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. PCT Precinct Name Polling Location Name Polling Location Address EV- 1 Batesburg-Leesville Midlands Tech- B&L 423 College Street, Batesburg -Leesville SC29070 EV- 2 Chapin Chapin Town Hall 157 Chapin Ave, Chapin SC 29063 EV- 3 Gaston Gaston Town Hall 131 N Carlisle Street, Gaston SC 29053 EV- 4 Irmo Midlands Tech- Irmo 7300 College Street, Irmo SC 29063 EV- 5 Main Office Election Office 605 W. Main Street, Lexington SC 29072 EV- 6 West Columbia West Columbia Community Center 754 B Ave, West Columbia SC 29169 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.” PCT Precinct Name Polling Location Name Polling Location Address 1 Batesburg & 02 Mims B-L Leisure Center 227 Highland Ave Batesburg SC 29006 3 Lake Murray #1 St Peters Lutheran Church 1130 Saint Peters Rd Lexington SC 29072 4 Mount Horeb & 90 Park Road 2 Mt Horeb Church 1205 Old Cherokee Rd Lexington SC 29072 5 Old Barnwell Rd National Guard Armory 3528 Platt Springs Rd West Columbia SC 29170 6 Beulah Church Beulah Methodist Church of Gilbert 161 Beulah Church Rd Gilbert SC 29054 7 Gilbert Lex Cty Recreation & Aging 409 Broad St Gilbert SC 29054 8 Pond Branch Pond Branch UMC - Activity Center 1908 Pond Branch Rd Gilbert SC 29054 10 Ridge Road Ridge Road Community Ctr 1257 Ridge Rd Leesville SC 29070 11 Summit Summit Town Hall 321 Old Broad St Leesville SC 29070 12 Leesville Midlands Tech College - B&L Campus 423 College St Leesville SC 29070 14 Emmanuel Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2491 Emanuel Ch Rd West Columbia SC 29170 15 Hollow Creek Hollow Creek Comm Center 2701 Priceville Rd Gilbert SC 29054 16 Boiling Springs & 93 Carolina Boiling Springs United Meth Ch 2373 Calks Ferry Rd Springs Lexington SC 29073 17 Edmund 1 Edmund Community Center 5717 Edmund Hwy Lexington SC 29073 18 Red Bank Saint James Lutheran Church 1358 S Lake Dr **TEMP LOC** Lexington SC 29073 19 Round Hill Round Hill Baptist Church 230 Persimmon Ln Lexington SC 29072 20 Fairview Fairview Community Center 2705 Fairview Rd Leesville SC 29070 21 Quail Hollow & 79 Mt. Hebron Mt. Hebron UMC 3050 Leaphart Rd West Columbia SC 29169 22 Pelion 1 & 83 Pelion 2 Pelion Library 206 Pine St **TEMP LOC** Pelion SC 29123 23 Mack-Edisto Mack Edisto Community Center 944 Mack Edisto Rd Swansea SC 29160 24 Swansea 1 & 82 Swansea 2 Swansea Municipal Courthouse 320 W 3rd St **TEMP LOC** Swansea, SC 29160 25 Sandy Run Horseneck Community Ctr 121 Bub Wise Rd Swansea SC 29160 26 Gaston #1 & 75 Gaston #2 Gaston Town Hall 131 N Carlisle St **TEMP LOC** Gaston SC 29053 27 Sharpe’s Hill & 80 Sandhills Lexington County FireStation #28 3124 Highway 6 Lexington SC 29073 28 Chapin & 85 Old Lexington Chapin Town Hall 157 Columbia Ave Chapin SC 29036 29 Leaphart Road Pineview Baptist Church 3010 Leaphart Rd West Columbia SC 29169 30 Westover Providence Presbyterian Church 1112 Hummingbird Dr West Columbia SC 29169 31 Edenwood & 55 Cayce 2A Broadacres Baptist Church 2350 Taylor Rd Cayce SC 29033 32 Cromer Oak Grove Civic Center 585 Oak Dr Lexington SC 29073 33 Lexington No. 1 & 64 Pilgrim Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church 