{"id":948,"date":"2026-06-04T11:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=948"},"modified":"2026-06-04T11:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:08:19","slug":"state-sen-kimbrell-ends-his-2026-gop-bid-for-sc-gov-days-before-june-9-primary-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=948","title":{"rendered":"State Sen. Kimbrell ends his 2026 GOP bid for SC gov days before June 9 primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>State Sen. Josh Kimbrell who was last in the polls for the Republican nomination for South Carolina governor, is bowing out of the 2026 race to be the state\u2019s top executive.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=947\">Who\u2019s running in state House primaries in Lexington County &amp; what are their views?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Spartanburg County resident, announced the decision to suspend his campaign Wednesday evening in a video posted on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an honor to run for governor of South Carolina, because, as I think I proved in all the debates that I participated in, I had real ideas and a real record of accomplishment in the legislature,\u201d Kimbrell said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201d(It) didn\u2019t work out for me this time, because of just a myriad of factors, including some of the nastiest politics I\u2019ve ever experienced in my life, total slander and absolute libelous attacks against my family and me from the day that I decided to get in this race back in early June of 2025,\u201d Kimbrell said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=945\">Who came out on top of The State\u2019s Lake Murray Restaurant Poll? Meet the winner<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Kimbrell, the 41-year-old who is in his second term as a state senator, never gained traction in the campaign and had to deal with lawsuits from a former business partner during his run.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>After Monday\u2019s debate on SC ETV, Kimbrell foreshadowed the decision to drop out and said he was leaning towards supporting either Attorney General Alan Wilson or Isle of Palms businessman Rom Reddy.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Kimbrell\u2019s withdrawal comes less than a week before the June 9 primary.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2018m assessing where I go and who I support for governor next, who I think will carry forward an agenda of pro-family, pro-free markets, pro limited government in our state,\u201d Kimbrell said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=943\">Who\u2019s running in state House primaries in Richland County &amp; what are their views?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Sen. Josh Kimbrell, a Spartanburg County resident, suspended his 2026 GOP bid for South Carolina governor, citing slander, lawsuits and political attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>State Sen. 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