2026 South Carolina Senate Race Polls

Polls tracking the 2026 U.S. Senate race in South Carolina. Data is synced from the New York Times, which aggregates surveys from major pollsters active in the state.

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In the most recent South Carolina Senate race poll (Trafalgar Group, Oct 31 - Nov 1, 2026, n=1091 LV), Graham (Darline) (R) leads with 47.5%, followed by Andrews (Annie) (D) at 45.5%, Whitener (L) at 1.8% and Hackett (C) at 1%.

Data is synced continuously from the New York Times, which aggregates surveys from major pollsters. The table shows individual pollster results. The map uses the same 2026 non-partisan polling average and candidate-selection method as the homepage maps.

At a glance

Polls tracked
35
Pollsters
15
Field dates
May 21, 2025 – Nov 1, 2026
Stages
General election (17), Primary (18)
Most recent poll
Nov 1, 2026
South Carolina: R +2.5
South Carolina · R +2.5 2026 non-partisan polling · 6 polls

All polls

PollsterPartisanField datesStageSampleResultsMarginSource
Trafalgar GroupRepOct 31 - Nov 1, 2026General electionn=1091 LV
Graham (Darline) (R): 47.5%
Andrews (Annie) (D): 45.5%
Don't know: 4.2%
R+2%link
Patinkin Research StrategiesDemOct 27 - 29, 2026General electionn=500 LV
Andrews (Annie) (D): 48%
Graham (Darline) (R): 43%
Whitener (L): 3%
D+5%link
The New York Times/Siena UniversityOct 19 - 26, 2026General electionn=707 LV
Graham (Darline) (R): 48.47%
Andrews (Annie) (D): 47.76%
Don't know: 3.29%
R+0.7%link
The Citadel PollOct 14 - 25, 2026General electionn=1009 RV
Andrews (Annie) (D): 40%
Graham (Darline) (R): 34%
Don't know: 18%
D+6%link
Targoz Market ResearchOct 16 - 25, 2026General electionn=895 LV
Graham (Darline) (R): 47%
Andrews (Annie) (D): 46%
Don't know: 4%
R+1%link
East Carolina University Center for Survey ResearchOct 19 - 24, 2026General electionn=955 LV
Graham (Darline) (R): 51.2%
Andrews (Annie) (D): 47.3%
Hackett (C): 0.7%
R+3.9%link
Impact ResearchDemOct 15 - 21, 2026General electionn=800 LV
Andrews (Annie) (D): 45%
Graham (Darline) (R): 44%
DK/Someone else: 10%
D+1%link
Trafalgar GroupRepOct 16 - 18, 2026General electionn=1095 LV
Graham (Darline) (R): 48.6%
Andrews (Annie) (D): 45.6%
Whitener (L): 3.9%
R+3%link
InsiderAdvantageSep 28 - 29, 2026General electionn=1200 LV
Graham (Darline) (R): 46%
Andrews (Annie) (D): 45%
Don't know: 4%
R+1%link
Trafalgar GroupRepSep 23 - 25, 2026General electionn=1087 LV
Graham (Darline) (R): 43.4%
Andrews (Annie) (D): 42.3%
Don't know: 8.5%
R+1.1%link
InsiderAdvantageSep 8 - 9, 2026General electionn=1200 LV
Graham (Darline) (R): 45.1%
Andrews (Annie) (D): 43.2%
Don't know: 8.5%
R+1.9%link
Abacus DataAug 26 - 28, 2026General electionn=306 LV
Graham (Darline) (R): 51%
Andrews (Annie) (D): 38%
Don't know: 8%
R+13%link
Impact ResearchDemAug 18 - 24, 2026General electionn=700 LV
Graham (Darline) (R): 41%
