PUBLIC NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING AND PRIMARY Gadsden Gadsden Community Center 1668 S Goodwin Cir Gadsden SC 29052 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RICHLAND Garners Crossroads Community Ctr 2750 McCords Ferry Rd Eastover SC 29044 Candidate Filing Period: Greenview Fairwold Greenview Park 6700 David St Columbia SC 29203 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 Gregg Park Trenholm Park 3900 Covenant Rd Columbia SC 29204 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. Hampton Ben Arnold Recreation Ctr 1100 S Holly St Columbia SC 29205 Filing Location: Filing Hours: Harbison 1 New Heights Baptist Ch 5501 Broad River Rd Columbia SC 29212 S.C. State Election Commission Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 1122 Lady St., Suite 500 Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Harbison 2 Harbison 1 New Heights Baptist Ch 5501 Broad River Rd Columbia SC 29212 Columbia, SC 29201 Sunday: Closed Hopkins 1 Hopkins 2 Hopkins Park 150 Hopkins Park Rd Hopkins SC 29061 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. Hopkins 2 Hopkins Park 150 Hopkins Park Rd Hopkins SC 29061 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 Horrell Hill Garners Ferry AAC 8620 Garners Ferry Rd Hopkins SC 29061 made payable to the “S.C. Republican Party.” Notice of Primary: Hunting Creek Garners Ferry AAC 8620 Garners Ferry Rd Hopkins SC 29061 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 Keels 1 Parklane AAC 7494 Parklane Rd Columbia SC 29223 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. Keels 2 Keels 1 Woodfield Parklane AAC 7494 Parklane Rd Columbia SC 29223 At 9:00 a.m. on the day before the primary and day before the runoff, the County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will begin its examination of the Keenan Trenholm Park 3900 Covenant Rd Columbia SC 29204 absentee ballot return envelopes at the County Voter Registration & Election Office located at the Richland County Voter Registration and Elections Office, 300 Columbia Mall Blvd, Suite 210, Columbia, SC 29223. Kelly Mill Jeep Rogers YMCA (TEMP) 900 Lake Carolina Dr Columbia SC 29229 On Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. the Richland County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots Killian Longleaf Valley State Park Killian Park 1424 Marthan Rd Blythewood SC 29016 cast in the primary. On Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. the Richland 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 at 300 Columbia Mall Blvd., Suite Kingswood Westminster Presbyterian Ch 1715 Broad River Rd Columbia SC 29210 210, Columbia, SC 29223. Lake Carolina Kelly Mill Round Top Jeep Rogers YMCA (TEMP) 900 Lake Carolina Dr Columbia SC 29229 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 centers will be open during the early voting period from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Lincolnshire Denny Terrace Gym 6429 Bishop Ave Columbia SC 29203 EVC Richland County VR & E Office 300 Columbia Mall Ste 210, Columbia, SC 29223 Longcreek Agape Worship Center 424 Lee Rd Columbia SC 29229 EVC Ballentine Community Center 1009 Bickley Rd, Irmo, SC 29063 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 Longleaf Killian Park 1424 Marthan Rd Blythewood