Christopher Nelums

Christopher Nelums is a candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture South Carolina Primary Election in 2026 in Statewide, South Carolina.

Candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture in SC

Also running: Deshawn Lavar Blanding, Jeremy Blaine Cannon, Danny L Ford, William R Simpson, Michael Dean Sullens, Fred Foster West.

Christopher Nelums is a United Citizens Party candidate running for South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture in the 2026 election. He has previously sought this office, competing in the 2018 and 2022 general elections; in 2022, he advanced from his party's convention and raised over $28,000. Nelums is motivated to help farmers in need, particularly "black farmers that are suffering," stating it is "divine order" to support them. The Commissioner of Agriculture oversees market expansion for farmers and inspections of restaurants, gas pumps, and scales. He has also previously been a candidate for South Carolina State Senate District 19.