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SCIWAY will provide complete coverage of South Carolina's November 5, 2024 general elections.
Our guide provides links for Columbia and Richland County's local county, school board, and special district races. It also includes a directory of the candidates vying for federal and state-level elected offices in Richland County.
FEATURED Columbia Election Information
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Columbia Candidates for US Senate
The next election for the US Senate will be held in 2026.
Columbia Candidates for US Congress
US House District 2 includes all of Aiken, Barnwell, and Lexington counties plus portions of Orangeburg and Richland counties.
District 2 Map
- Interactive map - use the search box or zoom tool to pinpoint your district
Candidates for Congress, District 2
US House District 6 includes all of Allendale, Bamberg, Calhoun, Clarendon, Hampton, and Williamsburg counties plus portions of Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Florence, Jasper, Orangeburg, Richland, and Sumter counties.
District 6 Map
- Interactive map - use the search box or zoom tool to pinpoint your district
Candidates for Congress, District 6
Columbia Candidates for SC Senate
SC Senate District 18 includes all of Newberry County plus portions of Lexington County and Richland County.
District 18 Map
District 18 Candidates
- Ronnie Cromer - Republican - Incumbent - Unopposed
SC Senate District 19 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 19 Map
District 19 Candidates
SC Senate District 21 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 21 Map
District 21 Candidates
- Darrell Jackson - Democratic - Incumbent - Unopposed
SC Senate District 22 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 22 Map
District 22 Candidates
SC Senate District 26 includes portions of Calhoun County, Lexington County and Richland County.
District 26 Map
District 26 Candidates
SC Senate District 35 includes portions of Kershaw County, Lee County, Richland County and Sumter County.
District 35 Map
District 35 Candidates
Columbia Candidates for SC State House
SC House District 41 includes portions of Chester County, Fairfield County, and a small portion of northeast Richland County.
District 41 Map
District 41 Candidates
- Annie E McDaniel - Democratic - Incumbent - Unopposed
SC House District 52 includes portions of Kershaw County and Richland County.
District 52 Map
District 52 Candidates
SC House District 70 includes portions of Kershaw County and Richland County.
District 70 Map
District 70 Candidates
SC House District 71 includes a small area of northern Lexington County and northwestern Richland County.
District 71 Map
District 71 Candidates
SC House District 72 includes the western and southern area of Downtown Columbia in Richland County.
District 72 Map
District 72 Candidates
- Seth Rose - Democratic - Incumbent - Unopposed
SC House District 73 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 73 Map
District 73 Candidates
- Chris Hart - Democratic - Incumbent - Unopposed
SC House District 74 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 74 Map
District 74 Candidates
- Todd Rutherford - Democratic - Incumbent - Unopposed
SC House District 75 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 75 Map
District 75 Candidates
SC House District 76 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 76 Map
District 76 Candidates
- Leon Howard - Democratic - Incumbent
- Gary Votour - Workers Party
SC House District 77 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 77 Map
District 77 Candidates
SC House District 78 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 78 Map
District 78 Candidates
SC House District 79 includes a portion of Richland County.
District 79 Map
District 79 Candidates
Richland County Candidates for SC Solicitor
5th Circuit Solicitor - Richland, Kershaw
- The next election for this office will be in 2026.
2024 – Richland County Candidates
Elections for
Richland County will be held November 5, 2024.
Richland County Clerk of Court
- Jeanette W McBride - Democratic - Incumbent - Unopposed
Richland County Coroner
- Naida Rutherford - Democratic - Incumbent - Unopposed
Richland County Sheriff
- Leon Lott - Democratic - Incumbent
- Jim Walker - Republican
Richland County Council, District 2
- Derrek Pugh - Democratic - Incumbent - Unopposed
Richland County Council, District 3
- Tyra Little - Democratic - Unopposed
Richland County Council, District 7
- Gretchen D Barron - Democratic - Incumbent - Unopposed
Richland County Council, District 8
- Tish Dozier Alleyne - Democratic - Unopposed
Richland County Council, District 9
- Jesica Mackey - Democratic - Incumbent - Unopposed
Richland County Council, District 10
- Cheryl English - Democratic - Incumbent - Unopposed
Richland County School Board, District 1, At Large
(Vote for Two)
- John Black - Nonpartisan
- Angela G Brown - Nonpartisan
- Angela D Clyburn - Nonpartisan - Incumbent
- Richard E Moore - Nonpartisan
- Tamika Myers - Nonpartisan - Incumbent
Richland County School Board, District 1, Seat 2
- Lee Carroll - Nonpartisan
- Jamie L Devine - Nonpartisan - Incumbent
- Steven Diaz - Nonpartisan
- Christa Williams - Nonpartisan
Richland County School Board, District 1, Seat 4
- Cheryl Hinton-Harris - Nonpartisan - Incumbent
- Ericka Roberson Hursey - Nonpartisan
Richland County School Board, District 2, At Large
(Vote for Three)
- Brenda B Branic - Nonpartisan
- Franklin P Davis - Nonpartisan
- Gary Dennis - Nonpartisan
- Monica Elkins - Nonpartisan - Incumbent
- Dionne Sumpter Fleshman - Nonpartisan
- Lashonda McFadden - Nonpartisan - Incumbent
- James A Mobley - Nonpartisan
- Brett Porterfield - Nonpartisan
- Larry J Smalls - Nonpartisan
- Shelley Williams - Nonpartisan
Richland-Lexington School Board, District 5, At Large
- Jason Baynham - Nonpartisan
- Mike Ward - Nonpartisan
Richland-Lexington School District 5, Referendum
Richland County Soil and Water District Commission
- Mary S Burts - Nonpartisan - Incumbent - Unopposed
2024 Richland County Referendums
Find Your SC Precinct and Polling Place
Use this form to find your precinct number, your polling place, your districts, and a sample ballot – for US Congress, SC Statehouse, SC Senate, School Board, County Council, and City Council district (if applicable).
- Find your precinct, polling place, voting districts - for registered voters only
1. Use 4-character year for birth date.
2. Click box and complete the I'm not a robot.
3. Click Login after completing all boxes.
4. After results appear, click the address under Polling Location for directions, map.
Richland County District Maps
- Interactive Map - enter address and info on all applicable districts will be generated
More Columbia Election Resources
Richland County Political Parties
Columbia & Richland County Political Organizations
- Citizens Climate Lobby - Columbia Chapter
Citizens Climate Lobby is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization empowering people to experience breakthroughs in climate change through exercising their personal and political power.
- Columbia NOW
Columbia chapter of the National Organization for Women, which is the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States fighting for womens rights on the local and national level.
