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Money
$658.1K raised, $658K spent, $0 cash on hand (through Jul 31, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives
24% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 84% from South Carolina · largest committee giver INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, $2K
Outside groups
$25K supporting Deford
Their wordsWhat does Deford say they will do?
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MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?
Raised
$658.1K
$658,144
Spent
$658K
$657,970
Cash on hand
$0
$0
FEC filings, Apr 25, 2025 to Jul 31, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00913616 ↗
Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report
100¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 7 reports ($658K of $658.1K). Cash on hand went from $51K on Sep 30, 2025 to $0 on Jul 31, 2026.
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
$100K$200K
Sep ’25
Dec ’25
Mar ’26
May ’26
Jun ’26
Jun ’26
Jul ’26
Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025
$104,459
$53,457
$51,002
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025
$116,559
$76,873
$90,688
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026
$172,975
$123,106
$140,558
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through May 20, 2026
$153,833
$147,675
$146,717
PRE-RUN-OFF 2026 through Jun 3, 2026
$27,443
$115,033
$59,127
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026
$70,474
$106,634
$22,966
TERMINATION REPORT 2026 through Jul 31, 2026
$12,400
$35,192
$0
Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.
Where the money came from $658,144 reported receipts
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$500,16476%
Largest donors
William McAdoo Deford Jr.11 contributions, latest Jul 1, 2026 · SELF-EMPLOYED · ATTORNEY · MOUNT PLEASANT, SC$155,796
Caroline Carter Hall2 contributions, latest Sep 26, 2025 · RETIRED · NOT EMPLOYED · MOUNT PLEASANT, SC$7,000
Gerald Kelly2 contributions, latest May 30, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · KIAWAH ISLAND, SC$7,000
Peter Boneparth3 contributions, latest Jun 11, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · LAWRENCE, NY$6,000
Joseph Spagnola5 contributions, latest Mar 26, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · CHARLESTON, SC$5,500
Jacob A. Bouknight Jr.2 contributions, latest Dec 28, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · JOHNS ISLAND, SC$5,000
J. Richard Gwyn23 contributions, latest Mar 9, 2026 · RETIRED · NOT EMPLOYED · JOHNS ISLAND, SC$4,800
Courtenay C. McDowell9 contributions, latest Jun 21, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · CHARLESTON, SC$4,765
Laura Weyher Hall3 contributions, latest Jun 17, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · DANIEL ISLAND, SC$4,500
Josephine A. Merck5 contributions, latest Jun 12, 2026 · ARTIST · SELF-EMPLOYED · COS COB, CT$4,300
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 998 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $497.6K.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$155,48024%
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees. Corporations and unions cannot give directly.$2,0000.3%
The largest of the committees is listed. In all, 1 committee contribution was filed this cycle, totaling $2K. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total the campaign itself reports.
Refunds and rebatesMoney coming back to the campaign: rebates and refunds of what it spent.$500<0.1%
Total reported receipts $658,144
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Jul 31, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $497,617 placed by state
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under $16.8K
$16.8K+
$67.3K+
$151.3K+
$269K+
none
Outlined: South Carolina, home state
Home state and away
South Carolina 84%SC 84%Elsewhere 16%
84% of the money placed by state came from inside South Carolina: $420.4K of $497.6K.
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
South Carolina home890 contributions · 84%
$420,350
New York13 contributions · 2.5%
$12,410
California8 contributions · 2.1%
Outside spending $8,870,541 across this race
Money groups spent on their own, not through a campaign. Each ad is filed against the candidate it names, so money attacking an opponent shows on the opponent’s row. Open a candidate to see who spent it.
DWilliam Mac Defordthis candidate1 group▲Supporting $25K▼Opposing $0Total $25K
Palmetto Point▲ Supports1 record, latest Jun 17, 2026$25,000
RJenny Costa Honeycutt15 groups▲Supporting $3.1M▼Opposing $1.9MTotal $4.9M
What the payments were for $650,708 itemized
The campaign also refunded $2,050 in contributions, which the categories below do not include.
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$335,25352%
Filed as
DIGITAL CONSULTING$160,921
STRATEGY CONSULTING$69,549
COMPLIANCE SERVICES
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Hamburger Group22 payments · 19% of all spending
$122,750
The Dover Group4 payments · 14% of all spending
$94,348
JGS Strategies15 payments · 7.6% of all spending
$50,049
Flywire Global9 payments · 6.1% of all spending
$40,020
NGP VAN12 payments · 5.4% of all spending
$35,590
Scale to Win3 payments · 4% of all spending
$26,491
Cassibry Group6 payments · 3.6% of all spending
$23,895
Abig PLLC3 payments · 3% of all spending
$19,500
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
EndorsementsWho does Deford’s campaign say backs them?
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$10,250
District of Columbia4 contributions · 1.9%
$9,700
Massachusetts7 contributions · 1.8%
$9,000
Connecticut13 contributions · 1.3%
$6,450
Virginia6 contributions · 0.8%
$4,200
Georgia3 contributions · 0.8%
$4,050
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 25 states and territories. Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized, so they cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 608 contributions · 50% of ranked
$234,615
Attorney7 contributions · 27% of ranked
$128,544
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 74 contributions · 3.3% of ranked
$15,695
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 46 contributions · 1.6% of ranked
$7,798
Silpada Designs INC2 contributions · 1.5% of ranked
$7,000
Musc20 contributions · 0.9% of ranked
$4,453
Harrell Counseling LLC2 contributions · 0.7% of ranked
$3,500
Joye LAW Firm1 contribution · 0.7% of ranked
$3,500
A further $23,907 came from donors whose answer names no employer (N/A, None, blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($155,480) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 555 contributions · 38% of ranked
$186,103
Self-employedWritten instead of an occupation · 9 contributions · 27% of ranked
$133,294
Attorney24 contributions · 8.9% of ranked
$43,268
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 116 contributions · 8.8% of ranked
$42,649
Co-founder / Executive2 contributions · 1.4% of ranked
$7,000
Physician8 contributions · 1.2% of ranked
$6,000
Consultant19 contributions · 0.9% of ranked
$4,230
Marketing2 contributions · 0.8% of ranked
$3,800
A further $11,929 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (N/A, blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($155,480) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Support and oppose are each group’s own labels, not a judgment made here.
