The person behind the name
Jenny Costa Honeycutt's public career runs from a James Island law practice to two terms on Charleston County Council, where she has chaired the Public Safety Committee and served as Vice Chair until January 2025, and in 2026 to the Republican nomination for Congress in South Carolina's 1st District. [1][7][22][33][11]
By her campaign biography she grew up on James Island, graduated from Ashley Hall and lives on James Island with her husband, Trey, and their three children; the county's biography names the children as Rhame, Tanner and Adleigh. Neither biography states a birth year, and none is asserted here. [1][3][7]
Education and professional preparation
The county biography records a Bachelor of Arts from Meredith College in May 2001, with a double major in political studies and communication, which the campaign describes as dual degrees in political studies and speech communication; a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina in December 2004; and licensure as a South Carolina attorney in May 2005. Her campaign adds that she was a student-athlete at Meredith, a college volleyball player by her own account, and that during law school she researched the effect of proposed legislation on South Carolina businesses in the Governor's Office. Bar disciplinary records and transcripts were not part of this review. [7][1][6]
Her campaign says she practiced at a statewide firm for eight years before opening her own firm, Costa Honeycutt, on James Island, where she advises job creators on regulation and the legal system; the county biography lists Costa Honeycutt, LLC as her employer. The campaign's statements that she has been named among the “Legal Elite of the Lowcountry,” recognized as a “Super Lawyer,” rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and certified as a circuit court mediator are the campaign's own; this review did not check them against the rating services or court rolls. [1][7]
She was first elected in 2018. In her first run for public office she unseated two-term Councilman Joe Qualey in the June 12 Republican primary for County Council District 9, 2,886 votes to 1,866; the Post and Courier described her as a supporter of completing Interstate 526, endorsed by the political committees of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Charleston Trident Realtors Association, and quoted her on the result: “This was really a referendum on 526, and the voters of the district clearly wanted that.” She then defeated Green Party candidate Joel Milliken in the November 6 general election, 11,389 to 6,463. On November 8, 2022 she was re-elected over Democrat Julie Hallman, 12,377 votes to 10,270. Her second term ends December 31, 2026. [12][31][32][13][30][14][29][7]
After Representative Nancy Mace left the seat to run for governor, Honeycutt announced for Congress on November 17, 2025. In the June 9, 2026 Republican primary she led a ballot of eleven names with 14,822 votes, 22.09 percent, and on June 23 won the runoff against state Representative Mark Smith, 24,035 votes to 20,724, or 53.70 percent. She faces Democrat Nancy Lacore, a retired Navy officer whose campaign describes a 35-year career that ended as a three-star admiral and Chief of Navy Reserve, on November 3, 2026. [3][10][11][21][25][28][26]
A note on “balanced budgets.” The campaign's home page says that in public office she has “balanced budgets, stood with law enforcement, defended the Constitution, and led with integrity.” Charleston County's own description of its Council is that the body of nine members approves the annual budget and sets any taxes or fees; a balanced county budget is a collective act of the Council, and the sources reviewed here do not record her individual budget votes. [4][8]
Life & public service
From a Charleston law practice to County Council and a battleground House race, the documented milestones show what the record contains and what it does not.
Meredith College
Bachelor of Arts in May 2001, a double major in political studies and communication, per the county biography. [7]
Law school and the bar
Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina in December 2004; licensed as a South Carolina attorney in May 2005. [7]
Vice Chair; a letter to the Justice Department
As the Council's Vice Chairwoman she joined Chairman Herbert Sass and two colleagues in a March 28 letter asking the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division to investigate the sheriff-run Al Cannon Detention Center after inmate deaths. [22]
The Historic Preservation Ordinance
Defended amendments to the county's Historic Preservation Ordinance at the October 10 first reading, saying the ordinance could not override state law on subdivision approvals; residents of the Ten Mile community voiced concern. [23]
A leadership vote lost
On January 2 the Council elected Democrat Kylon Middleton chair, 5 to 4, with Republican Larry Kobrovsky joining four Democrats; Honeycutt voted in the minority with Joe Boykin, Brantley Moody and outgoing Chairman Herbert Sass, and Kobrovsky succeeded her as Vice Chair. [34][33]
Committee chairmanships
The county's August 2025 biography lists her as Chair of the Public Safety Committee and of the Housing Special Committee, and a member of Finance, Planning/Public Works, Administration Policy/Rules, Human Resources and Magistrate Oversight. [7]
Considering a run
WCIV reported on August 14 that she had told the station she and her family were prayerfully considering a run for Congress, with Representative Mace running for governor. [21]
The president's endorsement
President Trump, who had stayed out of the primary, endorsed her in July, and Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Whip Tom Emmer also announced their support, as WCIV reported on July 14. [26]
Accomplishments, in the record
County documents, the Election Commission's returns, Federal Election Commission filings and local reporting establish the following. Honeycutt has not held state or federal office, so there are no congressional roll calls or bills; the record is municipal, professional and electoral, and it is described at the level those documents support, with shared credit where an action was the Council's as a body.
