South Carolina Senate race 2026
Our 21-day average puts Annie Andrews at 44.7%, Lindsey Graham at 49.5%, Mark Lynch at 28.7%, Darline Graham at 46%, based on 26 polls ending between 5/21/2025 and 10/26/2026. Dots on the chart are individual polls; the line is the rolling average. How to read these numbers.
South Carolina Senate race 2026 over time
26 polls · 21-day rolling average · dots are individual polls
Annie Andrews 44.7%
Lindsey Graham 49.5%
Mark Lynch 28.7%
Darline Graham 46%
View data as table
| Choice | Latest average | Polls | Latest poll |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Andrews | 44.7% | 15 | 10/26/2026 |
| Lindsey Graham | 49.5% | 14 | 6/22/2026 |
| Mark Lynch | 28.7% | 11 | 6/7/2026 |
| Darline Graham | 46% | 10 | 10/26/2026 |
Average result
Unweighted mean across 26 matching polls
View data as table
| Choice | % |
|---|---|
| Annie Andrews | 42.9% |
| Lindsey Graham | 48.3% |
| Mark Lynch | 21% |
| Darline Graham | 45.7% |
| Kasie Whitener | 2.8% |
| Paul Dans | 12.3% |
| Mark Hackett | 1.5% |
| Darius Mitchell | 3.1% |
Individual polls (26)
| End date | Pollster | Sample | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/26/2026 | The New York Times/Siena University | 707 LV |
Darline Graham (R)
Annie Andrews (D)
|
| 10/25/2026 |
Targoz Market Research
for South Carolina Policy Council |
895 LV |
Darline Graham (R)
Annie Andrews (D)
Kasie Whitener (L)
Mark Hackett (O)
|
| 10/25/2026 | The Citadel School of Humanities and Social Sciences | 890 LV |
Darline Graham (R)
Annie Andrews (D)
Ralph Norman (R)
Mark Hackett (O)
Kasie Whitener (L)
|
| 10/21/2026 |
Impact Research
for Fresh Start SC PAC |
800 LV |
Annie Andrews (D)
Darline Graham (R)
|
| 10/18/2026 | Trafalgar Group | 1,095 LV |
Darline Graham (R)
Annie Andrews (D)
Kasie Whitener (L)
Mark Hackett (O)
|
| 9/29/2026 | InsiderAdvantage | 1,200 LV |
Darline Graham (R)
Annie Andrews (D)
Kasie Whitener (L)
Mark Hackett (O)
|
| 9/25/2026 | Trafalgar Group | 1,087 LV |
Darline Graham (R)
Annie Andrews (D)
|
| 9/9/2026 | InsiderAdvantage | 1,200 LV |
Darline Graham (R)
Annie Andrews (D)
|
| 8/28/2026 | Abacus Data | 306 LV |
Darline Graham (R)
Annie Andrews (D)
|
| 8/24/2026 | Impact Research | 700 LV |
Darline Graham (R)
Annie Andrews (D)
Kasie Whitener (L)
|
| 7/17/2026 | Public Policy Polling | 577 RV |
Annie Andrews (D)
John Warren (R)
|
| 6/22/2026 | Impact Research | 700 LV |
Lindsey Graham (R)
Annie Andrews (D)
|
| 6/7/2026 | Trafalgar Group | 1,200 LV |
Lindsey Graham (R)
Mark Lynch (R)
Thomas Dismukes (R)
Pat Herrmann (R)
Darius Mitchell (R)
Calvin Cowen (R)
|
| 6/6/2026 | InsiderAdvantage | 800 LV |
Lindsey Graham (R)
Mark Lynch (R)
|
| 5/31/2026 | The Citadel School of Humanities and Social Sciences | 427 LV |
Annie Andrews (D)
Brandon Brown (D)
Kyle Freeman (D)
|
| 5/31/2026 | The Citadel School of Humanities and Social Sciences | 600 LV |
Lindsey Graham (R)
Mark Lynch (R)
|
| 5/24/2026 | Trafalgar Group | 1,125 LV |
Lindsey Graham (R)
Mark Lynch (R)
Darius Mitchell (R)
Pat Herrmann (R)
Thomas Dismukes (R)
Calvin Cowen (R)
|
| 5/14/2026 | InsiderAdvantage | 800 LV |
Lindsey Graham (R)
Mark Lynch (R)
Calvin Cowen (R)
Darius Mitchell (R)
Thomas Dismukes (R)
Pat Herrmann (R)
|
| 3/17/2026 | Pulse Opinion Research | 1,000 LV |
Lindsey Graham (R)
Mark Lynch (R)
Paul Dans (R)
|
| 3/1/2026 | Impact Research | 700 LV |
Lindsey Graham (R)
Annie Andrews (D)
|
| 11/22/2025 |
Public Policy Polling
for 314 Action |
704 RV |
Lindsey Graham (R)
Annie Andrews (D)
|
| 10/4/2025 |
Quantus Insights
for TrendingPolitics |
600 RV |
Lindsey Graham (R)
Mark Lynch (R)
Paul Dans (R)
|
| 9/29/2025 | Big Data Poll | 827 RV |
Lindsey Graham (R)
Paul Dans (R)
Mark Lynch (R)
|
| 6/13/2025 |
Quantus Insights
for TrendingPolitics |
— RV |
Lindsey Graham (R)
Mark Lynch (R)
|
| 6/11/2025 | Big Data Poll | 827 RV |
Lindsey Graham (R)
Mark Lynch (R)
Paul Dans (R)
|