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South Carolina's governor candidates debate tonight. How to watch

South Carolina Public Radio | By Maayan Schechter
Published October 6, 2026 at 10:02 AM EDT
Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson and S.C. Rep. Jermaine Johnson, D-Richland, will square off in what is expected to be their only debate on Oct. 6 before the Nov. 3 general election. (AP Jose Luis Magana and Meg Kinnard)
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Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson and S.C. Rep. Jermaine Johnson, D-Richland, will square off in what is expected to be their only debate on Oct. 6 before the Nov. 3 general election. (AP Photos Jose Luis Magana and Meg Kinnard)

Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson and Democratic South Carolina Rep. Jermaine Johnson will square off in an Oct. 6 debate before the Nov. 3 general election.

After almost a decade in office, South Carolina voters will decide next month who succeeds Gov. Henry McMaster, the state's longest-serving governor.

Two of those candidates will face off tonight on the debate stage.

Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson and Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson will meet tonight in what is expected to be their one and only debate before Election Day.

Fifty-three-year-old Wilson has served four terms as South Carolina's top prosecutor, a career spanning more than 15 years.

Johnson, 41, has served in the state House since 2021, representing parts of Kershaw and Richland counties.

Two other candidates on the ballot — United Citizens' Michael Addison and Green Party's Walid Hakim — will not be on stage.

The debate will airs from 7 to 8 p.m. on WIS and other Gray Media platforms:

  • WIS NBC 10 (plus all digital platforms)
  • WHNS FOX Carolina (plus all digital platforms)
  • WCSC Live 5 (plus all digital platforms)
  • WMBF NBC (plus all digital platforms)
  • WAGT NBC (plus all digital platforms)
  • WBTV website and news app platforms
  • WTOC 11 (plus all digital platforms)
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Maayan Schechter
Maayan Schechter (My-yahn Schek-ter) is a news reporter with South Carolina Public Radio and ETV. She worked at South Carolina newspapers for a decade, previously working as a reporter and then editor of The State’s S.C. State House and politics team, and as a reporter at the Aiken Standard and the Greenville News. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of North Carolina-Asheville in 2013.
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