Two terms from District 9
Charleston County describes its Council as nine members elected from single-member districts to staggered four-year terms, a body that elects its chair annually, approves the annual budget and directly employs and supervises four employees: the Clerk of Council, the County Administrator, the County Attorney and the Internal Auditor. Its own page states that “Councilmembers serve on a part-time basis and each member receives an annual salary of $20,738.” [8]
The county's biography of Honeycutt, as captured in August 2025, records her election in November 2018, a term expiring December 31, 2026, and seats on the Finance, Planning/Public Works, Administration Policy/Rules and Human Resources committees and the Magistrate Oversight Committee, with the chair of the Public Safety Committee and of the Housing Special Committee. It lists her goals as “Safe Roads,” “Smart Growth” and “Sound Leadership.” [7]
WCIV identified her as the Council's Vice Chairwoman in March 2023, and Live 5 reported in January 2025 that Larry Kobrovsky had replaced her in that office. Council minutes and roll calls were not retrievable for this review because the county's website refused its requests, so her individual record on budgets and ordinances is documented here only where the press reported it. [22][33]
A request for a federal civil-rights investigation
On March 28, 2023 Chairman Herbert R. Sass III, Vice Chairwoman Honeycutt and Councilmen Teddie Pryor and Brantley Moody wrote to Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke asking the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division to investigate the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center, run by the Charleston County Sheriff's Office, after several deaths over two years, including that of D'Angelo Brown in December 2022, which was ruled a homicide; the coroner's report, as the letter described it, indicated a lack of proper medical care. The letter said, in WCIV's account, that “There is a lack of transparency and leadership that necessitates this request to the Civil Rights Division in order to ensure qualified detention center leadership and medical providers are in place to end this cycle of tragedy and adequate operational procedures exist.” The letter is a request by four of nine members; whether the Department opened an investigation is not established by the sources reviewed. [22][8]
Amending the Historic Preservation Ordinance
At the Council's October 10, 2023 first-reading vote on changes to the county's Historic Preservation Ordinance, which lets a Historic Preservation Commission regulate development in designated areas such as the Ten Mile community, Honeycutt argued that the ordinance had to be clarified to survive a legal challenge: “State law gives planning commissions the authority for subdivision plat approval,” and “If it can be challenged and defeated, we'll lose the whole ordinance. And while we are very supportive of the protections that the Historic Preservation Commission provides, we aren't trying to take that away.” Residents feared the changes favored developers. The changes still required second and third readings; the final vote is not in the sources reviewed. [23]
A 5–4 vote that changed the chair
On January 2, 2025, after four re-elected members were sworn in, the Council elected the Reverend Kylon Middleton, a Democrat, as its chair by a vote of 5 to 4. The Charleston City Paper reported that Larry Kobrovsky, a Republican and a recent chairman of the county Republican Party, voted with Democrats Middleton, Henry Darby, Teddie Pryor and Rob Wehrman and was elected vice chairman, while Honeycutt voted in the minority with Republicans Joe Boykin, Brantley Moody and Herb Sass, the outgoing chairman. Kobrovsky told the paper the change answered voters' rejection in November 2024 of the county's proposed $5.4 billion sales-tax referendum for road projects, including the Interstate 526 extension: “The previous leadership had total control over the agenda and what they put out there every way they wanted it.” Live 5 reported that Middleton and Kobrovsky replaced Sass and Vice Chairwoman Honeycutt. Her own votes on placing the referendum on the ballot are not in the sources reviewed. [34][33]
Three wins in District 9
The Election Commission's returns for Charleston County record a Republican primary win on June 12, 2018 over Joe Qualey, 2,886 votes to 1,866, or 60.73 percent; a general-election win on November 6, 2018 over Green Party candidate Joel Milliken, 11,389 to 6,463, or 63.66 percent; and re-election on November 8, 2022 over Democrat Julie Hallman, 12,377 to 10,270, or 54.64 percent. [12][31][13][30][14][29]
An attorney since 2005
The county biography establishes the licensure, May 2005, the employer, Costa Honeycutt, LLC, and memberships in the Charleston County Bar Association and the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance and Defense Research Institute. The campaign adds eight years at a statewide firm before she opened her own practice on James Island. The firm's clients, cases and revenues were not part of this review, and the campaign's professional honors are recorded above as claims. [7][1]
Outraised, then first
Through June 30, 2026 the Federal Election Commission shows Honeycutt's committee with $556,418.00 in receipts and $477,884.65 in disbursements, against $1,595,791.73 raised by Sam McCown, of which $1,249,100.09 was the candidate's own loans, and $876,631.24 by Mark Smith, including $300,000.00 in candidate loans. She finished first in the June 9 primary with 22.09 percent and won the June 23 runoff with 53.70 percent. Money is one input; the returns are the result. [16][18][19][10][11]
What the FEC filings show