SC 29016 various reasons. For the most up-to-date information, visit scVOTES.gov and click “Find My Polling Place.” Lykesland Trinity Church 1501 Hallbrook Dr Columbia SC 29209 2026 US Senate Special Republican Primary Election Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Mallet Hill Polo Road Park 730 Polo Rd Columbia SC 29223 Polling Location Precinct List Meadowfield Woodlands Park 6500 Old Knight Pkwy Columbia SC 29209 Precinct Location Address Meadowlake College Place Fairlawn Meadowlake Park 600 Beckman Rd Columbia SC 29203 Ward 1 Lourie Senior Center 1650 Park Cir , Columbia, SC 29201 McEntire Garners Ferry AAC 8620 Garners Ferry Rd Hopkins SC 29061 Ward 2 Olympia USC Blatt PE Building 1300 Wheat St, Columbia, SC 29201 Midway Forest Lake Presbyterian Church 6500 N Trenholm Rd Columbia SC 29206 Ward 3 Ward 4 Reformation Lutheran Ch 1118 Union St, Columbia SC 29201 Mill Creek Trinity Church 1501 Hallbrook Dr Columbia SC 29209 Ward 4 Reformation Lutheran Ch 1118 Union St Columbia SC 29201 Monticello Upper Richland Community 280 Camp Ground Rd Columbia SC 29203 Ward 5 Pacific Memorial Park 200 Wayne St Columbia SC 29201 North Springs 1 North Springs 2 Parkway 2 North Springs Community Center 1320 Clemson Rd Columbia SC 29229 Ward 6 Trenholm Park 3900 Covenant Rd Columbia SC 29204 North Springs 2 North Springs Community Center 1320 Clemson Rd Columbia SC 29229 Ward 7 Pinehurst Park 2300 Pinehurst Rd Columbia SC 29204 North Springs 3 Spring Valley North Point Community Church 532 N Brickyard Rd Columbia SC 29223 Ward 8 Benedict College Business Center (TEMP) 2601 Read St Columbia SC 29204 Oakwood Forest Lake Presbyterian Church 6500 N Trenholm Rd Columbia SC 29206 Ward 9 Prince Hall Masonic Lodge 2324 Gervais St Columbia SC 29204 Oak Pointe 1 Oak Pointe 2 Oak Pointe 3 Northwest Family YMCA (TEMP) 1501 Kennerly Rd Irmo SC 29063 Ward 10 Martin Luther King Park 2300 Greene St Columbia SC 29205 Olympia USC Blatt PE Building 1300 Wheat St Columbia, SC 29201 Ward 11 Ward 12 Ward 23 Hampton Ben Arnold Recreation Ctr 1100 S Holly St Columbia SC 29205 Parkridge 1 Grace United Methodist 410 Harbison Blvd Columbia SC 29212 Parkridge 2 Parkridge 1 Grace United Methodist 410 Harbison Blvd Columbia SC 29212 Ward 12 Ben Arnold Recreation Ctr 1100 S Holly St Columbia SC 29205 Parkway 1 Ridge View 1 Brookland Baptist Ch NE 1203 Summit Pkwy Columbia SC 29229 Ward 13 Midlands Technical College 316 S Beltline Blvd Columbia SC 29205 Parkway 2 North Springs Community Center 1320 Clemson Rd Columbia SC 29229 Ward 14 Sims Park 3500 Duncan St Columbia SC 29205 Parkway 3 Ridge View 2 Rehoboth Community Center 4645 Hard Scrabble Rd Columbia SC 29229 Ward 15 Melrose Park 1500 Fairview Dr Columbia SC 29205 Pennington 1 Kings Grant Club House 300 N Kings Grant Dr Columbia SC 29209 Ward 16 Kilbourne Park Baptist 4205 Kilbourne Rd Columbia SC 29206 Pennington 2 Hampton Park 1117 Brandon Ave Columbia SC 29209 Ward 17 Kilbourne Park Baptist 4205 Kilbourne Rd Columbia SC 29206 Pine Grove St Andrews Park 920 Beatty Rd Columbia SC 29210 Ward 18 Busby Street Comm Center (TEMP) 1735 Busby St Columbia, SC 29203 Pine Lakes 1 Garners Ferry AAC 8620 Garners Ferry Rd Hopkins SC 29061 Ward 19 Lorick Park 1600 Lorick Ave Columbia SC 29203 Pine Lakes 2 Horrell Hill Hunting Ward 20 Ardincaple