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Curtis Loftis

State Treasurer

2026 South Carolina State Treasurer — General Election · November 3, 2026

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Last reviewed September 18, 2026

Overview

Current race
2026 South Carolina State Treasurer — General Election on November 3, 2026
Official candidacy
State Treasurer · Republican · Incumbent
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South Carolina State Election Commission — Candidate Tracking System

11/3/2026 Statewide General Election

Candidate: Curtis Loftis

Party: Republican

Office: State Treasurer

Status: Active

Experience

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State Treasurer Curtis Loftis Recognizes Anya Bryant of Jackson Creek Elementary as Educator of the Month

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State Treasurer Curtis Loftis Recognizes Anya Bryant of Jackson Creek Elementary as Educator of the Month

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State Treasurer Curtis Loftis Recognizes Anya Bryant of Jackson Creek Elementary as Educator of the Month

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about State Treasurer Curtis Loftis Recognizes Anya Bryant of Jackson Creek Elementary as Educator of the Month

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about State Treasurer Curtis Loftis Recognizes Anya Bryant of Jackson Creek Elementary as Educator of the Month

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Meet the Treasurer

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In addition to serving as State Treasurer, Loftis is Chairman of the State Board of Financial Institutions, Vice Chairman of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, Vice Chairman of the South Carolina Education Authority and Vice Chairman of the South Carolina Tobacco Authority. He also serves on the South Carolina Financial Literacy Board of Trustees. In the past, he has held leadership positions with the National Association of State Treasurers, the College Savings Plan Network and the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators.

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In addition to serving as State Treasurer, Loftis is Chairman of the State Board of Financial Institutions, Vice Chairman of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, Vice Chairman of the South Carolina Education Authority and Vice Chairman of the South Carolina Tobacco Authority. He also serves on the South Carolina Financial Literacy Board of Trustees. In the past, he has held leadership positions with the National Association of State Treasurers, the College Savings Plan Network and the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators.

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Public Funds Management and State Credit

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Managed and retained custody of tens of billions of dollars in South Carolina public funds while emphasizing protection of the state's credit standing.

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As the “State’s Banker,” the Treasurer manages, invests and retains custody of $60 billion in public funds.”

Future Scholar 529 College Savings

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Oversaw major growth in South Carolina's Future Scholar 529 plan and negotiated lower plan costs.

  • Campaign materials cite substantial growth in participating families and assets under management and describe contract negotiations intended to keep the direct-sold plan among lower-cost options.
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Treasurer Loftis conducted contract negotiations which resulted in the Direct Plan being ranked among the lowest cost plans in the country. SavingForCollege.com also awarded Future Scholar its highest “5 CAPS” ranking, and South Carolina’s plan has been praised by both Money Magazine and The Wall Street Journal .

Unclaimed Property Returns

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Expanded the amount of unclaimed property returned to South Carolina residents.

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A 181% increase in the amount of Unclaimed Property returned to South Carolina Citizens.

State Debt and Bond Savings

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Oversaw state debt and bond transactions that the Treasurer's office says reduced borrowing costs and saved taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Strategic contract negotiations have reduced costs and saved the State millions of dollars.

Cost Reduction and Financial Operations

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Implemented financial-operations changes intended to reduce state costs and improve the efficiency and security of payments.

  • Campaign and office materials cite electronic-funds-transfer modernization and merchant-card contract renegotiation that reduced transaction fees.
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Treasurer Loftis has continued his commitment to reducing costs and eliminating waste and fraud for South Carolinians, including adopting new technologies for more efficient, secure electronic fund transfers between entities and previously directing contract renegotiations for the state’s merchant card contract to reduce transaction fees paid by state agencies, resulting in projected savings of nearly $5 million.

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Campaign finance

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Candidate: Loftis, Curtis M Jr.

Office: State Treasurer

Election year: 2026

Election type: General

Report: Quarter 2, 2026 Report

Last updated: 2026-07-15T16:16:05.113

Candidate filer ID: 6626

Campaign ID: 73274

Report ID: 427398

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Sources

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  1. Election record

    2026 South Carolina election record — Curtis Loftis

    South Carolina State Election Commission

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  2. GOVERNMENT_CURRENT_OFFICE_IDENTITY

    Curtis Loftis — current state office

    State of South Carolina

    Open State of South Carolina
  3. Campaign-finance record

    Curtis Loftis — official South Carolina campaign report

    South Carolina State Ethics Commission

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    Curtis Loftis campaign source 1

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