Jenny for Congress reported $450,952.35 in individual contributions, of which $438,807.38 was itemized and $12,144.97 unitemized, $74,500.00 from other committees, $3,500.00 from the candidate, $14,849.65 transferred from other authorized committees and a $10,000.00 candidate loan, still outstanding as a debt. Operating expenditures were $470,722.62 and cash on hand $78,533.35 at June 30, 2026. The FEC also lists a sponsored leadership PAC, From the Block PAC, and a Statement of Candidacy whose current version was filed June 5, 2026. [16]
Family & community
Her campaign biography identifies her husband as Trey and says they have three children, whom the county biography names as Rhame, Tanner and Adleigh; the campaign's announcement places the family on James Island, where she was raised. [1][3][7]
Community roles as the two biographies state them: the Junior League of Charleston, whose work with vulnerable families the campaign cites; the Exchange Club of James Island; the Charleston County Bar Association; a girls' youth sports coach and, in the campaign's words, a school room mom. The county biography lists fishing, surfing and sporting clays among her pastimes. [7][1][4]
The campaign biography states that the family attends James Island Christian Church, and the county biography lists the church among her civic involvements; the campaign describes her as “Grounded in faith, family, and the Lowcountry values that shaped her life.” No denomination beyond the congregation's name is stated, and this profile makes no further claim. [1][7]
Mission & priorities
“I am running for Congress to serve the people of the Lowcountry and protect the place I have always called home and love deeply.” {3}
The following summarizes the platform on Honeycutt's campaign website and her statements to local reporters. These are proposed priorities from a candidate who has never cast a legislative vote, not completed accomplishments. [2][20]
01Put the Lowcountry first
“Jenny's first responsibility is to the people of South Carolina's First Congressional District. Every decision she makes, every issue she champions, and every vote she takes will be grounded in what's best for the Lowcountry – its families, its economy, and its way of life.” She told Live 5 that preservation of the district “from Berkeley to Beaufort” is the local issue she would add to her county priorities. [2][20]
02The rule of law and a secure border
“She will always stand with law enforcement and support policies that keep violent criminals off our streets. This includes ensuring our border is secure – stopping the flow of deadly drugs like fentanyl and criminal illegal aliens from harming our families, our neighborhoods, and our economy.” The county biography lists her as chair of the Council's Public Safety Committee, and WCIV reported that in 2023 she joined three colleagues in asking the Justice Department to investigate the sheriff-run county jail after inmate deaths. [2][7][22]
03Restore fiscal responsibility
“As our Member of Congress, Jenny will combat wasteful spending, end waste, fraud, and abuse of government programs, restore fiscal discipline, and work to balance the budget.” On balancing the budget, she told Live 5 that everything needs to be looked at, from social programs to the military: “We have to look at our entitlement programs. We have to make sure that those programs are serving the needs of the people who need them and they're not being taken advantage of,” and that military purchases should be checked against market value. No specific cuts or dollar targets appear in the material reviewed. [2][20]
04Defend the Constitution
“The Bill of Rights is not negotiable – and Jenny will ensure it remains fully protected. She is a proven free speech advocate and defender of the Second Amendment.” On the presidency, she told Live 5 she supports the president and did not object to his use of executive power, but that “I absolutely will stand up to any issue that I feel oversteps the Constitution.” [2][20]
05Life, girls' sports and conservation
“Jenny believes every life is precious and deserving of protection, and she will be a steadfast advocate for the unborn. As a girls' sports coach and former collegiate athlete, Jenny is committed to keeping men out of women's sports.” In a July 2026 op-ed she wrote that “The Supreme Court's decision is an important step, but Congress should not stop there,” and pledged to work to protect girls' and women's sports nationwide; to Live 5 she said, “I am not getting into the scientific debate. The science is the science.” The platform also commits her to conserving natural resources. [2][6][5][20]
06Protect family finances
“She will champion policies to lower costs and advocate for responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars, so families can plan, save, and thrive.” The platform names groceries, housing and healthcare as the costs at issue and offers no specific legislation. [2]
07Make America Healthy Again
“In Congress, Jenny will fight chronic disease, put children's health first, improve the quality and transparency of our food, bring greater transparency to healthcare costs, and hold federal health agencies and special interests accountable.” [2]
08America First, and the president's agenda
In her launch video she said, “I will be a champion for the America First agenda, just like I have done in local office,” and the platform promises to advance that agenda. President Trump's July 2026 endorsement described her, in WCIV's summary, as a public servant who would work tirelessly for his agenda on taxes, immigration, energy, the military and the Second Amendment; she answered that she was honored to have his complete and total endorsement. [20][2][26]
How to assess a proposal. A campaign plan states an intention. Enactment, implementation costs, replacement revenue, and measured results are separate questions. These priorities should be read alongside the legislative and voting history above.
The fuller record
A useful profile includes the questions a first-time federal candidate has been asked, the limits of a claim, and the shape of the race she is in.
