2026 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

For related races, see 2026 United States House of Representatives elections.
Not to be confused with 2026 South Carolina House of Representatives election.

2026 United House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
November 3, 2026
All 7 South Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 6 1

The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of South Carolina, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections will take place on June 9, and in races where no candidate receives over 50% in a primary, runoff elections will take place on June 23.[1]

District 1

See also: South Carolina's 1st congressional district

The 1st district straddles the Atlantic coast of the state, and includes most of Charleston. The incumbent is Republican Nancy Mace, who was re-elected with 58.2% of the vote in 2024.[2] Mace announced her run for governor of South Carolina in 2026.[3]

Republican primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Alex Pelbath
Organizations
Mark Smith
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State legislators

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Jay Byars (R) $96,200 $22,792 $65,738
Logan Cunningham (R) $8,280 $5,609 $2,670
Tyler Dykes (R) $5,265 $5,254 $4
Jenny Costa Honeycutt (R) $154,405 $16,806 $137,598
Sam McCown (R) $1,221,043 $132,027 $1,089,016
Alex Pelbath (R) $243,435 $114,071 $129,363
Mark Smith (R) $601,121 $87,522 $513,598
Source: Federal Election Commission[17]

Democratic primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Ben Frasier, businessman[22]
  • Matt Fulmer, waiter[23]

Endorsements

Nancy Lacore
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mac Deford (D) $221,019 $130,331 $90,688
Max Diaz (D) $1,068 $940 $43
Mayra Rivera-Vazquez (D) $81,934 $51,035 $32,595
Source: Federal Election Commission[17]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[26] Solid R June 25, 2025
Inside Elections[27] Solid R June 25, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[28] Safe R June 25, 2025
Race to the WH[29] Lean R October 11, 2025

Polling

Mark Smith vs. Mac Deford
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Mark
Smith (R) 		Mac
Deford (D) 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[30][A] December 5–6, 2025 645 (LV) ± 3.9% 39% 36% 25%

District 2

The 2nd district is located in central South Carolina and spans from Columbia to the South Carolina side of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area, including North Augusta. The incumbent Republican Joe Wilson, who was re-elected with 59.5% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Hamp Redmond, building contractor[32]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Hamp Redmond (R) $8,741 $8,368 $397
Joe Wilson (R) $308,365 $272,737 $80,141
Source: Federal Election Commission[33]

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Roger Pruitt, attorney[34]

Filed Paperwork

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Roger Pruitt (D) $18,807 $18,234 $573
David Robinson (D) $1,501 $1,322 $2,664
Source: Federal Election Commission[33]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[26] Solid R June 25, 2025
Inside Elections[27] Solid R June 25, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[28] Safe R June 25, 2025
Race to the WH[29] Likely R October 11, 2025

District 3

The 3rd district takes in the Piedmont area in northwestern South Carolina, including Anderson and Greenwood. The incumbent is Republican Sheri Biggs, who was elected with 71.7% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Sheri Biggs (R) $335,816 $255,982 $183,919
Source: Federal Election Commission[38]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Eunice Lehmacher (D) $1,000 $243 $757
Source: Federal Election Commission[38]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[26] Solid R June 25, 2025
Inside Elections[27] Solid R June 25, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[28] Safe R June 25, 2025
Race to the WH[29] Safe R October 11, 2025

District 4

The 4th district is located in Upstate South Carolina, taking in Greenville and Spartanburg. The incumbent is Republican William Timmons, who was re-elected with 59.7% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Robert Lee, mechanical engineer[41]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
David Atchley (R) $35,178 $27,535 $7,643
William Timmons (R) $400,903 $301,856 $119,162
Source: Federal Election Commission[42]

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Courtney McClain, political organizer[43]

Libertarian primary

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[26] Solid R June 25, 2025
Inside Elections[27] Solid R June 25, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[28] Safe R June 25, 2025
Race to the WH[29] Safe R October 11, 2025

District 5

The 5th district is located in northern South Carolina and encompasses the southern suburbs and exurbs of Charlotte, including Rock Hill. The incumbent is Republican Ralph Norman, who was re-elected with 63.5% of the vote in 2024.[2] On July 25, 2025, Norman filed to run for governor of South Carolina in 2026.[45]

Republican primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Bill Bledsoe, veterinarian and perennial candidate[47]

Declined

Endorsements

Wes Climer
U.S. representatives

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Bill Bledsoe (R) $50,003 $0 $50,003
Wes Climer (R) $569,504 $81,128 $488,376
Source: Federal Election Commission[49]

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Andrew Clough, airline worker[50]
  • Mallory Dittmer, branding consultant[51]

Filed paperwork

  • Alex Harper, attorney[52]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mallory Dittmer (D) $39,912 $15,234 $24,678
Alex Harper (D) $23,137 $22,465 $671
Source: Federal Election Commission[49]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[26] Solid R June 25, 2025
Inside Elections[27] Solid R June 25, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[28] Safe R June 25, 2025
Race to the WH[29] Likely R October 11, 2025

District 6

The 6th district runs through the Black Belt and takes in Columbia and North Charleston. The incumbent is Democrat Jim Clyburn, who was re-elected with 59.5% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Democratic primary

Publicly expressed interest

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Jim Clyburn (D) $669,921 $1,002,547 $1,506,501
Source: Federal Election Commission[54]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

  • Gavin Solomon, businessman from New York[55]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[26] Solid D June 25, 2025
Inside Elections[27] Solid D June 25, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[28] Safe D June 25, 2025
Race to the WH[29] Safe D October 11, 2025

District 7

The 7th district is located in northeastern South Carolina, taking in Myrtle Beach and Florence. The incumbent is Republican Russell Fry, who was re-elected with 64.9% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Russell Fry (R) $895,694 $702,612 $754,265
Source: Federal Election Commission[58]

Democratic primary

Declared

  • John Vincent, retiree[59]

Filed paperwork

  • Kory Haskins, manager and 2024 nominee for South Carolina's 63rd House district[60]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
John Vincent (D) $96,394 $90,491 $6,811
Source: Federal Election Commission[58]

Independents

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[26] Solid R June 25, 2025
Inside Elections[27] Solid R June 25, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[28] Safe R June 25, 2025
Race to the WH[29] Safe R October 11, 2025

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by Deford's campaign

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