South Carolina Election Day Is Tuesday: Polls Open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

South Carolina’s 2026 Statewide General Election is on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to the State Election Commission (SEC) on scvotes.gov, as of Nov. 2, 2026.

Early voting is over. The last day to vote early was Saturday, Oct. 31, the SEC said in a release dated Oct. 30. Voters who did not vote early need to vote in person on Election Day at their assigned polling place.

How to find your polling place

The SEC’s “Find Your Polling Place” tool on scvotes.gov covers the 2026 Statewide General Election. The same site lets voters check their registration, get a sample ballot and view their voting history through MyscVOTES.

Voters in Horry and Georgetown counties use the same statewide tools. The site’s “Find Yours” link goes to each county’s voter registration and elections office.

Where to see results

The SEC posts Election Night results for the 2026 Statewide General Election on scvotes.gov under Election Night Reporting. The site does not say what time results will start to appear.

Voter registration and early voting data

The SEC says its Early Voting and Absentee Statistics Report is updated by 10 a.m. each day. The site lists 3,469,791 registered voters statewide, a figure the page does not date.

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