An open seat and an eleven-name ballot
Representative Nancy Mace, who won the seat in 2024 with 227,502 votes, 58.22 percent, ran for governor and finished fifth in the June 9, 2026 Republican primary with 57,380 votes, 12.13 percent. In August 2025 WCIV put the district's Cook Partisan Voting Index at R+6. The Republican primary for the open seat drew eleven names to the ballot; Honeycutt's 22.09 percent, Smith's 17.99 and McCown's 15.66 led a field in which no one approached the share needed to avoid a runoff. [15][10][21]
Outspent in the primary, outraised in the general
Two rivals raised and spent more than she did through June 30, 2026. Sam McCown's committee reported $1,595,791.73 in receipts, $1,249,100.09 of it his own loans, and spent $1,567,895.35; Mark Smith's reported $876,631.24, with $300,000.00 in candidate loans. Honeycutt's committee reported $556,418.00 and $10,000.00 in loans. She finished first anyway, then won the runoff, 24,035 votes to 20,724. For the general election, Nancy Lacore's committee reported $2,279,584.94 in receipts through the same date, $2,199,086.81 of it from individuals and $1,066,621.44 unitemized, with $412,020.42 cash on hand, against Honeycutt's $78,533.35. A poll released by House Majority PAC, a committee whose stated purpose is “Fighting for a Democratic Majority in the House,” and conducted for it by GQR from July 15 to 22 put Honeycutt at 43 percent and Lacore at 41 in a multi-candidate test, with the Libertarian Bill Reeside at 5 and Margo Ellis at 2, and 50 to 48 head-to-head. A sponsor's poll is released because it helps the sponsor; no independent public poll was retrieved for this review. The filings establish what was raised and spent; they do not say what it bought. [18][19][16][11][17][27][35]
The endorsement that came after the runoff
During the runoff Smith announced the backing of members of the Dorchester County legislative delegation, including state Representatives Harriet Holman, Gary Brewer and Greg Ford, and Councilman David Chinnis said that “In my 16 years on County Council, we have not had a consistent conservative voice advocating for us in Washington.” President Trump, in WCIV's account, stayed silent on the race, a break from precedent, until after the runoff, then endorsed Honeycutt in July: “Jenny has dedicated her life to serving her Community,” he wrote, adding “SHE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” Endorsements establish political support; they are not evaluations of the record above. [24][26]
What the campaign claims and what the record shows
The campaign's home page says that in public office she has “balanced budgets, stood with law enforcement, defended the Constitution, and led with integrity.” The county's own description of Council is of a nine-member body that approves the annual budget; the sources reviewed do not record her individual budget votes, and the professional honors the campaign lists were not checked against the rating services. The one action concerning the sheriff's department that the sources reviewed document is the 2023 request, made with three colleagues after inmate deaths, for a federal investigation of the jail the sheriff runs; the sheriff's response is not in the sources reviewed. [4][8][22]
The Ten Mile community and the preservation ordinance
The October 2023 changes to the Historic Preservation Ordinance drew concern from residents of the Ten Mile community, a historically designated neighborhood whose residents feared losing protection; one told WCIV, “We want to make sure the council members are making the right and the best decisions for the people in the community,” and “Not to appease the developers.” Honeycutt's position was that the ordinance had to be squared with state law to survive: “The parameters weren't clear,” she said. “State law is clear.” The record shows a first-reading vote and her stated reasons; it does not show the final ordinance or how it has since been applied. [23]
Interstate 526 and the 2024 referendum
When she first ran in 2018 the Post and Courier described her as a supporter of completing Interstate 526, backed by the political committees of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Charleston Trident Realtors Association, and she called her primary win a referendum on the project. By the Charleston City Paper's account, county voters in November 2024 rejected a proposed $5.4 billion sales-tax referendum to fund road projects including the I-526 extension, and in January 2025 Larry Kobrovsky, the Republican who joined four Democrats to elect a new chair, said the change in leadership was a direct response to that vote. Honeycutt's votes on the referendum and on the road program were not retrieved, and her campaign platform does not mention the project. [32][34][2]
Questions & answers
Who is Jenny Costa Honeycutt?
Jenny Costa Honeycutt's public career runs from a James Island law practice to two terms on Charleston County Council, where she has chaired the Public Safety Committee and served as Vice Chair until January 2025, and in 2026 to the Republican nomination for Congress in South Carolina's 1st District. [1][7][22][33][11] By her campaign biography she grew up on James Island, graduated from Ashley Hall and lives on James Island with her husband, Trey, and their three children; the county's biography names the children as Rhame, Tanner and Adleigh. Neither biography states a birth year, and none is asserted here. [1][3][7]
What office is Jenny Costa Honeycutt running for in 2026?
Who is Jenny Costa Honeycutt running against?
After Representative Nancy Mace left the seat to run for governor, Honeycutt announced for Congress on November 17, 2025. In the June 9, 2026 Republican primary she led a ballot of eleven names with 14,822 votes, 22.09 percent, and on June 23 won the runoff against state Representative Mark Smith, 24,035 votes to 20,724, or 53.70 percent. She faces Democrat Nancy Lacore, a retired Navy officer whose campaign describes a 35-year career that ended as a three-star admiral and Chief of Navy Reserve, on November 3, 2026. [3][10][11][21][25][28][26]
What are Jenny Costa Honeycutt's stated priorities?
The following summarizes the platform on Honeycutt's campaign website and her statements to local reporters. These are proposed priorities from a candidate who has never cast a legislative vote, not completed accomplishments. [2][20] The campaign lists: Put the Lowcountry first; The rule of law and a secure border; Restore fiscal responsibility; Defend the Constitution; Life, girls' sports and conservation; Protect family finances; Make America Healthy Again; America First, and the president's agenda.
What does the public record show?
County documents, the Election Commission's returns, Federal Election Commission filings and local reporting establish the following. Honeycutt has not held state or federal office, so there are no congressional roll calls or bills; the record is municipal, professional and electoral, and it is described at the level those documents support, with shared credit where an action was the Council's as a body. Charleston County describes its Council as nine members elected from single-member districts to staggered four-year terms, a body that elects its chair annually, approves the annual budget and directly employs and supervises four employees: the Clerk of Council, the County Administrator, the County Attorney and the Internal Auditor. Its own page states that “Councilmembers serve on a part-time basis and each member receives an annual salary of $20,738.” [8]
How was this profile researched?
