Race

U.S. House, South Carolina 5th District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.8

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Wes Climer1RepublicanOpen seat$884K$285K$600K$0$0
Mallory Dittmer2DemocratOpen seat$140K$65K$75K$0$0
Ralph Norman3RepublicanIncumbent$101K$605K$90K$0$0
Bill Bledsoe4RepublicanOpen seat$50K$50K$8$0$0
Alex Harper5DemocratOpen seat$23K$23K$0$0$0
Andrew Clough6DemocratOpen seat$6,539$5,473$1,066$0$0
Andrew Kaplan7OtherOpen seat$2,826$1,396$1,430$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Wes Climerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6SC05202/
    H6SC05202
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Mallory Dittmerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6SC05228/
    H6SC05228
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Ralph W. Norman Jr.https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8SC05158/
    H8SC05158
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Bill Bledsoehttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6SC05210/
    H6SC05210
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Alex Harperhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6SC05178/
    H6SC05178
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Andrew Cloughhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6SC05186/
    H6SC05186
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Andrew Kaplanhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6SC05236/
    H6SC05236
  8. 8
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record