South Carolina U.S. Senate S-SC-2026 · Class 2 · Regular cycle

Open in research → Editorial as of Apr 22 · FEC through Mar 31
General 2026-11-03
R Primary 2026-06-09
Runoff 2026-06-23
Filing Deadline 2026-03-30 (held)
Cook Political Report
Solid R
As of date pending
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Safe R
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Polymarket
R 81¢
D 21¢
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R+8
Cook PVI
Incumbent
Lindsey Graham
Republican · Running
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R+8 PVI. Graham running for fourth term.

Top contenders

Lindsey Graham
Republican
● Incumbent

Republican candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$5,928,622
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S0SC00149/
12-wk spend
Mark Lynch
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$5,726,191
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6SC04213/
Annie Andrews
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$6,519,296
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6SC04239/
12-wk spend

Republicans

Lindsey Graham
Republican
● Incumbent

Republican candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$5,928,622
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S0SC00149/
12-wk spend
Mark Lynch
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$5,726,191
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6SC04213/
Pat Herrmann
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$15,467
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6SC04346/
12-wk spend
Calvin Cowen
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
Darius Mitchell
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat. Federal filing not yet detected in current FEC bulk extract.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
Timothy Dismukes
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat. Federal filing not yet detected in current FEC bulk extract.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
Paul Dans
Republican
● Filed with FEC

Federally registered candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat. No editorial profile available.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$1,011,421
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6SC04296/

Democrats

Annie Andrews
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$6,519,296
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6SC04239/
12-wk spend
Brandon Brown
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$69,569
Through Sep 30, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6SC04270/
Kyle Freeman
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$42,972
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6SC04197/
12-wk spend

Other parties

Kasie Whitener
Libertarian
● Candidate

Libertarian candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$14,478
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6SC04247/
12-wk spend
Jason Brenkus
Libertarian
● Candidate

Libertarian candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
Mark Hackett
Constitution
● Candidate

Constitution candidate for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat. Federal filing not yet detected in current FEC bulk extract.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)

12 additional FEC filers excluded as long-tail (no editorial listing, not the seat incumbent, and under $1M raised). They remain in the database and can be surfaced via the FEC API directly.