Reviewed September 17, 2026. Jenny Costa Honeycutt has held no state or federal office, so this profile contains no congressional roll calls or bills; it is a documented overview of her county, professional and electoral record and her stated priorities. Charleston County's website refused this review's requests, so the county biography and the description of Council were read from Internet Archive captures of August 14, 2025 and February 20, 2026, and Council minutes and individual votes were not retrieved; her Council record rests on those captures and on local reporting, including the January 2025 leadership vote as two outlets reported it. Election figures were read from the Election Commission's own results files. Her candidate financial disclosure filed with the Clerk of the House, bar disciplinary records, transcripts, the campaign's professional honors and the race ratings published by Cook, Sabato and Inside Elections, whose pages could not be retrieved, were not part of this review. Numerical claims retain their original meaning and attribution. Filings and campaign pages may change after this review.
Sources & methodology
Government records anchor the profile: the South Carolina Election Commission's returns, the Federal Election Commission's filings and Charleston County's own pages, read through the Internet Archive where the county's site refused this review's requests. Local reporting, mostly television, supplies the Council actions, the candidate's responses and the shape of the race; campaign materials are used for the candidate's own priorities and claims, and a party-aligned poll is labeled as advocacy.
- 01About | Jenny Costa Honeycutt for Congress (campaign biography)Jenny for Congress (campaign) · Accessed September 17, 2026
Campaign biography: James Island upbringing, Ashley Hall, Meredith College, USC law, eight years at a statewide firm, the Costa Honeycutt firm, professional honors, family and church. Self-descriptions.Campaign or advocacy material - 02Platform | Jenny Costa Honeycutt for CongressJenny for Congress (campaign) · Accessed September 17, 2026
The seven campaign planks quoted in this profile. Proposals, not record.Campaign or advocacy material - 03Jenny Costa Honeycutt Announces Campaign for Congress in South Carolina's First Congressional DistrictJenny for Congress (campaign) · November 17, 2025
The announcement release: the mission sentence quoted above, the launch video, the family's James Island residence and the Junior League work.Campaign or advocacy material - 04Jenny Costa Honeycutt for Congress (home page)Jenny for Congress (campaign) · Accessed September 17, 2026
The home page's claim that in public office she has balanced budgets and stood with law enforcement; the site's linked Facebook, X and YouTube accounts; the committee's disclaimer.Campaign or advocacy material - 05News | Jenny Costa Honeycutt for CongressJenny for Congress (campaign) · Accessed September 17, 2026
Dates the girls'-sports op-ed to July 2, 2026 and links it; the campaign attributes it to the Washington Examiner, but the link resolves to the Washington Reporter.Campaign or advocacy material - 06Op-Ed: Jenny Costa Honeycutt: Protecting girls' sports is common senseWashington Reporter (op-ed by the candidate) · July 2026
The candidate's own words on girls' sports, her college volleyball career and coaching. Undated on the page; the campaign's news page gives July 2, 2026.Campaign or advocacy material - 07Council Board Members: County Council — Jenny Costa Honeycutt, District 9 (Internet Archive copy, captured August 14, 2025) (Internet Archive copy, captured Jun 1, 2025)Charleston County Government (Internet Archive copy) · Captured August 14, 2025
Official county biography: elected November 2018, term expires December 31, 2026, committee seats and chairmanships, Costa Honeycutt LLC, degrees and dates, bar admission May 2005, family, civic memberships. The county's site blocked this review's direct requests.Government record - 08Charleston County Council (Internet Archive copy, captured February 20, 2026) (Internet Archive copy, captured 2026)Charleston County Government (Internet Archive copy) · Captured February 20, 2026
The county's description of Council: nine members, single-member districts, staggered four-year terms, an annually elected chair, budget approval, the $20,738 member salary and the council-administrator form.Government record - 09Election Results, 2008–2026South Carolina Election Commission · Accessed September 17, 2026
The Commission's index of official results, dating the Statewide Primaries to June 9, 2026 and the Statewide Primary Runoffs to June 23, 2026, and linking each results set cited below.Government record - 102026 Statewide Primaries, June 9, 2026 — results summary (summary.json)South Carolina Election Commission (enr-scvotes.org) · June 2026
U.S. House District 1 Republican primary: Honeycutt 14,822; Smith 12,074; McCown 10,508; Sanford 8,107; Pelbath 7,288; Cunningham 4,480; Byars 4,265; Brown 2,924; Riley 1,233; Dykes 943; Ludden 466 (total 67,110). Democratic primary: Lacore 20,643; Deford 16,348. Governor, Republican: Mace 57,380, fifth. The data file behind the Commission's results page.Government record - 112026 Statewide Primary Runoffs, June 23, 2026 — results summary (summary.json)South Carolina Election Commission (enr-scvotes.org) · June 2026
U.S. House District 1 Republican runoff: Honeycutt 24,035 (53.70%); Smith 20,724 (46.30%). Democratic runoff: Lacore 12,825; Deford 11,773. Governor, Republican runoff: Wilson 218,569; Evette 100,227.Government record - 122018 Statewide Primaries, Charleston County — results summary (summary.json)South Carolina Election Commission (enr-scvotes.org) · June 2018
County Council District 9 Republican primary: Honeycutt 2,886 (60.73%); Joe Qualey 1,866 (39.27%).Government record - 132018 General Election, Charleston County — results summary (summary.json)South Carolina Election Commission (enr-scvotes.org) · November 2018
County Council District 9: Honeycutt (REP) 11,389 (63.66%); Joel Milliken (GRN) 6,463 (36.13%); write-in 38.Government record - 142022 Statewide General Election, Charleston County — results summary (summary.json)South Carolina Election Commission (enr-scvotes.org) · November 2022
