election, read October 9, 2026, scvotes.gov.
  • 2024: the State Election Commission's official results for the November 5, 2024 general election, enr-scvotes.org.
  • District lines: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line 2024, census.gov.
  • Photos, websites and socials: each candidate's own public pages.

Every district

  1. 1Jasmine WilliamsOconee and Pickens counties
  2. 2Candace SchuttOconee County
  3. 3Claiborne LinvillPickens County
  4. 4Derrick KrusePickens County
  5. 5David F JonesGreenville and Pickens counties
  6. 6Jennifer BachnerAnderson County
  7. 7Elizabeth W CooleyAbbeville, Anderson and Greenville counties
  8. 8Demetrius CarsonAnderson County
  9. 9Johnny EstrichAnderson County
  10. 10Thomas StewartAnderson, Greenville and Pickens counties
  11. 11Jessica BeasleyAbbeville, Anderson and Laurens counties
  12. 12Jumelle BrooksGreenwood and McCormick counties
  13. 13C Rauch WiseGreenwood and Laurens counties
  14. 14Michanna TateLaurens County
  15. 15JA MooreBerkeley and Charleston counties
  16. 16Lynn RamirezGreenville and Laurens counties
  17. 17Rich NicoloffGreenville County
  18. 18Virginia B MaclureGreenville County
  19. 19Rachel SmithGreenville County
  20. 20Polly ElbertseGreenville County
  21. 21Dexter ReavesGreenville County
  22. 22Josh KendrickGreenville County
  23. 23Chandra DillardGreenville County
  24. 24Caroline AvingerGreenville County
  25. 25Wendell JonesGreenville County
  26. 26Jenny DeschYork County
  27. 27John MacCarthyGreenville County
  28. 28Alan G BuckalewGreenville County
  29. 29Marina FrancoCherokee, Spartanburg and York counties
  30. 30Stephanie HolsteinCherokee and Spartanburg counties
  31. 31Rosalyn Henderson-MyersSpartanburg County
  32. 32Irene BensonSpartanburg County
  33. 33Clemson G TurreganoSpartanburg County
  34. 34Saville WilliamsSpartanburg County
  35. 35Tatiana SkipperGreenville and Spartanburg counties
  36. 36Virginia McLeanSpartanburg County
  37. 37Seth Sauer-HartSpartanburg County
  38. 38Tammy HahnSpartanburg County
  39. 39Sherman LottLexington and Saluda counties
  40. 40Engle ThompsonLexington and Newberry counties
  41. 41Annie E McDanielChester, Fairfield and Richland counties
  42. 42Robert Larry WilliamsLaurens and Union counties
  43. 43Alex ClarkChester and York counties
  44. 44Katie CrosbyLancaster County
  45. 45Nicole VentourKershaw and Lancaster counties
  46. 46Omar L McCroreyYork County
  47. 47Justin BennettYork County
  48. 48Rustin TerryYork County
  49. 49John R KingYork County
  50. 50Keishan M ScottKershaw, Lee and Sumter counties
  51. 51David WeeksSumter County
  52. 52Malcolm TaylorKershaw and Richland counties
  53. 53Bruce M WallaceChesterfield, Darlington and Lancaster counties
  54. 54Jason LuckChesterfield, Darlington, Dillon and Marlboro counties
  55. 55Jackie HayesDillon, Florence, Horry and Marlboro counties
  56. 56Jacqualyn MeadowHorry County
  57. 57Cynthia O FordHorry, Marion and Williamsburg counties
  58. 58Sha-Ron E JonesHorry County
  59. 59Terry AlexanderFlorence and Marion counties
  60. 60Adrian Peguese CarterFlorence County
  61. 61Carol GoodmanHorry County
  62. 62Robert WilliamsDarlington and Florence counties
  63. 63Kory HaskinsFlorence County
  64. 64Michele DemeryClarendon and Sumter counties
  65. 65Tanisha BaskinChesterfield, Darlington, Kershaw and Lancaster counties
  66. 66Heather HartYork County
  67. 67Lisa DaveySumter County
  68. 68Judy DaviesHorry County
  69. 69Emery K ChaplinLexington County
  70. 70Robert ReeseKershaw and Richland counties
  71. 71Julie ZimmermanLexington and Richland counties
  72. 72Seth RoseRichland County
  73. 73Chris HartRichland County
  74. 74J Todd RutherfordRichland County
  75. 75Heather BauerRichland County
  76. 76Leon HowardRichland County
  77. 77Kambrell Houston GarvinRichland County
  78. 78Beth BernsteinRichland County
  79. 79Hamilton R GrantRichland County
  80. 80Benjamin E BrownCharleston County
  81. 81Pete SwalesAiken County
  82. 82William Bill ClyburnAiken, Edgefield and Saluda counties
  83. 83Jason PayneAiken and Edgefield counties
  84. 84Darnell HolstonAiken County
  85. 85Steven J Asbill JrLexington County
  86. 86Malcolm GreenAiken and Lexington counties
  87. 87Reid BeamanLexington County
  88. 88Jeremy JonesLexington County
  89. 89Joe MadgeLexington County
  90. 90Justin BambergBamberg, Colleton, Dorchester and Orangeburg counties
  91. 91Lonnie HoseyAllendale, Barnwell and Orangeburg counties
  92. 92Byron WaltersBerkeley County
  93. 93Jerry GovanCalhoun, Lexington and Orangeburg counties
  94. 94Sally HebertCharleston and Dorchester counties
  95. 95Gilda Cobb-HunterDorchester and Orangeburg counties
  96. 96Vivian ElstonLexington County
  97. 97Cathy A JaggarsColleton and Dorchester counties
  98. 98Sonja Ogletree SataniDorchester County
  99. 99Samuel PriceBerkeley County
  100. 100Crystal Y CampbellBerkeley County
  101. 101Roger K KirbyBerkeley, Florence and Williamsburg counties
  102. 102Montez AikenBerkeley and Dorchester counties
  103. 103Carl AndersonBerkeley, Georgetown and Horry counties
  104. 104George M BlumenthalHorry County
  105. 105David WilsonHorry County
  106. 106Marisa McCannHorry County
  107. 107Christine GiguereHorry County
  108. 108Kathy RedwineCharleston and Georgetown counties
  109. 109Tiffany Spann-WilderCharleston and Dorchester counties
  110. 110KJ AtwoodCharleston County
  111. 111Wendell G GilliardCharleston County
  112. 112Jenna ArsenaultCharleston County
  113. 113Courtney WatersCharleston County
  114. 114Kelly HoughCharleston and Dorchester counties
  115. 115Nick UricchioCharleston County
  116. 116Clay MiddletonCharleston and Colleton counties
  117. 117Ashley PainterBerkeley County
  118. 118Bernie ScolaroBeaufort County
  119. 119Leon StavrinakisCharleston County
  120. 120Debbie Subera-WigginBeaufort and Jasper counties
  121. 121Shannon N DeLoachBeaufort and Colleton counties
  122. 122Korey WilliamsBeaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties
  123. 123Ann C ShippyBeaufort and Jasper counties
  124. 124Shauna BishopBeaufort County

The video

Taylor Valley's two-minute video on what the class is doing and why, from the Valley Nichols channel on YouTube.

The class

The class picture and the roster by district, with each candidate's Reddit name, go up Wednesday, October 14.

How it works

For a voter: find the post Wednesday, start with your district number, and come back Friday at 1. For a candidate: the guide's steps, through Tuesday night.

Early voting

October 19 to 31. Find your early voting center at scvotes.gov.

For the press

The release goes up Wednesday. Taylor Valley, (843) 973-4111, [email protected].