$8,845,541 of the race total was filed about other candidates, so it would not show on Deford’s own record.
Independent expenditures (Schedule E) only. Electioneering communications and corporate or union member communications file separately; they are counted for Defordunder “Other outside spending” in the full finance detail, but not for the rest of the field, so every other row is a floor.
$27,500
CONSULTANT - FIELD$21,450
CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT CONSULTING$21,395
COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING$15,000
FIELD CONSULTING$11,937
COMPLIANCE CONSULTING$2,500
IN-KIND - HEALTHCARE ADVISORY SERVICES$2,500
CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT$2,500
Paid to
Hamburger Group$122,750
JGS Strategies$50,049
Cassibry Group$23,895
Abig PLLC$19,500
Rising Blue Consulting, Inc$17,500
Bcom Solutions$17,000
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$122,95519%
Filed as
SOFTWARE$72,653
TEXT MESSAGING$26,491
TEXT BANKING$17,489
TEXT RENTAL$4,556
IN KIND - MEALS AND SOFTWARE$1,388
IN-KIND - SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION$378
Paid to
Flywire Global$40,020
NGP VAN$35,590
Scale to Win$26,491
Everyaction Hrcpayment$11,442
Hockeystick LLC$4,556
Libra Labs LLC$2,500
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$117,84618%
Filed as
DIRECT MAIL$94,348
PRINTING$14,502
POSTAGE$3,013
IN-KIND - POSTAGE$2,554
IN-KIND PRINTING$1,395
IN-KIND - PRINTING AND POSTAGE$1,034
IN-KIND - YARD SIGNS$1,000
Paid to
The Dover Group$94,348
Otcheap Custom Prints$5,399
GOT Print$3,158
Deford, William Mcadoo JR$1,395
Bumperactive$1,262
Hall, Laura Weyher$1,000
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$20,0923.1%
Filed as
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING$9,247
EVENT SPACE RENTAL$5,171
IN-KIND - CATERING AND EVENT EXPENSES$3,072
EVENT RENTAL$1,155
LIST ACQUISITION$546
IN-KIND - EVENT SPACE RENTAL$500
EVENT SPACE$300
EVENT TICKETS$100
Paid to
MDC Group$4,747
NWF Strategies$4,500
Niketas, Alexia K$2,722
Westin Hotels$2,671
Deford, William Mcadoo JR$2,500
Bluffton High School$1,020
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$14,5582.2%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE$8,054
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES$6,504
Paid to
ActBlue Technical Services$14,558
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$11,1221.7%
Filed as
VIDEO PRODUCTION$4,799
IN-KIND - DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTING$3,450
ADVERTISING$2,873
Paid to
CC12 Productions$4,199
Brown, Adam$3,450
Facebook$2,873
CC12 Productions LLC$600
Field and canvassingDoor-to-door canvassing, phone banks, petition and signature gathering, and get-out-the-vote work.$9,9701.5%
Filed as
FIELD SERVICES$9,970
Paid to
West Sumpter Group$9,970
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$5,0820.8%
Filed as
SECURITY$3,589
OFFICE SUPPLIES$661
MEALS$558
INSURANCE$275
Paid to
Extra Duty Solutions$2,844
The Pickle BAR$558
Lowe's Home Improvement$400
Event Helper Insurance$275
OFF Duty Management Inc$261
Staples$261
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$4,9350.8%
Filed as
FILING FEE$3,480
EVENT FEES$1,285
BANK FEES$170
Paid to
South Carolina Democratic Party$3,480
Democratic Party of South Carolina$550
Penn Center, Inc.$525
Town of Bluffton$210
TD Bank$170
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$3,0900.5%
Filed as
POLLING$2,000
VOTER FILE$1,090
Paid to
Public Policy Polling$2,000
South Carolina Democratic Party$546
Democratic Party of South Carolina$544
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$2,5000.4%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$2,500
Paid to
Beaufort Democratic Party$2,500
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$1,7090.3%
Filed as
GAS CARDS$1,175
TRAVEL$534
Paid to
VANILLAGIFT.COM$1,175
Springhill Suites$534
Not broken out by the committeeReported as a lump sum, with memo entries pointed to for the detail. Where those entries were filed and read, this page counts the payees they name instead; what is left here was never itemised.$574<0.1%
Filed as
REIMBURSEMENT - SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED$574
Paid to
Atchley, Jeannette E$574
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$524<0.1%
Filed as
VOTERFILE$364
REIMBURSEMENT$160
Paid to
Democratic Party of South Carolina$364
Atchley, Jeannette E$160
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$500<0.1%
Filed as
IN-KIND - STAFF TIME AND TRAVEL$500
Paid to
Hollington, Josh$500
Total itemized disbursements $650,708
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Jul 31, 2026.
All 412 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.