County Council District 9: Honeycutt (REP) 12,377 (54.64%); Julie Hallman (DEM) 10,270 (45.34%); write-in 6.Government record - 152024 General Election — statewide results summary (summary.json)South Carolina Election Commission (enr-scvotes.org) · November 2024
U.S. House District 1: Nancy Mace (REP) 227,502 (58.22%); Michael B. Moore (DEM) 162,582 (41.60%); total 390,777.Government record - 16HONEYCUTT, JENNY COSTA — Candidate overview, 2026 (H6SC01334)Federal Election Commission · Accessed September 17, 2026; coverage through June 30, 2026
Jenny for Congress (C00927004): receipts $556,418.00; individual contributions $450,952.35; other committees $74,500.00; candidate loan $10,000.00; disbursements $477,884.65; cash on hand $78,533.35; sponsored leadership PAC From the Block PAC; Statement of Candidacy filed June 5, 2026.Government record - 17LACORE, NANCY — Candidate overview, 2026 (H6SC01359)Federal Election Commission · Accessed September 17, 2026; coverage through June 30, 2026
Nancy Lacore for Congress (C00935379): receipts $2,279,584.94; individual contributions $2,199,086.81 ($1,066,621.44 unitemized); disbursements $1,867,564.52; cash on hand $412,020.42.Government record - 18MCCOWN, SAM DR — Candidate overview, 2026 (H6SC01276)Federal Election Commission · Accessed September 17, 2026; coverage through June 30, 2026
Receipts $1,595,791.73, including $1,249,100.09 in loans from the candidate; disbursements $1,567,895.35; cash on hand $27,896.38.Government record - 19SMITH, MARK — Candidate overview, 2026 (H6SC01250)Federal Election Commission · Accessed September 17, 2026; coverage through June 30, 2026
Receipts $876,631.24, including $300,000.00 in loans from the candidate; disbursements $690,691.58; cash on hand $185,939.66.Government record - 20We the Palmetto: Meet the candidate: Jenny Costa Honeycutt (for SC-1)Live 5 News, WCSC (Nick Reagan) · November 21, 2025
Her launch-week interview: America First, the Constitution and executive power, entitlements and military spending, girls' sports, preservation; the field as of November 2025.Independent reporting - 21Charleston County Councilmember 'prayerfully' mulls run at 1st Congressional DistrictWCIV, ABC News 4 (Ian Kayanja) · August 14, 2025
Her statement that she was prayerfully considering a run; her term ending December 2026; Mark Smith's entry and his State House seat; the district's Cook PVI of R+6 as reported.Independent reporting - 22Charleston County Council members ask DOJ to investigate the Al Cannon Detention CenterWCIV, ABC News 4 (Matthew Sockol) · March 28, 2023
The March 28, 2023 letter from Chairman Sass, Vice Chairwoman Honeycutt, Pryor and Moody to the Civil Rights Division after inmate deaths, with the letter's language.Independent reporting - 23Charleston County's contentious changes to Historic Preservation Ordinance spark community concernsWCIV, ABC News 4 (Webb Wright) · October 11, 2023
The October 10, 2023 first-reading vote, Honeycutt's statements on state law and the ordinance, and Ten Mile residents' objections.Independent reporting - 24Smith touts endorsements as campaign presses forward in GOP runoff against HoneycuttWCIV, ABC News 4 (Ian Kayanja) · June 11, 2026
The Dorchester County delegation's endorsements of Smith during the runoff, with Councilman Chinnis's statement; the primary standings.Independent reporting - 25Jenny Costa Honeycutt and Nancy Lacore take SC-01 primary runoffsWCIV, ABC News 4 (Webb Wright and Jane Caroline Fusco) · June 23, 2026
Runoff-night report: both nominees declared; Honeycutt's statement on steady leadership; Lacore's Navy background as WCIV described it.Independent reporting - 26Trump breaks silence, endorses Jenny Costa Honeycutt in SC's 1st Congressional DistrictWCIV, ABC News 4 (Ian Kayanja) · July 14, 2026
The president's endorsement after the runoff, quoted; Speaker Johnson's and Whip Emmer's statements; Honeycutt's response; Mace's fifth-place finish; the November 3 general election date.Independent reporting - 27HMP Poll: Nancy Lacore Has a Clear Path to Victory in SC-01House Majority PAC (Democratic super PAC) · July 31, 2026
GQR poll of July 15–22, 2026 for the PAC: Honeycutt 43, Lacore 41, Reeside 5, Ellis 2; two-way 50–48. A sponsor's release, labeled as advocacy.Campaign or advocacy material - 28Nancy Lacore for Congress (home page)Nancy Lacore for Congress (campaign) · Accessed September 17, 2026
The opponent's self-description: 35 years in the Navy, helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and Chief of Navy Reserve. Self-descriptions.Campaign or advocacy material - 292022 Statewide General Election — election settings (electionsettings.json)South Carolina Election Commission (enr-scvotes.org) · November 2022
Dates the election to November 8, 2022 and identifies the Charleston County results set cited above.Government record - 302018 General Election — election settings (electionsettings.json)South Carolina Election Commission (enr-scvotes.org) · November 2018
Dates the election to November 6, 2018 and identifies the Charleston County results set cited above.Government record - 312018 Statewide Primaries — election settings (electionsettings.json)South Carolina Election Commission (enr-scvotes.org) · June 2018
Dates the primaries to June 12, 2018 and identifies the Charleston County results set cited above.Government record - 32Republican primary knocks Joe Qualey off Charleston County CouncilThe Post and Courier (David Slade) · June 12, 2018
Primary-night report: two-term Councilman Joe Qualey unseated by first-time candidate Honeycutt; her support for completing Interstate 526, her endorsements from the Chamber and Realtors committees, and her “referendum on 526” remark.Independent reporting - 33New Charleston County Council chairman shares his vision for the futureLive 5 News, WCSC · January 15, 2025
States that Chair Kylon Middleton and Vice Chair Larry Kobrovsky replaced former Chairman Herbert Sass and Vice Chairwoman Jenny Costa Honeycutt.Independent reporting - 34Power shift: Middleton elected chair of Charleston County CouncilCharleston City Paper (Skyler Baldwin) · January 2, 2025
