South Carolina Attorney General winner?
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NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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Live Odds
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
Richard Hricik is trading at 11% to win the South Carolina Attorney General winner? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleAttorney
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderMale
LocationSouth Carolina
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BackgroundAttorney
EducationJD, William & Mary Law School (Marshall-Wythe School of Law) (1993)
Notable personal detailsRichard Allan Hricik is an attorney based in Mount Pleasant in the Charleston area and the Democratic nominee for South Carolina attorney general in 2026. He is the owner of the Law Offices of Richard A. Hricik, P.A., and has worked in personal injury and related civil litigation. His background includes work as a legislative intern for the U.S. House of Representatives Banking Committee and as a law clerk in the U.S. Attorney's Office, and he has served as a faculty member at Charleston Southern University.
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Political Positions
Healthcare
Richard Hricik has said South Carolina needs increased access to healthcare at lower costs. The statement appears in his 2020 state Senate candidate materials and is consistent with a broadly access-oriented approach rather than a market-only or repeal-focused one.
Immigration & Border
Richard Hricik has been described as taking a conservative stance that opposed illegal immigration in his 2020 South Carolina State Senate race. No additional direct, publicly documented immigration-and-border policy statement was found in the sources reviewed.
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Public Safety & Guns
Richard Hricik’s publicly available campaign material emphasizes law enforcement support and public safety rather than gun restrictions. In a campaign interview, he said prosecutors should give law enforcement every tool they need, and his campaign was included in an FOP questionnaire focused on officer protections and public safety policy.
Latest News
Richard Hricik is now the Democratic nominee for South Carolina attorney general and will face the Republican nominee in the November general election. The Republican race is still unsettled, with Stephen Goldfinch and David Stumbo heading to a June 23 runoff after no one won a majority in the primary. Hricik is in the news mainly because he is the Democratic candidate waiting for the GOP matchup to be decided.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Richard Hricik for South Carolina Attorney General winner?
South Carolina Democratic Party
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South Carolina Democratic Party endorsed Richard Hricik for South Carolina attorney general
CB votes (Sway voting group by CB)
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CB votes endorsed Richard Hricik for South Carolina attorney general
Move South Carolina Forward (Sway voting group by Anjene Davis)
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Move South Carolina Forward endorsed Richard Hricik for South Carolina attorney general
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