PUBLIC NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING AND PRIMARY STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BEAUFORT 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: Filing Hours: 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. Columbia, SC 29201 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. At 9:00 a.m. on the day of the primary and day of the runoff, the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County’s Main Office located at 15 John Galt Rd, Beaufort, SC 29906. On Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. the Beaufort 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 10:00 a.m. the Beaufort 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 Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County’s Main Office located at 15 John Galt Rd, Beaufort, SC 29906. 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. Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort USCB Hilton Head Campus County (Main office) 1 Sand Shark Drive 15 John Galt Rd Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 Beaufort, SC 29906 Bluffton Library St. Helena Branch Library 120 Palmetto Way 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Rd Bluffton, SC 29910 St. Helena Island, SC 29920 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.” Beaufort 1, 2, 3 Mossy Oaks 1A St. Helena 1A USCB Boundary St. Gymnasium Cornerstone Christian Church Saint Helena Branch Library 1100 Boundary St 2301 First Blvd 6355 Jonathan Francis SR Rd Beaufort SC 29902 Beaufort SC 29902 Saint Helena Island SC 29920 Burton 1A Mossy Oaks 1B St. Helena 1B TEMPORARY LOCATION Beaufort Middle School TEMPORARY LOCATION Battery Creek High School 2501 Mossy Oaks Rd Saint Helena Branch Library 1 Blue Dolphin Dr Beaufort SC 29902 6355 Jonathan Francis SR Rd Beaufort SC 29906 Saint Helena Island SC 29920 Burton 1B Mossy Oaks 2 St. Helena 1C & 1D Battery Creek High School Mossy Oaks Elementary School Dataw Community Center 1 Blue Dolphin Dr 2510 Mossy Oaks Rd 43 Marina Dr Beaufort SC 29906 Beaufort SC 29902 Saint Helena Island SC 29920 Burton 1C Port Royal 1 & 2 St. Helena 2A Habersham Park House Port Royal Town Hall Saint Helena Elementary School 2 Habersham Park 700 Paris Ave 1025 Sea Island Pkwy Beaufort SC 29906 Port Royal SC 29935 St Helena Isl SC 29920 Burton 1D Lady’s Island 1A St. Helena 2B Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary School Grace Chapel A.M.E. Church Gloria Potts Community Center 121 Morrall Dr 10 Holly Hall Rd 130 Seaside Rd Beaufort SC 29906 Beaufort SC 29907 St Helena Isl SC 29920 Burton 2A & 5B Lady’s Island 1B St. Helena 2C Community Bible Church Sea Island Presbyterian Church Fripp Island Community Center 638 Parris Island Gtwy 81 Lady’s Island Dr 205 Tarpon Blvd Beaufort SC 29906 Beaufort SC 29907 Fripp Island SC 29920 Burton 2B & 5A Lady’s Island 2A & 4C Dale Lobeco Shell Point Baptist Church Coosa Elementary School TEMPORARY LOCATION 871 Parris Island Gtwy 45 Middle Rd Whale Branch Middle School Beaufort SC 29906 Beaufort SC 29907 2009 Trask Pkwy Seabrook SC 29940 Burton 2C Lady’s Island 2B, 2C, & 2D Seabrook 1 Love House Ministries David Smith Community Center Beaufort County Public Works 423 Parris Island Gtwy 140 Coosaw River Dr 120 Shanklin Rd Beaufort SC 29906 Beaufort SC 29907 Beaufort SC 29906 Burton 2D Lady’s Island 3A & 3C Seabrook 2 Garden Oaks Clubhouse Tidal Creek Fellowship Whale Branch Middle School 2000 Salem Rd 290 Brickyard Point Rd S 2009 Trask Pkwy Beaufort SC 29902 Beaufort SC 29907 Seabrook SC 29940 Burton 3A Lady’s Island 3B Seabrook 3 TEMPORARY LOCATION The Retreat at Lady’s Island TEMPORARY LOCATION Battery Creek High School 9 Sunset Blvd Beaufort County Public Works 1 Blue Dolphin Dr Beaufort SC 29907 120 Shanklin Rd Beaufort SC 29906 Beaufort SC 29906 Burton 3B Lady’s Island 4A Sheldon 1 New Hope Christian Church TEMPORARY LOCATION TEMPORARY LOCATION 67 Parris Island Gtwy Sea Island Presbyterian Church Booker T. Washington Community Beaufort SC 29906 81 Lady’s Island Dr Center Beaufort SC 29907 182 Booker T Washington Cir Yemassee SC 29945 Burton 4 Lady’s Island 4B Sheldon 2 Burton Wells Recreation Center TEMPORARY LOCATION Booker T. Washington Community 1 Middleton Rec Dr Sea Island Presbyterian Church Center Beaufort SC 29906 81 Lady’s Island Dr 182 Booker T Washington Cir Beaufort SC 29907 Yemassee SC 29945 Chechessee 1 & 3 Hilton Head 4C, 5A, & 