GOP solicitor wins job as SC’s attorney general

David Stumbo will become the state's top prosecutor after 14 years of overseeing criminal cases in rural counties.

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 296

Last Updated: 5 days, 12 hours ago

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s 8th Circuit solicitor will become the state’s top prosecutor after winning election Tuesday.

David Stumbo, the chief prosecutor for four rural counties, had 52% of the votes over Democrat Richard Hricik, a Mount Pleasant attorney, according to the State Election Commission’s unofficial results.

Stumbo has spent the past 14 years overseeing cases in Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens and Newberry counties. He will replace Alan Wilson, who left the office he’s held …

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