PUBLIC NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING AND PRIMARY STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF LEXINGTON Candidate Filing Period: A Special Candidate Filing Period for the Republican Nomination for U.S. Senate in the 2026 General Election will open at noon on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, and close at noon on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Any Candidate seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for this office must file during this period with the S.C. State Election Commission. Filing Location: S.C. State Election Commission 1122 Lady St., Suite 500 Columbia, SC 29201 Filing Hours: Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Sunday: Closed Filing Form: The Statement of Intention of Candidacy & Party Pledge (SICPP) form required for filing is available in the “Candidate Information” section of scVOTES.gov. Filing Fee: The filing fee for this office is $10,440. Filing fees are paid at the time of filing by Candidates seeking the Nomination. Filing fee checks should be made payable to the “S.C. Republican Party.” Notice of Primary: If at the close of filing a Party Primary is necessary to determine the Party Nominee (multiple Candidates file for the Party’s Nomination), a Primary will be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. Any necessary Runoff will be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Any person wishing to vote in this Primary must have been registered by Sunday, July 12, 2026. On Sunday, August 9, 2026, at 1:00 pm for the Primary and Sunday August 23, 2026 the Runoff, the County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will begin its examination of the Absentee Ballot Return Envelopes at the Lexington County Voter Registration and Elections Office, 605 West Main Street, Suite C, Lexington SC 29072. On Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. the Lexington County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in the Primary. On Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. the Lexington County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all Provisional Ballots cast in the Runoff. These hearings will be held at the County Voter Registration & Election Office located the Lexington County Voter Registration and Elections Office, 605 West Main Street, Suite C, Lexington SC 29072. The Early Voting period for the Primary is Wednesday, August 5, through Friday, August 7, 2026. The Early Voting period for any necessary Runoff is Wednesday, August 19, through Friday, August 21, 2026. The following Early Voting Center(s) will be open during the Early Voting period from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Lexington County Voter Registration and Elections Office 605 West Main Street, Suite C, Lexington SC 29072 The following precincts and polling places will be open during any necessary Primaries and Runoffs from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Polling places can change for various reasons. For the most up-to-date information, visit scVOTES.gov and click “Find My Polling Place.” Precincts Polling Place PCT Precinct Name Polling Location Name Polling Location Address 001 Batesburg 01-B-L Leisure Center 227 Highland Ave, Batesburg SC 29006 002 Mims 02-Samaria Baptist Church 6560 Fairview Rd, Batesburg SC 29006 003 Lake Murray 1 03-St Peters Lutheran Church 1130 Saint Peters Rd, Lexington SC 29072 004 Mount Horeb 04-Mt Horeb Church 1205 Old Cherokee Rd, Lexington SC 29072 005 Old Barnwell Rd 05-National Guard Armory 3528 Platt Springs Rd, West Columbia SC 29170 006 Beulah Church 06-Beulah United Meth Church 161 Beulah Church Rd, Gilbert SC 29054 007 Gilbert 07-Lex County Recreation and Aging 