5B Plantation Hilton Head 14, 15A, & 15B TEMPORARY LOCATION House Sea Pines Community Center 71 Okatie Elementary School Gymnasium 235 Seabrook Dr Lighthouse Rd 53 Cherry Point Rd Hilton Head Isl SC 29926 Hilton Head Island SC 29928 Okatie SC 29909 Chechessee 2, Riverbend 1, & Riverbend Hilton Head 6 Belfair 1 & 2 2 Okatie Elementary School Gymnasium Port Royal Beach House Belfair Sports & Lifestyle Campus 53 Cherry Point Rd 45 S Port Royal Dr 1 Union Ct Okatie SC 29909 Hilton Head Island SC 29928 Bluffton SC 29910 Daufuskie Hilton Head 7A Bluffton 1A Jane Hamilton School Palmetto Dunes POA – Conference Rm. Red Cedar Elementary School 44 Old Haig Point Rd 16 Queens Folly Rd 10 Box Elder St Bluffton SC 29910 Daufuskie Island SC 29915 Hilton Head Island SC 29928 Hilton Head 1A & 5C Hilton Head 7B Bluffton 1B, 3, & 5E Christ Redeemer Presbyterian Church Arts Center of Coastal Carolina Bluffton Library 235 William Hilton Pkwy 14 Shelter Cove Ln 120 Palmetto Way Hilton Head Island SC 29926 Hilton Head Isl SC 29928 Bluffton SC 29910 Hilton Head 1B & 4D Hilton Head 7C Bluffton 1C & 5D HH School For Creative Arts – Blue Bldg. Christ Lutheran Church TEMPORARY LOCATION 10 Bus Dr 829 William Hilton Pkwy Bluffton Library Hilton Head Island SC 29926 Hilton Head Isl SC 29928 120 Palmetto Way Bluffton SC 29910 Hilton Head 2A Hilton Head 8 Bluffton 1D Indigo Pines St. Luke’s Church TEMPORARY LOCATION 110 Gardner Dr 50 Pope Ave Red Cedar Elementary School Hilton Head Isl SC 29926 Hilton Head Isl SC 29928 10 Box Elder St Bluffton SC 29910 Hilton Head 2B Hilton Head 9A & 9C Bluffton 2A & 2E First African Baptist Church – HHI TidePointe A Vi Community TEMPORARY LOCATION 70 Beach City Rd 700 TidePointe Way Red Cedar Elementary School Hilton Head Island SC 29926 Hilton Head Island SC 29928 10 Box Elder St Bluffton SC 29910 Hilton Head 2C & 2E Hilton Head 9B Bluffton 2B & Sandy Pointe Indigo Hall Facility (Indigo Run) Long Cove Club H. E. McCracken Middle School 103 Berwick Dr 399 Long Cove Dr 250 H E McCracken Cir Hilton Head Isl SC 29926 Hilton Head Island SC 29928 Bluffton SC 29910 Hilton Head 2D Hilton Head 9D Bluffton 2C & 2F Hilton Head Library TEMPORARY LOCATION The Barn at New Riverside 11 Beach City Rd St. Luke’s Church 30 Red Barn Dr Bluffton SC 29910 Hilton Head Isl SC 29926 50 Pope Ave Hilton Head Isl SC 29928 Hilton Head 3 Hilton Head 10 & Spanish Wells Grace Bluffton 2D Palmetto Hall Golf Club Community Church Pritchardville Elementary School 108 Fort Howell Dr 450 Spanish Wells Rd 9447 Evan Way Hilton Head Island SC 29926 Hilton Head Island SC 29926 Bluffton SC 29910 Hilton Head 4A Hilton Head 11 Bluffton 4A Dolphin Head Recreation Center USCB – Hilton Head Campus, Rm 115 TEMPORARY LOCATION 171 Dolphin Head Dr 1 Sand Shark Dr St. Gregory the Great Parish Life Hilton Head Island SC 29926 Hilton Head Island SC 29928 Center 32 Saint Gregory Dr Bluffton SC 29909 Hilton Head 4B Hilton Head 12 Bluffton 4B, 4E & 6B The Cypress Club The Seabrook Bluffton High School Gymnasium 20 Lady Slipper Ln 300 Woodhaven Dr Hilton Hilton Head Isl SC 29926 Head Isl SC 29928 12 H E McCracken Cir Bluffton SC 29910 Bluffton 4D Hilton Head 13 Bluffton 4C, Buckwalter 1 & Buckwalter Recreation Center Providence Presbyterian Church Buckwalter 2 Parkside Amenity @ 905 Buckwalter Pkwy 171 Cordillo Pkwy Hampton Lk.-The Barn Bluffton SC 29910 Hilton Head Island SC 29928 161 Flatwater Dr Bluffton SC 29910 Bluffton 5A & 6A Moss Creek & Moss Creek 2 Rose Hill 1 & 2 River Ridge Academy TEMPORARY LOCATION Colleton Point Club House 3050 River Ridge Dr First Zion Missionary Baptist Church 1 Pavillion Point Dr Bluffton SC 29910 10 Robertson St Bluffton SC 29910 Bluffton SC 29910 Bluffton 5B & 4F New River 1 & 3 Sun City 1, 2, 7, 8, & 10 St. Gregory the Great Parish Life Center TEMPORARY LOCATION Pinckney Hall 32 Saint Gregory Dr The Barn at New Riverside 114 Sun City Ln Bluffton SC 29909 30 Red Barn Dr Bluffton SC 29910 Bluffton SC 29909 Bluffton 5C New River 2 & Pritchardville 1 Sun City 3, 4, 5, 6, & 9 First Zion Missionary Baptist Church TEMPORARY LOCATION TEMPORARY LOCATION 10 Robertson St Pritchardville Elementary School Pinckney Hall Bluffton SC 29910 9447 Evan Way 114 Sun City Ln Bluffton SC 29910 Bluffton SC 29909 Bluffton 7A & 7B Palmetto Bluff May River High School - Palmetto Bluff POA Meeting Rm Athletic Foyer 550 Old Palmetto Bluff Rd 601 New Riverside Rd Bluffton SC 29910 Bluffton SC 29910