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The 2018 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the
governor of South Carolina The governor of South Carolina is the head of government of South Carolina. The governor is the ''ex officio'' commander-in-chief of the National Guard when not called into federal service. The governor's responsibilities include making year ...
. Incumbent Republican governor
Henry McMaster Henry Dargan McMaster (born May 27, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2017 as the 117th governor of South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was the 50th List of Attorneys Ge ...
, who took office after
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 ...
resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, ran for election to a full term. The primary was held on June 12, with the Democrats nominating State Representative James E. Smith Jr. McMaster failed to win a majority of the vote, and then defeated John Warren in the Republican runoff on June 26. In the general election, McMaster defeated Smith, winning election to a full term. Republicans won their fifth straight gubernatorial election in the state, their longest such streak in history.


Republican primary


Candidates


Nominee

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Henry McMaster Henry Dargan McMaster (born May 27, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2017 as the 117th governor of South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was the 50th List of Attorneys Ge ...
, incumbent governor ** Running mate:
Pamela Evette Pamela Sue Evette (née Gajoch; born August 28, 1967) is an American politician and businesswoman and the 93rd Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, lieutenant governor of South Carolina since 2019. A member of the Republican Party (United Stat ...
, businesswoman


Defeated in runoff

* John Warren, businessman ** Running mate: Pat McKinney, businessman


Defeated in primary

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Kevin Bryant Kevin Ronald Bryant (born 8 January 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also represented West ...
, incumbent
lieutenant governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
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Yancey McGill John Yancey McGill (born September 18, 1952) is an American politician from South Carolina. He was a member of the South Carolina Senate, state Senate from 1989 to 2014. He served as the 90th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from June 2014 to ...
, former Democratic lieutenant governor and former Democratic state senator *
Catherine Templeton Catherine Templeton is an American attorney and political figure from South Carolina. She was a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of South Carolina in the 2018 election. Templeton is the former President of US Brick and the f ...
, attorney, former director of the Department of Health and Environmental Control and former director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation ** Running mate: Walt Wilkins,
Greenville County Greenville County ( ; locally ) is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 525,534, making it the most populous county in the state. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is also home to t ...
Solicitor


Declined

* Tom Davis, state senator * Jeff Duncan, U.S. representative * Mikee Johnson, businessman and former chairman of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce (endorsed Catherine Templeton) *
Tim Scott Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving since 2013 as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from South Carolina. A member of the Re ...
, U.S. senator * Joe Taylor, former South Carolina secretary of commerce * Billy Wilkins, former chief judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (in case citations, 4th Cir.) is a United States federal court, federal court located in Richmond, Virginia, with appellate jurisdiction over the United States district court, district cou ...
* Alan Wilson, attorney general (running for re-election)


Endorsements


First round


Polling


Results


Runoff


Polling


Results


Democratic primary


Candidates


Nominee

* James Smith, state representative ** Running mate: Mandy Powers Norrell, state representative


Defeated in primary

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Phil Noble Phil Noble Jr. (born May 17, 1951, Greenville, South Carolina) is an American entrepreneur and speaker in technology and the civic sector. Biography Growing up in Anniston, Alabama, Noble's father, J. Phillips Noble, a Presbyterian minister, wa ...
, business and technology consultant and candidate for lieutenant governor in 1994 ** Running mate:
Gloria Bromell Tinubu Gloria Bromell Tinubu (born February 22, 1953) is an applied economist, educator, and political figure. She served on the Atlanta City Council and as a member of the Georgia General Assembly, Georgia State Assembly, as well as running as a candida ...
, former Atlanta, Georgia, city councilwoman, former
Georgia state representative The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republicans have had a majority in the chamber since 2005. T ...
and nominee for SC-07 in
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and
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
* Marguerite Willis, attorney ** Running mate: John Scott, state senator


Declined

* Steve Benjamin,
Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...
of Columbia *
Marlon Kimpson Marlon E. Kimpson (born April 15, 1969) is an American politician and attorney. He served in the South Carolina Senate from 2013 to 2023. He served as a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations in the Office of the Unite ...
, state senator *
Inez Tenenbaum Inez Tenenbaum (née Moore; born March 8, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician who served as South Carolina Superintendent of Education and as chairperson of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. In 2016, she joined a law firm. She ...
, former State Superintendent of Education, former chair of the
Consumer Product Safety Commission The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC, CPSC, or commission) is an independent agency of the United States government. The CPSC seeks to promote the safety of consumer products by addressing "unreasonable risks" of injury ...
and nominee for the U.S. Senate in
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Endorsements


Polling


Results


Independents and third parties


Declared

* Phil Cheney (Independent), former Anderson City Councilman, candidate for SC-03 in 2006 and write-in candidate for SC-05 in
2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...


Failed nomination

* Martin Barry ( American Party), medication researcher, nomination declined by the American Party ** Running mate: James Cartee, theater director


General election


Predictions


Endorsements


Polling


Results


Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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(largest city: Hartsville)


By congressional district

McMaster won six of seven congressional districts, including one that elected a Democratic representative.


See also

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2018 South Carolina elections A general election was held in the U.S. state of South Carolina 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 United States House of Representatives. ...


References


External links


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