U.S. Senate
Darline Graham
63.4%28,279
Annie Andrews
34.0%15,155
Kasie Whitener
1.6%718
Mark Hackett
1.0%460
Statewide: Annie Andrews wins. Called.
Pickens County, South Carolina
2026 election results. Alan Wilson (R) got 69% of the vote for governor in Pickens County. The margin is 13.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 4 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Pickens County
Governor
Alan Wilson
69.3%30,983
Jermaine Johnson
29.5%13,182
Michael Addison
0.7%308
Walid Hakim
0.5%211
Statewide: Alan Wilson wins. Called.
U.S. House: South Carolina 3rd District
Sheri Biggs
68.3%30,420
Eunice Lehmacher
29.4%13,106
Brian Corriea
2.3%1,041
Whole district: Sheri Biggs wins. Called.
The leader in Pickens County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 6, 12:40 PM.
4 local contests in Pickens County
County offices, city and town races and districts on Pickens County's ballots, from South Carolina's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.
County offices
Solicitor, Circuit 13
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cindy Crick R | 35,826 | 98.2% |
| Write-In | 642 | 1.8% |
Cindy Crick is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Cindy Crick 181,088 (97.6%).
Cities & towns
City Council - Clemson 3 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alesia Smith | 2,236 | 22.9% |
| Joe Burgett | 2,200 | 22.6% |
| Fran McGuire | 1,979 | 20.3% |
| Scott Allison | 1,788 | 18.3% |
| Nanda Edgerton | 1,470 | 15.1% |
| Write-In | 82 | 0.8% |
Alesia Smith, Joe Burgett and Fran McGuire ahead in Pickens County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Alesia Smith 2,255 (23.0%), Joe Burgett 2,213 (22.5%), Fran McGuire 1,989 (20.3%).
Districts
Brushy Creek Watershed Conservation District 3 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Allen D Wilson | 527 | 36.3% |
| Rick Gantt | 481 | 33.1% |
| Scott Smart | 426 | 29.4% |
| Write-In | 17 | 1.2% |
Allen D Wilson, Rick Gantt and Scott Smart are unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Allen D Wilson 3,092 (38.3%), Rick Gantt 2,623 (32.5%), Scott Smart 2,292 (28.4%).
Three and Twenty Watershed Conservation District 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Randy Griffis | 565 | 52.7% |
| Kristen Beigay | 500 | 46.6% |
| Write-In | 8 | 0.7% |
Randy Griffis and Kristen Beigay are unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Randy Griffis 2,489 (54.6%), Kristen Beigay 2,023 (44.4%).
South Carolina's official results, file posted Nov 10, 3:20 PM. Unofficial until certified.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC Senate | R +30.2 | R +53.4 | D +23.2 |
| SC Governor | R +40.3 | R +53.4 | D +13.1 |
| SC-03 | R +39.8 | R +53.4 | D +13.6 |
Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.
How Pickens County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 23.0% | Donald Trump | 75.6% | R +52.7 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 23.7% | Donald Trump | 74.6% | R +50.9 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 21.1% | Donald Trump | 73.9% | R +52.8 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 24.5% | Mitt Romney | 73.5% | R +49.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 25.9% | John McCain | 72.1% | R +46.2 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 25.4% | George W. Bush | 73.5% | R +48.1 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 25.8% | George W. Bush | 71.4% | R +45.6 |
Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +7.1.
Other counties in South Carolina
South Carolina results- Abbeville County
- Aiken County
- Allendale County
- Anderson County
- Bamberg County
- Barnwell County
- Beaufort County
- Berkeley County
- Calhoun County
- Charleston County
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Chesterfield County
- Clarendon County
- Colleton County
- Darlington County
- Dillon County
- Dorchester County
- Edgefield County
- Fairfield County
- Florence County
- Georgetown County
- Greenville County
- Greenwood County
- Hampton County
- Horry County
- Jasper County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Laurens County
- Lee County
- Lexington County
- Marion County
- Marlboro County
- McCormick County
- Newberry County
- Oconee County
- Orangeburg County
- Richland County
- Saluda County
- Spartanburg County
- Sumter County
- Union County
- Williamsburg County
- York County
Sources & scope
Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until South Carolina certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. South Carolina's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.