PUBLIC NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING AND PRIMARY STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF HORRY 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. At 8:00 a.m. on the day of the primary and day of the runoff, the County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at the County Voter Registration & Election Office located at 1515 4th Ave, Conway SC 29526. On Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. the Horry 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 Horry 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 1515 4th Ave, Conway SC 29526. 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. Horry County Registration & Elections Office – 1515 4th Ave, Conway SC 29526 North Strand Recreation Center – 120 Hwy 57 S, Little River SC 29566 South Strand Recreation Center – 9650 Scipio Ln, Myrtle Beach SC 29588 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 Leon Old Longs School Little River #1 Little River United Methodist Church Little River #2 St. Paul AME Church Adrian Academy of Tech/Academics Little River #3 Little River Fire Station #2 Allsbrook Cane Branch Baptist Church Live Oak Loris Elementary School Atlantic Beach Atlantic Beach Community Center Maple Maple Baptist Church Aynor Aynor Town Hall Marlowe #1 St. James High School Bayboro-Gurley Bayboro Fire Station #15 Marlowe #2 Timberlake Baptist Church Brooksville #1 Ralph Ellis County Bldg Marlowe #3 St. James High School Brooksville #2 Grace Christian Church Methodist-Mill Swamp Midland Elementary School Brownway Pee Dee Elementary School Mt. Olive-Floyds Green Sea Senior Center Burgess #1 St. James Elementary School Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Community Center Burgess #2 Burgess Community Center Myrtle Trace Myrtle Trace Clubhouse Burgess #3 St. James Middle School Myrtlewood #1 MB Middle School Burgess #4 Burgess Elementary School Myrtlewood #2 MB Adult Education Center Burgess #5 St James Intermediate School Myrtlewood #3 MB Church of Christ Carolina Bays Carolina Forest Recreation Center Nixons X Rds #1 NMB High School Carolina Forest #1 Carolina Forest Elem. School Nixons X Rds #2 NMB Middle School Carolina Forest #2 Carolina Forest High School Nixons X Rds #3 North Strand Recreation Center Cedar Grove Cedar Grove Baptist Church North Conway #1 Mary Thompson Building Cherry Grove #1 Chapel by the Sea Baptist Church North Conway #2 Conway Elementary School Cherry Grove #2 NMB Fire Station #4 Ocean Drive #1 NMB Fire Station #1 Coastal Carolina Seacoast Church Conway Ocean Drive #2 NMB Museum Coastal Lane #1 21st Ave County Complex Ocean Drive #3 St Stephens Episcopal Church Coastal Lane #2 Mary C. Canty Recreation Center Ocean Forest #1 Ocean View Baptist Church Student Cool Springs Cool Springs Methodist Church Center Crescent J Bryan Floyd Community Center Ocean Forest #2 Claire Chapin Epps YMCA Daisy Daisy Elementary School Ocean Forest #3 Crosspoint Church MB Deerfield Surfside Presbyterian Church Palmetto Bays Palmetto Bays Elem School Dogbluff Aynor Elementary School Pawleys Swamp Pawley Swamp Baptist Church Dogwood Chesterfield Baptist Church Pleasant View Pleasant View Baptist Church Dunes #1 Fire Station – 79th Ave N Poplar Hill Pleasant Union Baptist Church Dunes #2 Lake Arrowhead Fire Station Port Harrelson James R Frazier Community Center Dunes #3 Lutheran Church of the Risen Christ Racepath #1 Conway Senior Center East Conway Conway Library Racepath #2 HCS Rivertown Complex East Loris Loris Elementary School Red Bluff Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Ebenezer The Christian Church Red Hill #1 Waccamaw Elementary School Emerald Forest #1 Grand Strand Baptist Church Red Hill #2 Waccamaw Elementary School Emerald Forest #2 St Marys Missionary Bapt Church River Oaks Ocean Bay Elementary School Emerald Forest #3 Ocean Bay Middle School Salem Salem Methodist Church Enterprise #1 Socastee Library Sea Oats #1 First Baptist Church - Gymnasium Enterprise #2 Parkway Baptist Church Sea Oats #2 First Baptist Church - Gymnasium Forestbrook Forestbrook Baptist Church Sea Winds Calvary Christian School Four Mile Bethany Bible Chapel Shell Bethlehem Baptist Church Galivants Ferry Pee Dee Farms Store Socastee #1 Socastee High School Garden City #1 Seaside Elementary School Socastee #2 Palmetto Shores Church Garden City #2 South Strand Assembly of God Church Socastee #3 Forestbrook Elementary Garden City #3 Seaside Elementary School Socastee #4 Socastee Baptist Church Garden City #4 Magnolia Grove Clubhouse Surfside #1 Dick Johnson Civic Center Glenns Bay South Strand Recreation Center Surfside #2 Calhoun Building-Surfside Methodist Green Sea Green Sea Baptist Church Church Hickory Grove Kingston Elementary School Surfside #3 Grand Strand Church of Christ Homewood Homewood Elementary School Surfside #4 Lakewood Elementary School Horry Salem Baptist Church Sweet Home Goretown Fire Station Inland Bucksport Library/EMS Tilly Swamp Tilly Swamp Baptist Church Jackson Bluff Sweetwater Baptist Church Toddville Union Methodist Church Jamestown South Conway Elementary School Waccamaw Beach Church/MB Community Church Jernigans X Rds Dogwood Hill Baptist Church Wampee Riverside Elementary School Jet Port #1 MB Fire Station #3 West Conway Horry County Govt/Justice Center Jet Port #2 Gen Robert H Reed Recreation Center West Loris Loris Pubic Safety Bldg Jet Port #3 HGTC Conference/Business Center White Oak New Home #1 Baptist Church Jet Port#4 HGTCConference/Business Center Wild Wing Christ the Servant Lutheran Church Juniper Bay Juniper Bay Baptist Church Windy Hill #1 NMB Fire Station #3 Lake Park #1 Socastee High School Windy Hill #2 Barefoot Resort Conference Center Lake Park #2 Socastee Elementary School Lake Park #3 Socastee Middle School