Mark McBride (South Carolina)
Mark McBride (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent South Carolina. He lost in the Republican primary on August 11, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2026
United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2026 (June 9 Democratic primary)
United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2026 (June 9 Republican primary)
United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2026 (August 11 Republican primary)
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. Senate South Carolina
Incumbent Darline Graham (R), Annie Andrews (D), Mark Hackett (Constitution Party), Kasie Whitener (L), and Catherine Fleming Bruce (D) are running in the general election for U.S. Senate South Carolina on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Darline Graham (R) | |
 | Annie Andrews (D) | |
 | Mark Hackett (Constitution Party) | |
 | Kasie Whitener  (L) | |
 | Catherine Fleming Bruce (D) (Write-in) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lindsey Graham (R)
- Jack Ellison (Independent)
- Cindy Glaser (Independent)
- Don Louis (Independent)
- Paul Sedletsky (Independent)
- Edward Strunge (Independent)
- Reece Wright-McDonald (Independent)
Republican primary runoff
Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate South Carolina
Incumbent Darline Graham (R) defeated Ralph Norman (R) in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate South Carolina on August 25, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darline Graham | 52.6 | 180,231 |
 | Ralph Norman | 47.4 | 162,497 | |
| Total votes: 342,728 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate South Carolina
Annie Andrews (D) defeated Brandon Brown (D) and Kyle Freeman (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate South Carolina on June 9, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Annie Andrews | 61.5 | 226,075 |
 | Brandon Brown | 30.2 | 110,962 | |
 | Kyle Freeman | 8.3 | 30,374 | |
| Total votes: 367,411 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. Senate South Carolina
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate South Carolina on June 9, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lindsey Graham | 56.8 | 264,091 |
 | Mark Lynch | 28.9 | 134,360 | |
 | Thomas Dismukes | 5.2 | 24,164 | |
 | Patrick Herrmann | 3.8 | 17,448 | |
| Calvin Cowen | 3.0 | 14,171 | ||
| Darius Mitchell | 2.3 | 10,842 | ||
| Total votes: 465,076 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andre Bauer (R)
- Paul Dans (R)
- Thomas Murphy (R)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. Senate South Carolina
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate South Carolina on August 11, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darline Graham | 32.8 | 99,179 |
| ✔ | | Ralph Norman | 23.5 | 70,906 |
 | Russell Fry | 20.4 | 61,541 | |
 | Mark Sanford | 15.3 | 46,183 | |
| Mark Lynch | 5.8 | 17,495 | |
| Danny Ford | 0.9 | 2,601 | ||
 | Duke Buckner | 0.5 | 1,490 | |
 | Glenda Gail Parker | 0.3 | 998 | |
| Sam Shepherd | 0.3 | 930 | ||
 | Mark McBride | 0.2 | 743 | |
| Total votes: 302,066 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darius Mitchell (R)
- Clark Neilson (R)
Libertarian Party convention
Libertarian Party convention for U.S. Senate South Carolina
Kasie Whitener (L) defeated Jason Brenkus (L) in the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. Senate South Carolina on April 11, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Jason Brenkus | ||
| ✔ | | Kasie Whitener |
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2022
See also: South Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 7
Russell Fry defeated Daryl Scott in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russell Fry (R) | 64.8 | 164,440 |
 | Daryl Scott (D) | 35.1 | 89,030 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 395 | ||
| Total votes: 253,865 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Daryl Scott advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 7.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ryan Norris (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 7 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russell Fry | 51.1 | 43,509 |
 | Tom Rice | 24.6 | 20,927 | |
 | Barbara Arthur | 12.3 | 10,481 | |
 | Ken Richardson | 7.1 | 6,021 | |
 | Garrett Barton | 2.5 | 2,154 | |
| Mark McBride | 2.0 | 1,676 | |
 | Spencer Morris | 0.5 | 444 | |
| Total votes: 85,212 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tom Dunn (R)
- William Bailey (R)
- George Kite (R)
- Jeanette Spurlock (R)
- Justin Davison (R)
- Steve Reichert (R)
- Graham Allen (R)
- Louis Bushay (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 7
No candidate advanced from the convention.
Candidate | ||
| Keenan Dunham (L) | ||
 | Larry Guy Hammond (L) | |
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2020
See also: South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2020
General election
Special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 107
Case Brittain defeated Tony Cahill and Wm Dettmering III in the special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 107 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Case Brittain (R) | 65.5 | 15,956 |
| Tony Cahill (D) | 32.7 | 7,963 | ||
| Wm Dettmering III (L) | 1.8 | 427 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 24,374 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 107
Case Brittain defeated Mark McBride in the special Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 107 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Case Brittain | 70.4 | 1,980 |
| Mark McBride | 29.6 | 832 | |
| Total votes: 2,812 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mark McBride did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mark McBride did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mark McBride did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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