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
Filed under South Carolina Senate District 26. The race page has 2 certified results. See the race
Roles on File
Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.
- HoldsSouth Carolina Senate District 26State Senator
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)
Not on file for Russell yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_hmkmae6kk.
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