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title: "SC Early Voting Passes 280,000 After Three Days"
url: https://www.herespartanburg.com/2026/10/23/south-carolina-early-voting-280000-first-three-days/
date: 2026-10-23T08:56:28-04:00
modified: 2026-10-23T08:56:28-04:00
author: "HERE City State Desk"
categories: ["Politics"]
site: "HERESpartanburg"
attribution: "HERESpartanburg"
---

# SC Early Voting Passes 280,000 After Three Days

> COLUMBIA, S.C. — More than 280,000 South Carolinians have already voted, the state's newest turnout figures show after three days of in-person early voting. Wednesday drew 88,108 voters, about 6% fewer than the 93,877 on Tuesday. The state also corrected Monday's opening-day count upward by 161, to 98,129, bringing the three-day statewide total to 280,114.

*Source: [HERESpartanburg](https://www.herespartanburg.com/2026/10/23/south-carolina-early-voting-280000-first-three-days/) — October 23, 2026 by HERE City State Desk*

COLUMBIA, S.C. — More than 280,000 South Carolinians have already voted, the state’s newest turnout figures show after three days of in-person early voting.

Wednesday drew 88,108 voters, about 6% fewer than the 93,877 on Tuesday. The state also corrected Monday’s opening-day count upward by 161, to 98,129, bringing the three-day statewide total to 280,114.

Greenville County leads with 26,769 early votes, followed by Charleston at 25,922, Richland at 23,731 and Horry at 22,720.

In the Midlands, Richland County logged 7,806 voters on Wednesday and Lexington County 4,414, almost matching its Tuesday count. Lexington’s three-day total stands at 13,328, and the two counties together have recorded 37,059 early votes. Richland’s busiest site Wednesday was the county elections office at Columbia Mall Boulevard, followed by Brookland Baptist Church Northeast and the Ballentine Community Center in Irmo. Richland also offers early voting at USC’s Blatt PE building, Columbia College and the CR Neal Dream Center. In Lexington County, the voter registration office led, ahead of the West Columbia Community Center and Midlands Technical College’s Harbison campus.

Early voting runs through Saturday, Oct. 31. Doors open at 8:30 each morning and close at 6 in the evening, six days a week, with no voting on Sunday, Oct. 25.

Any early voting site in a voter’s own county will work, and a valid photo ID is required. They vote on the same equipment used at regular polling places. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.