South Carolina residents seeking to run in 2024 for Statehouse, Congress or multi-county or other offices on the November ballot have until April 1 to file their  candidacies with the State Election Commission (SEC).

As of today, two dozen people have filed for offices in Charleston County.

Candidates seeking to run for federal, statewide and multi-county offices must file at the SEC’s office in Columbia. Those seeking to run for the state Senate or House of Representatives must file at the  SEC office or a county elections office in their county of residence. Those seeking to run for various county-level offices must file at a county elections office in their county of residence. Candidates have until April 1 to file. 

“One of the first steps to running for office is filing to appear on the ballot,” Howie Knapp, SEC executive director, said in a press release. “Candidate filing is crucial to the election process, and we want to make sure that all candidates have the information they need to be ready for June and November.” 

As of 3 p.m. March 18, 24 people filed for offices in Charleston County, according to the SEC candidate tracker.

  • S.C. Senate, District 20: Ed Sutton (Democrat), of Charleston
  • S.C. Senate, District 41: Matt Leber (Republican), of Johns Island
  • S.C. Senate, District 42: Kim Greene (Democrat), of Charleston; Deon Tedder (Democrat, incumbent), of North Charleston
  • S.C. Senate, District 43: Chip Campsen (Republican, incumbent), of Isle of Palms
  • S.C. House, District 15: Carlton Walker (Republican), of North Charleston
  • S.C. House, District 80: Kathy Landing (Republican, incumbent), of Mount Pleasant
  • S.C. House, District 109: Tiffany Spann-Wilder (Democrat, incumbent), of Charleston
  • S.C. House, District 110: Tom Hartnett (Republican, incumbent), of Mount Pleasant
  • S.C. House, District 111: Wendell G. Gilliard (Democrat, incumbent), of Charleston
  • S.C. House, District 112: Joe Bustos (Republican, incumbent), of Mount Pleasant
  • S.C. House, District 114: Gary Brewer (Republican, incumbent), of Charleston
  • S.C. House, District 115: Spencer Wetmore (Democrat, incumbent), of Folly Beach
  • S.C. House, District 116: Charlie Murray (Democrat), of Ravenel; James Teeple (Republican), of Johns Island
  • Charleston County Sheriff: Kristin Graziano (Democrat, incumbent), of Charleston; Carl Ritchie (Republican), of Mount Pleasant
  • Charleston County Coroner: Frank Broccolo (Democrat), of Charleston; Bobbi Jo O’Neal (Republican, incumbent), of Mount Pleasant
  • Charleston County Auditor: Peter J. Tecklenburg (Democrat, incumbent), of Charleston
  • Charleston County Treasurer: Mary Tinkler (Democrat, incumbent), of Charleston; Mike Van Horn Sr. (Republican), of Mount Pleasant
  • Charleston County Council, District 3: Rob Wehrman (Democrat, incumbent), of North Charleston
  • Charleston County Council, District 7: Brantley Moody (Republican, incumbent), of Charleston.

Keep up with all candidate filings online at scvotes.gov. Early voting in the 2024 general election begins Oct. 21 in South Carolina.

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