409 Broad St, Gilbert SC 29054 008 Pond Branch 08-Pond Branch UMC - Activity Center 1908 Pond Branch Rd, Gilbert SC 29054 009 Seven Oaks 09-Irmo High School 6671 Saint Andrews Rd, Columbia SC 29212 010 Ridge Road 10-Ridge Road Community Ctr 1257 Ridge Rd, Leesville SC 29070 011 Summit 11-Summit Town Hall 321 Old Broad St, Leesville SC 29070 012 Leesville 12-Midlands Tech College - B&L Campus 423 College St, Leesville SC 29070 013 Red Bank South 1 13-Saxe Gotha Elementary Sch 100 Bill Williamson Ct, Lexington SC 29073 014 Emmanuel Church 14-Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2491 Emanuel Church Rd, West Columbia SC 29170 015 Hollow Creek 15-Hollow Creek Comm Center 2701 Priceville Rd, Gilbert SC 29054 016 Boiling Springs 16-Boiling Sprgs Un Meth Ch 2373 Calks Ferry Rd, Lexington SC 29073 017 Edmund 1 17-Edmund Community Center 5717 Edmund Hwy, Lexington SC 29073 018 Red Bank 18-Red Bank Elementary Sch 246 Community Dr, Lexington SC 29073 019 Round Hill 19-Round Hill Baptist Church 230 Persimmon Ln, Lexington SC 29072 020 Fairview 20-Fairview Community Center 2705 Fairview Rd, Leesville SC 29070 021 Quail Hollow 21 - Mt. Hebron UMC 3050 Leaphart Rd, West Columbia SC 29169 022 Pelion 1 22-Forts Pond Elementary School 7350 Fish Hatchery Rd, Pelion SC 29123 023 Mack-Edisto 23-Mack Edisto Comm Ctr 944 Mack Edisto Rd, Swansea SC 29160 024 Swansea 1 24 - Swansea High School 500 E 1st St, Swansea SC 29160 025 Sandy Run 25-Horseneck Community Ctr 121 Bub Wise Rd, Swansea SC 29160 026 Gaston 1 26-Frances Mack Intermediate School 161 Gaston St, Gaston SC 29053 027 Sharpe’s Hill 27 - Lexington County Fire Station #28 3124 Highway 6, Lexington SC 29073 028 Chapin 28-Chapin Town Hall NW 157 Columbia Ave, Chapin SC 29036 029 Leaphart Road 29-Pineview Baptist Church 3010 Leaphart Rd, West Columbia SC 29169 030 Westover 30-Providence Presb Church 1112 Hummingbird Dr, West Columbia SC 29169 031 Edenwood 31-Broadacres Baptist Church 2350 Taylor Rd, Cayce SC 29033 032 Cromer 32-Oak Grove Civic Center 585 Oak Dr, Lexington SC 29073 033 Lexington No. 1 33-Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church 5503 Sunset Blvd, Lexington SC 29072 034 Lexington No. 2 34-Rosenwald Community Learning Center 420 Hendrix St, Lexington SC 29072 035 Cayce Ward No.1 35-American Legion Memorial Post 130 402 Naples Ave, Cayce SC 29033 036 Cayce Ward No.2 36-Cayce Presbyterian Church 1600 Summerland Dr, Cayce SC 29033 037 Cayce Ward No.3 37-Cayce Un Methodist Ch 1600 12th St, Cayce SC 29033 038 Chalk Hill 38-Shiloh Un Methodist Ch 546 Garners Terrace Rd, West Columbia SC 29172 039 Congaree 1 39-Ebenezer Pentecostal Ch. Youth Ctr 622 Colonial Dr, West Columbia SC 29170 040 Hook’s Store 40-Lex #2 Community Education Center 114 Hook Ave, West Columbia SC 29169 041 Saluda River 41-Our Savior Lutheran Church 1500 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia SC 29169 042 Springdale 42-Springdale Elementary Sch 361 Wattling Rd, West Columbia SC 29170 043 Pine Ridge 1 43-Pine Ridge Middle Sch 735 Pine Ridge Dr, West Columbia SC 29172 044 West Columbia No. 1 44-Brookland Un Meth Church 541 Meeting St, West Columbia SC 29169 045 West Columbia No. 2 45-Turner Memorial AME Ch 1122 Monticello St, West Columbia SC 29169 046 West Columbia No. 3 46-WC Community Center 754 B Ave, West Columbia SC 29169 047 West Columbia No. 4 47-Tri-City Leisure Center 485 Brooks Ave, West Columbia SC 29169 048 Irmo 48-Irmo Elementary Sch 7401 Gibbes St, Irmo SC 29063 049 Challedon 49-Leaphart Elementary Sch 120 Piney Grove Rd, Columbia SC 29210 050 Whitehall 50-St Mary’s Episcopal Church 170 Saint Andrews Rd, Columbia SC 29210 051 Gardendale 51-Christian Life Assembly 2700 Bush River Rd, Columbia SC 29210 052 Woodland Hills 