Retired State Trooper Bill Rhyne has won the primary election for Spartanburg County Sheriff, taking 73.91% of the vote. He will run unopposed in the general election on Nov. 4. Paul Abbott Jr. is favored to win the Spartanburg County Council District Three primary election runoff, having 59.7% of the vote. If results proceed as is, Abbott will be on the November ballot, running against Democrat Kathryn Harvey and Forward Party candidate Sarah Gonzalez.

State Senator Roger Nutt has resigned from his Upstate seat after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Representative Bobby Cox has announced that he will run for Nutt's seat, and has also resigned from his House seat to do so. The election to fill Nutt's seat will take place on December 23, with filing opening on August 29 and party primaries on October 21. Nutt had sponsored a bill that would allow nursing home residents to select one person allowed to continue visiting in case of an emergency, which passed the Senate unanimously but did not get a hearing in the House. Cox's decision to run for Nutt's seat will save taxpayer dollars and ensure that the people of Greenville and Spartanburg Counties are not without representation for months in 2026.

The special primary elections for Spartanburg County Sheriff and County Council District 3 will take place on August 5, with polling stations around the county. Voters will need to provide a photo ID at their polling place, and polls will be open from 7 am to 7 pm. The sheriff position became vacant when Chuck Wright resigned in May, and all candidates running for the position are registered under the Republican Party. The candidates include Robert J. Cheeks, Andy Clark, Rusty Clevenger, Adam Crisp, Nick Duncan, Randy Hollifield, Joseph A. Pilato, Bill Rhyne, and Ric Stephens.