Earlewood Park Comm Center 1113 Recreation Dr Columbia SC 29203 Creek McEntire Pine Lakes 1 Pinewood Garners Ferry AAC 8620 Garners Ferry Rd Hopkins SC 29061 Ward 21 Ward 22 Ward 29 Ridgewood Columbia College Vandiver Commons 4801 Colonial Dr Columbia SC 29203 Pinewood Garners Ferry AAC 8620 Garners Ferry Rd Hopkins SC 29061 Ward 22 Columbia College Vandiver Commons 4801 Colonial Dr Columbia SC 29203 Polo Road Mallet Hill Polo Road Park 730 Polo Rd Columbia SC 29223 Pontiac 1 Pontiac 2 Southeast Region Headquarters-Spears Ward 23 Ben Arnold Recreation Ctr 1100 S Holly St Columbia SC 29205 Creek CPD (TEMP) 446 Spears Creek Church Rd Elgin SC 29045 Ward 24 Kilbourne Park Baptist 4205 Kilbourne Rd Columbia SC 29206 Pontiac 2 Southeast Region Headquarters-Spears Creek CPD (TEMP) 446 Spears Creek Church Rd Elgin SC 29045 Ward 25 Ward 24 Ward 16 Ward 17 Kilbourne Park Baptist 4205 Kilbourne Rd Columbia SC 29206 Rice Creek 1 Longcreek Agape Worship Center 424 Lee Rd Columbia SC 29229 Ward 26 Pennington 2 Hampton Park 1117 Brandon Ave Columbia SC 29209 Rice Creek 2 Sandlapper North Star Christian Center 711 Longtown Rd Columbia SC 29229 Ward 29 Columbia College Vandiver Commons 4801 Colonial Dr Columbia SC 29203 Ridge View 1 Brookland Baptist Ch NE 1203 Summit Pkwy Columbia SC 29229 Ward 30 Arsenal Hill Park 1800 Lincoln St Columbia SC 29201 Ridge View 2 Rehoboth Community Center 4645 Hard Scrabble Rd Columbia SC 29229 Ward 31 Hyatt Park Gym 950 Jackson Ave Columbia SC 29203 Ridgewood Columbia College Vandiver Commons 4801 Colonial Dr Columbia SC 29203 Ward 32 Charles R Drew Wellness 2101 Walker Solomon Way Columbia SC 29204 Riversprings 1 Oak Pointe 1 Oak Pointe 2 Oak Pointe 3 Riversprings 3 Northwest Family YMCA (TEMP) 1501 Kennerly Rd Irmo SC 29063 Ward 33 Ward 10 Martin Luther King Park 2300 Greene St Columbia SC 29205 Ward 34 Ward 7 Edgewood Pinehurst Park 2300 Pinehurst Rd Columbia SC 29204 Riversprings 2 Riverwalk St Paul AME Church 835 Kennerly Rd Irmo SC 29063 Arcadia Forest Lake Presbyterian Church 6500 N Trenholm Rd Columbia SC 29206 Riversprings 3 Northwest Family YMCA (TEMP) 1501 Kennerly Rd Irmo SC 29063 Ardincaple Earlewood Park Comm Center 1113 Recreation Dr Columbia SC 29203 Riverside Westminster Presbyterian Ch 1715 Broad River Rd Columbia SC 29210 Ballentine 1 Ballentine Comm Center 1009 Bickley Rd Irmo SC 29063 Riverwalk St Paul AME Church 835 Kennerly Rd Irmo SC 29063 Ballentine 2 Ballentine 1 Ballentine Comm Center 1009 Bickley Rd Irmo SC 29063 Round Top Jeep Rogers YMCA (TEMP) 900 Lake Carolina Dr Columbia SC 29229 Beatty Road Pine Grove Walden St Andrews Park 920 Beatty Rd Columbia SC 29210 St. Andrews Westminster Presbyterian Ch 1715 Broad River Rd Columbia SC 29210 Bluff Bluff Road Park 148 Carswell Dr Columbia SC 29209 Sandlapper North Star Christian Center 711 Longtown Rd Columbia SC 29229 Blythewood 1 Blythewood Park 126 Boney Rd Blythewood, SC 29016 Satchelford Trenholm Park 3900 Covenant Rd Columbia SC 29204 Blythewood 2 Blythewood 1 Blythewood 3 Blythewood Park 126 Boney Rd Blythewood SC 29016 Skyland True Gospel Ministries 901 Skyland Dr Columbia SC 29210 Blythewood 3 Blythewood Park 126 Boney Rd Blythewood SC 29016 South Beltline Ward 13 Midlands Technical College 316 S Beltline Blvd Columbia SC 29205 Bookman Bridge Creek