52-Seven Oaks Elementary Sch 2800 Ashland Rd, Columbia SC 29210 053 Pineview 53-Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church 3011 Leaphart Rd, West Columbia SC 29169 054 Quail Valley 54-St. Andrews Presbyterian Ch. 6952 Saint Andrews Rd, Columbia SC 29212 055 Cayce 2A 55-New Bridge Academy 2305 Frink St, Cayce SC 29033 056 Barr Road 1 56-Lex. Presbyterian Church 246 Barr Rd, Lexington SC 29072 057 Coldstream 57-Nursery Rd Elementary Sch 6706 Nursery Rd, Columbia SC 29212 058 Grenadier 58-Seven Oaks Presbyterian Church 530 St Andrews Rd, Columbia SC 29210 059 St. Michael 59-St Michaels Lutheran Ch 400 River Rd, Columbia SC 29212 060 Murraywood 60-Crossroads Intermediate School 6949 Saint Andrews Rd, Columbia SC 29212 061 Amicks Ferry 61-Piney Woods Elementary School 814 Amicks Ferry Rd, Chapin SC 29036 062 Bush River 62-Cornerstone Presb Church 5637 Bush River Rd, Columbia SC 29212 063 Dutchman Shores 63-Crossroads Fire Station 2720 Wessinger Rd, Chapin SC 29036 064 Pilgrim Church 64-Pilgrim Lutheran Church 1430 N Lake Dr, Lexington SC 29072 065 White Knoll 65-White Knoll Elem School 132 White Knoll Way,, West Columbia SC 29170 066 Faith Church 66-Faith United Meth Church 5151 Sunset Blvd, Lexington SC 29072 067 Kitti Wake 67 (A) - Kitti Wake Baptist Church 420 Kitti Wake Dr, West Columbia SC 29170 068 Providence Church 68-Providence Lutheran Churc 840 Old Chapin Rd, Lexington SC 29072 069 Boiling Springs South 69-Boiling Springs Comm Ctr 2641 Calks Ferry Rd, Lexington SC 29073 070 Lexington No. 3 70-North Lake Comm. Learning Ctr. 702 N Lake Dr, Lexington SC 29072 071 Lexington No. 4 71-American Legion off Harmon St. 211 American Legion Dr, Lexington SC 29072 072 Midway 72-Midway Elementary School 180 Midway Rd, Lexington SC 29072 073 Park Road 1 73-St Albans Episcopal Ch 403 Park Rd, Lexington SC 29072 074 Springdale South 74-Platt Springs UMC 3215 Platt Springs Rd, West Columbia SC 29170 075 Gaston 2 75 (B) -Sandhills Middle School 582 Meadowfield Rd, Gaston SC 29053 076 Lake Murray 2 76-Lake Murray Baptist Ch 1001 Highway 378, Lexington SC 29072 077 Congaree 2 77-American Legion Post 90 4069 Edmund Hwy, West Columbia SC 29170 078 St Davids 78 (B) - Kitti Wake Baptist Church 420 Kitti Wake Dr, West Columbia SC 29170 079 Mt. Hebron 79-Gray Collegiate Academy 3833 Leaphart Rd, West Columbia SC 29169 080 Sandhill 80 (A)-Sandhills Middle School 582 Meadowfield Rd, Gaston SC 29053 081 Edmund 2 81-Edmund First Baptist 6256 Edmund Hwy, Lexington SC 29073 082 Swansea 2 82-Swansea High Freshman Academy 1195 I W Hutto Rd, Swansea SC 29160 083 Pelion 2 83-Pelion Elementary School 1202 Pine St, Pelion SC 29123 084 Dreher Island 84-St Peter Lutheran Church 900 Dreher Island Rd, Chapin SC 29036 085 Old Lexington 85-Chapin Elementary Sch 940 Old Bush River Rd, Chapin SC 29036 086 Lincreek 86-North Lake Fire Station 117 Lincreek Rd, Columbia SC 29212 087 Cedarcrest 87-VFW Post 8738 424 Cedarcrest Dr, Lexington SC 29073 088 Oakwood 88-Oakwood Baptist Church 3520 Mineral Springs Rd, Lexington SC 29073 089 Barr Road 2 89-Pleasant Hill Middle Sch 660 Rawl Rd, Lexington SC 29072 090 Park Road 2 90-New Providence Elementary Sch 1118 Old Cherokee Rd, Lexington SC 29072 091 Pine Ridge 2 91-Congaree Baptist Church 101 Pine Ridge Dr, West Columbia SC 29172 092 Redbank South 2 92-Life Springs Church 5630 Platt Springs Rd, Lexington SC 29073 093 Carolina Springs 93-Carolina Springs Elementary School 6340 Platt Springs Rd, Lexington SC 29073 094 Platt Springs 1 94-Carolina Springs Middle School 6180 Platt Springs Rd, Lexington SC 29073 095 Platt Springs 2 95-White Knoll High School 5643 Platt Springs Rd, Lexington SC 29073 096 River Bluff 96-River Bluff High School 320 Corley Mill Rd, Lexington SC 29072