5503 Sunset Blvd Church & 72 Midway Lexington SC 29072 34 Lexington No. 2 Rosenwald Comm Learning Ctr 420 Hendrix St Lexington SC 29072 35 Cayce Ward No.1 & 37 Cayce American Legion Memorial Post 130 402 Naples Ave Ward No. 3 Cayce SC 29033 36 Cayce Ward No.2 Cayce Presbyterian Church 1600 Summerland Dr Cayce SC 29033 38 Chalk Hill Shiloh Un Methodist Church 546 Garners Terrace Rd West Columbia SC 29172 39 Congaree #1 Ebenezer Pentecostal Church - Youth Center 622 Colonial Dr West Columbia SC 29170 41 Saluda River Our Savior Lutheran Church 1500 Sunset Blvd West Columbia SC 29169 44 W Columbia No 1 Brookland Un Meth Church 541 Meeting St West Columbia SC 29169 45 W Columbia No 2 Turner Memorial AME Church 1122 Monticello St West Columbia SC 29169 46 W Columbia No 3 WC Community Center 754 B Ave West Columbia SC 29169 47 W Columbia No 4 & 40 Hook Tri City Leisure Center 485 Brooks Ave Store West Columbia SC 29169 50 Whitehall & 09 Seven Oaks & 49 St. Mary’s Episcopal Church 170 St Andrews Rd Challedon Columbia SC 29210 51 Gardendale & 52 Woodland Christian Life Assembly 2700 Bush River Rd Hills & 58 Grenadier Columbia SC 29210 53 Pineview Mt Hermon Lutheran Church 3011 Leaphart Rd West Columbia SC 29169 56 Barr Road #1 & 89 Barr Road 2 Lex. Presbyterian Church 246 Barr Rd Lexington SC 29072 59 St. Michael St Michaels Lutheran Church 400 River Rd Columbia SC 29212 62 Bush River & 54 Quail Cornerstone Presb Church 5637 Bush River Rd Valley & 57 Coldstream & 60 Columbia SC 29212 Murraywood 63 Dutchman Shores Crossroads Fire Station 2720 Wessinger Rd Chapin SC 29036 66 Faith Church & 96 River Bluff Faith United Meth Church 5151 Sunset Blvd Lexington SC 29072 67 Kitti Wake & 65 White Knoll Kitti Wake Baptist Church 420 Kitti Wake Dr West Columbia SC 29170 68 Providence Church Providence Lutheran Church 840 Old Chapin Rd Lexington SC 29072 69 Boiling Springs South Boiling Springs Community Center 2641 Calks Ferry Rd Lexington SC 29073 71 Lexington #4 & 70 Lexington #3 American Legion off Harmon St 211 American Legion Dr Lexington SC 29072 73 Park Rd 1 St Albans Episcopal Church 403 Park Rd Lexington SC 29072 74 Springdale South & 42 Platt Springs United Meth Church 3215 Platt Springs Road Springdale West Columbia SC 29170 76 Lake Murray #2 Lake Murray Baptist Church 1001 Highway 378 Lexington SC 29072 77 Congaree 2 American Legion Post 90 4069 Edmund Hwy West Columbia SC 29170 78 St Davids & 87 Cedarcrest Kitti Wake Baptist Church 420 Kitti Wake Dr West Columbia SC 29170 81 Edmund 2 Edmund First Baptist 6256 Edmund Hwy Lexington SC 29073 84 Dreher Island & 61 Amicks St Peter Lutheran Church 900 Dreher Island Rd Ferry Chapin SC 29036 86 Lincreek & 48 Irmo North Lake Fire Station 117 Lincreek Rd Columbia SC 29212 88 Oakwood Oakwood Baptist Church 3520 Mineral Springs Rd Lexington SC 29073 91 Pine Ridge 2 & Congaree Baptist Church 101 Pine Ridge Dr 43 Pine Ridge 1 West Columbia SC 29172 92 Redbank South 2 & Life Springs Church 5630 Platt Springs Rd 13 Redbank South #1 **TEMP LOC** Lexington SC 29073 94 Platt Springs 1 Center Pointe Community Church 6119 Platt Springs Rd 95 Platt Springs 2 **TEMP LOC** Lexington SC 29073