Estates Oak Grove Baptist Church 1063 Old Two Notch Rd Elgin SC 29045 Spring Hill Bethel Lutheran Ch 2081 Dutch Fork Rd Chapin SC 29036 Brandon 1 Southeast Library 7421 Garners Ferry Rd Columbia SC 29209 Spring Valley North Point Community Church 532 N Brickyard Rd Columbia SC 29223 Spring Valley West Brandon 2 Brandon 1 Southeast Library 7421 Garners Ferry Rd Columbia SC 29209 Briarwood All Nations COGIC 308 Rabon Rd Columbia SC 29223 Briarwood All Nations COGIC 308 Rabon Rd Columbia SC 29223 Springville 1 Bethel Lutheran Ch 2081 Dutch Fork Rd Chapin SC 29036 Bridge Creek Oak Grove Baptist Church 1063 Old Two Notch Rd Elgin SC 29045 Springville 2 Spring Hill Springville 1 Bethel Lutheran Ch 2081 Dutch Fork Rd Chapin SC 29036 Caughman Road Caughman Rd Park 2800 Trotter Rd Columbia SC 29209 Trenholm Road Arcadia Dentsville Midway Oakwood Forest Lake Presbyterian Church 6500 N Trenholm Rd Columbia SC 29206 College Place Meadowlake Park 600 Beckman Rd Columbia SC 29203 Trinity Lykesland Mill Creek Trinity Church 1501 Hallbrook Dr Columbia SC 29209 Cooper Trenholm Park 3900 Covenant Rd Columbia SC 29204 Valhalla St John Neumann Church 100 Polo Rd Columbia SC 29223 Dennyside Lincolnshire Denny Terrace Gym 6429 Bishop Ave Columbia SC 29203 Valley State Park Killian Park 1424 Marthan Rd Blythewood SC 29016 Dentsville Forest Lake Presbyterian Church 6500 N Trenholm Rd Columbia SC 29206 Walden St Andrews Park 920 Beatty Rd Columbia SC 29210 Dutch Fork 1 Shady Grove UMC Fam Life Ctr 1900 Shady Grove Rd Irmo SC 29063 Webber Eastover Park 1031 Main St Eastover SC 29044 Dutch Fork 2 Shady Grove UMC Fam Life Ctr 1900 Shady Grove Rd Irmo SC 29063 Westminster Kingswood Riverside St. Andrews Whitewell Westminster Presbyterian Ch 1715 Broad River Rd Columbia SC 29210 Dutch Fork 3 River Springs Church 1007 W Shady Grove Rd Irmo SC 29063 Dutch Fork 4 Dutch Fork 1 Dutch Fork 2 Shady Grove UMC Fam Life Ctr 1900 Shady Grove Rd Irmo SC 29063 Whitewell Westminster Presbyterian Ch 1715 Broad River Rd Columbia SC 29210 Eastover Webber Eastover Park 1031 Main St Eastover SC 29044 Wildewood Valhalla St John Neumann Church 100 Polo Rd Columbia SC 29223 Edgewood Pinehurst Park 2300 Pinehurst Rd Columbia SC 29204 Woodfield Parklane AAC 7494 Parklane Rd Columbia SC 29223 Estates Oak Grove Baptist Church 1063 Old Two Notch Rd Elgin SC 29045 Woodlands Meadowfield Woodlands Park 6500 Old Knight Pkwy Columbia SC 29209 Fairlawn Meadowlake Park 600 Beckman Rd Columbia SC 29203 Early Voting Locations Fairwold Greenview Park 6700 David St Columbia SC 29203 Location Address East Forest Acres Trenholm Park 3900 Covenant Rd Columbia SC 29204 RC Voter Registration and Elections Office 300 Columbia Mall Blvd., Suite 210 Columbia, SC 29223 North Forest Acres Ward 6 Cooper East Forest Acres Gregg Park Keenan Satchelford South Trenholm Park 3900 Covenant Rd Columbia SC 29204 Ballentine Community Center 1009 Bickley Rd Irmo SC 29063 Forest Acres Bold text denotes combined precincts. South Forest Acres Trenholm Park 3900 Covenant Rd Columbia SC 29204 Italics denote alternate/new polling location. Friarsgate 1 Old Friarsgate Friarsgate 2 Friarsgate Park 1712 Chadford Rd Irmo SC 29063 Friarsgate 2 Friarsgate Park 1712 Chadford Rd Irmo SC 29063 Old Friarsgate Friarsgate Park 1712 Chadford Rd Irmo SC 29063