Andrews (Annie) (D): 41%
Don't know: 13%
TIElink
Trafalgar GroupRepAug 22 - 24, 2026Primaryn=1031 LV
Graham (Darline) (R): 47.9%
Norman (R): 47.8%
Don't know: 4.4%
+0.1%link
Trafalgar GroupRepAug 8 - 10, 2026Primaryn=1027 LV
Graham (Darline) (R): 26.4%
Norman (R): 19.5%
Fry (R): 18.4%
+6.9%link
Quantus InsightsAug 5 - 6, 2026Primaryn=636 LV
Graham (Darline) (R): 33.1%
Norman (R): 20.4%
Fry (R): 19.6%
+12.7%link
co/efficientJul 28 - 30, 2026Primaryn=857 LV
Fry (R): 36%
Don't know: 35%
Norman (R): 28%
+8%link
Trafalgar GroupRepJul 28 - 30, 2026Primaryn=989 LV
Graham (Darline) (R): 27%
Fry (R): 17.4%
Norman (R): 17.4%
+9.6%link
Emerson CollegeJul 28 - 29, 2026Primaryn=500 LV
Norman (R): 25.41%
Graham (Darline) (R): 23.1%
Fry (R): 17.25%
+2.3%link
Public Policy PollingDemJul 16 - 17, 2026General electionn=577 RV
Andrews (Annie) (D): 42%
Warren (R): 36%
Don't know: 22%
D+6%link
Emerson CollegeJul 14 - 15, 2026Primaryn=500 LV
Don't know: 17.9%
Norman (R): 16.4%
Lynch (Mark) (R): 12.5%
+3.9%link
Impact ResearchDemJun 17 - 22, 2026General electionn=700 LV
Graham (R): 48%
Andrews (Annie) (D): 45%
Don't know: 7%
R+3%link
Trafalgar GroupRepJun 5 - 7, 2026Primaryn=1200 LV
Graham (R): 49.2%
Lynch (Mark) (R): 29.4%
Don't know: 11%
+19.8%link
InsiderAdvantageJun 5 - 6, 2026Primaryn=800 LV
Graham (R): 51.2%
Lynch (Mark) (R): 20.9%
Don't know: 18.4%
+30.3%link
The Citadel PollMay 21 - 31, 2026Primaryn=427 LV
Andrews (Annie) (D): 45%
Don't know: 36%
Brown (Brandon) (D): 14%
+31%link
Trafalgar GroupRepMay 21 - 24, 2026Primaryn=1125 LV
Graham (R): 52%
Lynch (Mark) (R): 28.3%
Don't know: 7.7%
+23.7%link
InsiderAdvantageMay 13 - 14, 2026Primaryn=800 LV
Graham (R): 55.5%
Don't know: 24.3%
Lynch (Mark) (R): 13.3%
+42.2%link
Pulse Opinion ResearchRepMar 11 - 17, 2026Primaryn=1000 LV
Graham (R): 41%
Don't know: 22%
Lynch (Mark) (R): 21%
+20%link
Impact ResearchDemFeb 25 - Mar 1, 2026General electionn=700 LV
Graham (R): 47%
Andrews (Annie) (D): 42%
Don't know: 11%
R+5%link
Public Policy PollingDemNov 21 - 22, 2025General electionn=704 RV
Graham (R): 42%
Andrews (Annie) (D): 36%
R+6%link
Quantus InsightsRepOct 1 - 4, 2025Primaryn=600 RV
Graham (R): 58%
Don't know: 20%
Lynch (Mark) (R): 15%
+43%link
Big Data PollRepSep 26 - 29, 2025Primaryn=827 RV
Graham (R): 46.3%
Dans (R): 22.1%
Don't know: 20%
+24.2%link
Quantus InsightsRepJun 10 - 13, 2025Primary—
Graham (R): 48%
Don't know: 29%
Lynch (Mark) (R): 23%
+25%link
Big Data PollRepJun 8 - 11, 2025Primaryn=827 RV
Graham (R): 49.5%
Don't know: 26.4%
Lynch (Mark) (R): 10.8%
+38.7%link
Pulse Opinion ResearchRepMay 15 - 21, 2025Primaryn=1062 LV
Graham (R): 43%
Lynch (Mark) (R): 29%
Don't know: 23%
+14%link

35 of 35 polls shown, most recent first. Every number is a single pollster's reported result — no polling average is calculated here. Partisan shows the source’s party flag; a blank means no partisan affiliation is marked.