The 5–4 vote electing Middleton chair and Kobrovsky vice chairman, with Honeycutt among the four in the minority; Kobrovsky's statements tying the change to voters' rejection of the $5.4 billion sales-tax referendum.Independent reporting - 35House Majority PAC (home page)House Majority PAC · Accessed September 17, 2026
The committee's self-description as fighting for a Democratic majority in the House, which identifies the sponsor of the poll cited above.Campaign or advocacy material
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Scope & method. Reviewed September 17, 2026. Jenny Costa Honeycutt has held no state or federal office, so this profile contains no congressional roll calls or bills; it is a documented overview of her county, professional and electoral record and her stated priorities. Charleston County's website refused this review's requests, so the county biography and the description of Council were read from Internet Archive captures of August 14, 2025 and February 20, 2026, and Council minutes and individual votes were not retrieved; her Council record rests on those captures and on local reporting, including the January 2025 leadership vote as two outlets reported it. Election figures were read from the Election Commission's own results files. Her candidate financial disclosure filed with the Clerk of the House, bar disciplinary records, transcripts, the campaign's professional honors and the race ratings published by Cook, Sabato and Inside Elections, whose pages could not be retrieved, were not part of this review. Numerical claims retain their original meaning and attribution. Filings and campaign pages may change after this review.
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Voting in South Carolina: official dates, deadlines and rules
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The dates and rules below were read from the South Carolina State Election Commission; the authority's own page, linked beside each one, is the final word.
Dates and deadlines
- Voter registration deadline — online, fax or emailSunday, October 4, 2026, 11:59 p.m.: applications submitted online at scVOTES.gov, or returned by fax or email attachment, must be received by this time. The State Election Commission describes Sunday, October 4 as the deadline to register for the November 3 Statewide General Election. Online registration requires a South Carolina driver's license or DMV ID. Read from: scvotes.gov/national-voter-registration-day-highlights-south-carolinas-upcoming-voter-registration-deadline
- Voter registration deadline — by mail (postmarked)Monday, October 5, 2026: a voter registration application sent by mail must be postmarked by this date. The State Election Commission explains that mailed applications must be postmarked at least 30 days before the election and that, when that day falls on a Sunday or a U.S. Postal Service holiday, the postmark deadline is extended to the next day that is not a Sunday or holiday. Read from: scvotes.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-31-Election-Calendar-Draft-scVOTES_.pdf
- Voter registration deadline — in personFriday, October 2, 2026, 5:00 p.m., to register in person at your county voter registration office. The State Election Commission's 2026 calendar prints this deadline with the note “unless county board holds weekend hours”, and its September 15, 2026 release says most offices will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 2. Read from: scvotes.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-31-Election-Calendar-Draft-scVOTES_.pdf
- Absentee ballots sent to military and overseas voters (deadline)September 19, 2026 is the deadline for county offices to mail General Election absentee ballots to military and overseas (UOCAVA) voters. For other absentee voters the State Election Commission gives no calendar date: its Absentee Voting page says voters who have applied early will be mailed their absentee ballot approximately 30 days before the election. Read from: scvotes.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-31-Election-Calendar-Draft-scVOTES_.pdf
- Early voting beginsMonday, October 19, 2026. Early voting centers are open 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, during the early voting period, and are closed Sunday, October 25. Read from: scvotes.gov/voters/early-voting
- Early voting endsSaturday, October 31, 2026. The State Election Commission's 2026 calendar gives 6:00 p.m. on October 31 as the deadline to vote early in person for the General Election. Read from: scvotes.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-31-Election-Calendar-Draft-scVOTES_.pdf
- Absentee ballot application deadlineOctober 23, 2026, 5:00 p.m.: deadline to apply for an absentee ballot for the General Election. The State Election Commission's Absentee Voting page states the rule as 5:00 p.m. on the 11th day prior to the election, and says the completed application is returned by U.S. mail or personal delivery to your county voter registration office. Read from: scvotes.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-31-Election-Calendar-Draft-scVOTES_.pdf
- Absentee ballot return deadline (received, not postmarked)Ballots must be received by the county voter registration office by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026; this is a received-by deadline, not a postmark deadline. The State Election Commission says ballots should be mailed no later than one week prior to Election Day to help ensure timely delivery. Military and overseas voters have separate return rules, published on the Commission's Military & Overseas Citizens page. Read from: scvotes.gov/voters/2026prep
Rules to know
