South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is the Republican candidate for governor in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, running with lieutenant governor candidate Mike Reichenbach.
The state Election Commission lists four active tickets: Wilson–Reichenbach, Jermaine Johnson–Sam Skardon (Democratic), Michael Addison–Candace Brewer (United Citizens), and Walid Hakim–Arnold E. Karr (Green).
Experience
The Attorney General’s Office biography says Wilson was first elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014, 2018 and 2022. He previously worked as an assistant solicitor, assistant attorney general and private-practice lawyer.
The biography identifies him as a Francis Marion University and University of South Carolina School of Law graduate and a National Guard colonel who served in Iraq and earned the Combat Action Badge.
On the issues
His campaign platform calls for eliminating the state income tax, reducing personal-property taxes for seniors and veterans, and auditing state and local government through a Families First Audit Initiative.
Wilson supports funding public schools while expanding school choice, emphasizing early literacy and technical education. He also proposes support for rural clinics, telemedicine and recruiting medical professionals to underserved areas.
His platform favors stronger immigration enforcement, action against fentanyl trafficking and violent crime, and protection of gun rights and religious liberty.
In Fox Carolina’s May profile, Wilson proposed private tolled express lanes in interstate medians and modernization of the Department of Transportation. On data centers, he favored community choice alongside statewide rules addressing environmental, noise and light effects and incentives for operators to generate electricity.
Fox Carolina also reported his opposition to a proposal removing abortion-law exceptions for rape, incest and fatal fetal anomalies, despite his broader anti-abortion position. The report listed an endorsement from former Bob Jones University president Bob Jones III.
These are campaign proposals, many of which would require legislative action.
