Russell Ott
State Senator, South Carolina Senate District 26 · Democrat
OfficeholderNot running in 2026
Ballot status source: Incumbency rule: sitting State Senator · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (3)
- Incumbency rule: sitting State Senator
- State Senate elected November 2024, next election 2028 — no SC-SD-26 contest on the South Carolina State Election Commission — certified candidate list, 2026 Statewide General Election
- role and held seat unchanged
The District
What South Carolina Senate District 26 covers
Covers parts of Calhoun County, Lexington County and Richland County.
Includes Cayce (part), Columbia (part), West Columbia (part), Seven Oaks (part), Pine Ridge, Oak Grove (part), Swansea (part) and St. Matthews (part).
42 precincts · District lines: State senate lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, statewide Voter Precincts (gis.state.sc.us, 2026); per-election precinct editions for the 2020/2022/2024 certified results: SC RFA statewide precinct files 2022-06, 2022-12, 2024-09 and Census 2020 VTDs (sc-rfa-2022-06, sc-rfa-2022-12, sc-rfa-2024-10, sc-census-vtd2020)
Results
Certified results for South Carolina Senate District 26
State Senate, District 26
SC-2024-11-05-Cntyprec · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell OttDemocrat | Democrat | 22,049 | 54.8% |
| Jason GuerryRepublican | Republican | 18,104 | 45.0% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 62 | 0.2% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results
State Senate, District 26
SC-2020-11-03-Cntyprec · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikki SetzlerDemocrat | Democrat | 23,378 | 54.4% |
| Chris SmithRepublican | Republican | 19,538 | 45.5% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 38 | 0.1% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results
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