- What to bringWhen voting in person — at an early voting center or at your polling place on Election Day — you will be asked to show one of the following current and valid Photo IDs: SC Driver's License (includes standard license and REAL ID); SC Department of Motor Vehicles ID Card (includes standard ID card and REAL ID; includes SC Concealed Weapons Permit); SC Voter Registration Card with Photo; Federal Military ID (includes all Department of Defense Photo IDs and the Veterans Affairs Benefits Card); US Passport (includes US Passport ID Card). The Commission's page for the 2026 Statewide General Election gives the list as SC Driver's License, SC DMV ID Card, SC Voter Registration Card with Photo, Federal Military ID, Concealed Weapons Permit, Temporary Identification Certificate, or US Passport. If you forget to bring your Photo ID, you may vote a provisional ballot that will count only if you show your Photo ID to the county voter registration and elections office prior to certification of the election (usually Thursday or Friday after the election). If you can't get a Photo ID, bring your non-photo voter registration card with you to the polling place; a reasonable impediment is any valid reason, beyond your control, which created an obstacle to obtaining a Photo ID. You may vote a provisional ballot after signing an affidavit stating you have a reasonable impediment to obtaining Photo ID, and that ballot will count unless someone proves to the county board of voter registration and elections that you are lying about your identity or about having the listed impediment. A free Photo ID is available from your county voter registration and elections office or your local DMV office. Read from: scvotes.gov/voters/photo-id-requirements
- Voting absentee by mailOnly voters with a qualifying reason may vote absentee by mail. The State Election Commission lists: (1) persons with employment obligations, (2) persons attending a sick or physically disabled person, or (3) persons confined to a jail or pretrial facility pending disposition of arrest or trial, when that prevents them from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period and during the hours the polls are open on Election Day; (4) persons who will be absent from their county of residence during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period and during the hours the polls are open on Election Day; (5) persons with physical disabilities; (6) persons sixty-five years of age or older; (7) members of the Armed Forces and Merchant Marines of the United States, their spouses, and dependents residing with them; and (8) persons admitted to a hospital as an emergency patient on the day of the election or within a four-day period before the election. How to ask: request an application — as early as January 1 of the election year — by calling, visiting or writing by U.S. mail to your county voter registration office, giving your name, date of birth and the last four digits of your Social Security Number; an application will be mailed to you (state law no longer allows delivery of absentee applications electronically or by fax). Complete, sign and return the application by U.S. mail or personal delivery to your county voter registration office by 5:00 p.m. on the 11th day prior to the election (October 23, 2026). When you vote, sign the voter's oath and have your signature witnessed; anyone age 18 or older can witness your signature, and a notary is not necessary. Return the ballot to your county voter registration office or an early voting center, by mail or personal delivery, so that it is received by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. You must present Photo ID when returning the ballot in person; a person returning a ballot for a voter must complete and sign the Authorized Returnee form with the voter, return the envelope in person (mailing is not allowed) and show Photo ID, and may return no more than five ballots in addition to their own per election. Read from: scvotes.gov/voters/absentee-voting
- Early votingEarly voting allows all registered voters to vote in person prior to Election Day. For the 2026 Statewide General Election, early voting runs Monday, October 19 – Saturday, October 31, 2026; early voting centers are open 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Monday–Saturday) and are closed Sunday, October 25. You can visit any early voting center in your county during the early voting period, present your Photo ID, and vote using the voting system as you would at your polling place on Election Day. The Commission's Early Voting page lists the early voting centers for the 2026 Statewide General Election county by county. Read from: scvotes.gov/voters/early-voting
- Track your absentee ballotYou can check the status of your absentee request and track your ballot online through the State Election Commission's MyscVOTES portal (“Check Your Absentee Ballot”), or contact your county voter registration office. To log in, enter your personal information as it appears on your voter registration card: county, first name, last name, date of birth and the last four digits of your Social Security Number. The same portal is used to check your voter registration, find your polling place, get your sample ballot and check the status of a provisional ballot. Read from: scvotes.gov/voters/absentee-voting
- Curbside voting and assistanceVoters who are unable to access the polling place or stand in line to vote due to a disability or being age 65 or older may vote in their vehicle (curbside voting). Curbside voting does not require a disability parking placard; poll managers monitor the curbside voting area at a minimum of 15-minute intervals, and only the voter is allowed in the vehicle while voting unless the voter is entitled to assistance. Voters with disabilities and voters who are blind or unable to read or write may receive assistance in voting; you may choose anyone to assist in casting your ballot except for your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union. Voters with disabilities are also qualified to vote absentee. Read from: scvotes.gov/voters/voters-with-disabilities
Read from: 2026 Election Calendar (scVOTES) · General Election Calendars - SC Votes - South Carolina Election Commission · Prep for the 2026 Statewide General Election - SC Votes - South Carolina Election Commission · National Voter Registration Day Highlights South Carolina's Upcoming Voter Registration Deadline - SC Votes - South Carolina Election Commission · Register to Vote - SC Votes - South Carolina Election Commission · Early Voting - 2026 Statewide General Election - SC Votes - South Carolina Election Commission — Rules and dates as of Sep 17, 2026
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