2026 contest

South Carolina Class II

This page currently shows current seat context and active FEC filings. It does not yet claim ballot certification, party nomination, or certified results.

Office

U.S. Senate

Current officeholder

Lindsey Graham

General election

November 3, 2026

Live FEC filings

23

FEC registeredBallot certifiedParty nomineeWon electionSeated

Candidates listed here are active FEC filings for this federal seat. Ballot certification, nominee status, and state election-office validation are not loaded yet.

Candidates

23 active FEC filings

LINDSEY O. GRAHAMFEC registered

REPUBLICAN PARTY · Incumbent

First FEC filing: January 31, 2001 · Last filing: April 8, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
CALVIN COWENFEC registered

REPUBLICAN PARTY · Challenger

First FEC filing: April 4, 2026 · Last filing: April 4, 2026

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
THOMAS KEITH DISMUKESFEC registered

REPUBLICAN PARTY · Challenger

First FEC filing: March 16, 2026 · Last filing: March 16, 2026

Has raised fundsFEC ↗

REPUBLICAN PARTY · Challenger

First FEC filing: February 22, 2026 · Last filing: February 22, 2026

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
BRANDON BROWNFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Challenger

First FEC filing: July 9, 2025 · Last filing: October 15, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
PAUL DANSFEC registered

REPUBLICAN PARTY · Challenger

First FEC filing: July 28, 2025 · Last filing: July 28, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
LEE JOHNSONFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Challenger

First FEC filing: July 15, 2025 · Last filing: July 15, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
ANDRE BAUERFEC registered

REPUBLICAN PARTY · Challenger

First FEC filing: July 1, 2025 · Last filing: July 1, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
KASIE DR. WHITENERFEC registered

LIBERTARIAN PARTY · Challenger

First FEC filing: June 9, 2025 · Last filing: June 9, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
ANNIE ANDREWSFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Challenger

First FEC filing: May 22, 2025 · Last filing: May 22, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
MARK LYNCHFEC registered

REPUBLICAN PARTY · Challenger

First FEC filing: February 3, 2025 · Last filing: February 3, 2025

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
KYLE ODONNELL FREEMANFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Challenger

First FEC filing: September 6, 2024 · Last filing: September 6, 2024

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
ETHAN CLAY HOLLIMANFEC registered

REPUBLICAN PARTY · Challenger

First FEC filing: January 11, 2024 · Last filing: March 7, 2024

Has raised fundsFEC ↗
DARIUS L. MITCHELLFEC registered

REPUBLICAN PARTY · Candidate

First FEC filing: Unavailable · Last filing: Unavailable

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
JASON ELLIOT BRENKUSFEC registered

LIBERTARIAN PARTY · Challenger

First FEC filing: December 2, 2025 · Last filing: March 14, 2026

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
CINDY E GLASERFEC registered

INDEPENDENT · Challenger

First FEC filing: August 26, 2025 · Last filing: December 4, 2025

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
EDWARD IV STRUNGEFEC registered

INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATIC · Challenger

First FEC filing: November 12, 2025 · Last filing: November 20, 2025

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
PAUL SEDLETSKYFEC registered

INDEPENDENT · Challenger

First FEC filing: August 27, 2025 · Last filing: September 11, 2025

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
CHRISTOPHER GIRACELLOFEC registered

DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Challenger

First FEC filing: June 24, 2025 · Last filing: June 24, 2025

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
JACK ELLISONFEC registered

NONE · Challenger

First FEC filing: February 9, 2025 · Last filing: February 9, 2025

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
REECE WRIGHT-MCDONALDFEC registered

INDEPENDENT · Challenger

First FEC filing: December 1, 2024 · Last filing: December 1, 2024

No receipts reported yetFEC ↗

Sources

Seat structure source: Official Senate roster

Candidate filing source: Federal Election Commission candidate filings and candidate data APIs.