David Stumbo

David Stumbo is the Republican nominee for South Carolina attorney general. He is in his fourth term as solicitor (district attorney) for the 8th Judicial Circuit, covering four Upstate counties, and previously worked in the Attorney General's office prosecuting internet crimes against children. He centers his campaign on his prosecution experience, and proposes regional attorney general's offices around the state.[1][2][3]

Stumbo earned a bachelor's degree from Toccoa Falls College and a law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law.[1] He began his prosecutorial career as an assistant solicitor in the 11th Judicial Circuit, prosecuting a wide range of criminal cases.[1] He then joined the South Carolina Attorney General's Office, where his work included prosecuting internet crimes against children cases and supervising the state grand jury.[1]

Stumbo was elected solicitor of the 8th Judicial Circuit, which covers Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens and Newberry counties, and is serving his fourth term.[1][3][5] He has cited more than two decades as a prosecutor, and his campaign has emphasized gun and gang violence in the Upstate and support for a bill bringing RICO-style investigative techniques to statewide grand juries.[2][5] He also supports judicial reform that would have judges nominated by the governor and confirmed by legislators, as in the federal system.[5]

Stumbo won the June 23, 2026 Republican runoff over state Sen. Stephen Goldfinch with 54.9 percent of the vote and faces Democratic nominee Richard Hricik on November 3.[4]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.