A general election was held in the

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on November 6, 2018. All of South Carolina's executive officers were up for election, as well as all of South Carolina's seven seats in the

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All of South Carolina's seven seats in the

were up for election in 2018.

Governor and lieutenant governor

Beginning with the 2018 gubernatorial election, the offices of governor and lieutenant governor were elected jointly as a ticket instead of being elected separately as in prior years. Former incumbent Republican

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Nikki Haley Nimarata Nikki Randhawa Haley (''née'' Randhawa; born January 20, 1972) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 116th governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017 and as the 29th U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from Ja ...

was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third consecutive term. Haley was selected as

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in the Donald Trump administration. Haley's nomination was confirmed. Former lieutenant governor

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became governor on January 24, 2017, for the remainder of the term.

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Alan Wilson won re-election to a third term. 2018 South Carolina Attorney General election

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Mark Hammond won re-election to a fifth term in office. '' Governing'' magazine had projected the race as "safe Republican". 2018 South Carolina Secretary of State election

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican Treasurer

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won re-election to a third term in office. 2018 South Carolina State Treasurer election

Comptroller general

Incumbent Republican

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won re-election to a fifth term in office. South_Carolina_GOP_Sweep

Superintendent of Education

Incumbent Republican

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won re-election to a second term. South_Carolina_GOP_Sweep

Commissioner of Agriculture

2018 South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner election results map by county

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers, who was appointed to the position in September 2004, won re-election to a fourth full term in office.

State legislature

All 124 seats in the

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were up for election in 2018. On election day 2018,

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controlled 80 seats as compared to the Democrats' 44. Although four seats flipped party, there was no net change in the composition of the state House because Republicans flipped Districts 42 and 97 while Democrats flipped Districts 15 and 117. Republicans maintained their 80-to-44-seat majority in the South Carolina House following the 2018 election.

References

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Official Attorney General campaign websites
Constance Anastopoulo (D) for Attorney GeneralAlan Wilson (R) for Attorney General
Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Mark Hammond (R) for Secretary of StateMelvin Whittenburg (D) for Secretary of State
Official State Treasurer campaign websites
Rosalyn Glenn (D) for TreasurerCurtis Loftis (R) for TreasurerSarah Work (I) for Treasurer
Official Superintendent of Education campaign websites
Molly Spearman (R) for Superintendent
Official Commissioner of Agriculture campaign websites
Hugh Weathers (R) for Agriculture Commissioner
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