$5.9M raised, $5.8M spent, $93.9K cash on hand (through Sep 30, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives
51% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 61% from South Carolina · largest committee giver MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION-POLITICAL ACTIVE CYCLISTS (MRF PAC), $500
Outside groups
$18.7K supporting, $5.7M opposing Lynch
Their wordsWhat does Lynch say they will do?
12 priorities from lynchforsenate.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
12 priorities · 23 quoted statements
Mark Lynch believes the federal government’s first responsibility is to the American people. Every decision made in Washington should strengthen our country, protect American workers, defend our sovereignty, and serve the interests of American taxpayers.
For too long, Washington has prioritized foreign governments, global corporations, and political insiders while American families, workers, students, and veterans are forced to fight for what is left. Mark will put America first in every vote he casts.
End foreign aid that does not provide a clear and direct benefit to the national interests of the United States
Prioritize funding for veterans’ healthcare, housing, and services before making new foreign commitments
End H-1B, OPT, and similar visa programs that suppress wages and displace American workers and students
Oppose trade and labor policies that reward outsourcing or replace American workers
Require congressional approval, transparency, and public accountability for major foreign aid and international spending packages
Restore American self-sufficiency in food, energy, steel, pharmaceuticals, and other critical industries
Prevent hostile foreign nations from purchasing American farmland and strategic assets
Washington does not have a revenue problem. It has a spending, accountability, and corruption problem.
Mark Lynch believes every taxpayer dollar should be treated like it matters, because it does. He will fight for aggressive oversight, real spending reductions, and structural reforms that eliminate waste, expose corruption, and restore accountability throughout the federal government.
Conduct aggressive, DOGE-style audits to identify and eliminate wasteful federal programs
Require a full and transparent audit of every federal agency, including the Department of Defense
Tie all foreign aid to strict accountability requirements and measurable outcomes
Close loopholes that enable fraud in federal childcare, hospice, healthcare, and benefits programs
Oppose omnibus spending bills and require Congress to consider transparent, single-issue appropriations
Support a Balanced Budget Amendment to force fiscal discipline in Washington
Block debt ceiling increases that are not accompanied by real and enforceable spending reforms
Reform federal grant programs to prevent abuse and require performance-based funding
Scale back federal surveillance authorities that violate privacy or lack meaningful oversight
Eliminate redundant federal agencies and programs that duplicate state responsibilities
Prohibit members of Congress and senior federal officials from using public office for personal financial gain
Mark Lynch believes every legal vote should count, and only legal votes should count.
Americans must be able to trust that elections are secure, transparent, and administered according to clear rules. Mark will fight for strong national standards that protect ballot custody, verify voter eligibility, and restore confidence in federal elections.
Require photo identification in all federal elections
Require proof of United States citizenship to register and vote in federal elections
Pass a clean SAVE Act
Ban ballot harvesting nationwide
Eliminate unsecured ballot drop boxes
Require monitored and controlled ballot collection procedures
End mass unsolicited mail-in voting
Restore in-person voting as the national standard, with limited absentee voting for legitimate needs
Require regular voter roll maintenance and eligibility verification
Strengthen chain-of-custody requirements for every ballot
Require transparent election audits and meaningful access for authorized observers
Close partisan primaries so political parties can choose their own nominees
Mark Lynch believes life is a fundamental, God-given right that must be protected from conception.
Protecting the unborn cannot be treated as a campaign slogan or a matter of political convenience. Mark will support clear and consistent policies that defend innocent life while helping mothers, children, and families choose life.
Support federal legislation recognizing and protecting life from conception
Oppose all federal funding for abortion
Make Hyde Amendment protections permanent
Protect infants who survive attempted abortions
Expand support for adoption services, pregnancy resource centers, and maternal healthcare
Protect the conscience rights of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and healthcare providers who refuse to participate in abortions
Support policies that provide economic and healthcare assistance to mothers and young families
Oppose federal efforts to override pro-life protections enacted by the states
Hold organizations accountable when they violate federal restrictions on abortion funding or the trafficking of fetal tissue
Safe communities are the foundation of a free and functioning society.
Mark Lynch will stand firmly with law enforcement, defend victims, restore consequences for violent crime, and ensure that the federal government supports rather than undermines the men and women who protect our communities.
Increase federal penalties for organized rioting, looting, arson, and destruction of property involving interstate activity
Provide resources to state and local law enforcement agencies without imposing federal political mandates
Investigate and prosecute organized violent groups when federal law applies
Enforce protections for federal property, public monuments, and historical sites
Strengthen coordination between federal, state, and local agencies during large-scale unrest and emergencies
Target violent cartels, human traffickers, drug traffickers, and organized criminal networks
Oppose efforts to defund, abolish, or politically weaponize law enforcement
Restore equal enforcement of the law, regardless of political influence or status
Defend the rights of victims and families harmed by violent crime
The Second Amendment is not negotiable. It is a constitutional right that protects every other right Americans possess.
Mark Lynch will oppose federal gun control, defend due process, and work to restore the full right of law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms without unconstitutional interference from Washington.
Oppose all new federal gun control legislation
Roll back federal regulations that infringe on lawful gun ownership
Support nationwide constitutional carry reciprocity
Repeal the National Firearms Act
Oppose federal funding for red flag laws and firearm confiscation programs
Protect due process against preemptive firearm seizure
Oppose mandatory storage laws that criminalize responsible gun owners
Oppose national firearm registries
Protect lawful private transfers and ownership
Rein in federal agencies that attempt to create gun laws through regulation
Hold federal officials accountable for violating the Second Amendment rights of American citizens
Immigration policy must protect American workers, American families, and American sovereignty.
Mark Lynch will end the incentives that drive illegal immigration, secure the border, enforce the law, and restore an immigration system that serves the interests of the United States rather than global corporations, foreign nationals, or political insiders.
Secure the southern border and complete the border wall
Restore effective border enforcement policies
Detain and deport illegal immigrants
Prioritize the deportation of violent criminals, gang members, cartel affiliates, and repeat offenders
End birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants
Require nationwide E-Verify for all employers
Eliminate federal funding for sanctuary cities and jurisdictions
Increase penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal labor
Prosecute officials who deliberately obstruct lawful federal immigration enforcement
End chain migration
End the diversity visa lottery
Stop abuse of H-1B, OPT, and other visa programs that undercut American wages
Reform legal immigration around the needs and interests of the American people
Pause immigration when necessary to protect wages, security, assimilation, and public resources
End taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal immigrants
Combat human trafficking and drug smuggling at the border
Washington should be required to live by the same basic principle followed by responsible American families and businesses: do not spend money you do not have.
Mark Lynch will fight to restore fiscal sanity, reduce the national debt, and end the culture of unlimited borrowing and spending.
Advance a Balanced Budget Amendment to the United States Constitution
Oppose budgets that increase the national debt
Vote against deficit spending
Cut nonessential federal programs
Eliminate wasteful and duplicative spending
Require transparent, line-item accountability for federal expenditures
Establish enforceable spending caps tied to federal revenue
Require separate votes on major spending provisions
Oppose omnibus and minibus spending packages
Prevent Congress from using manufactured deadlines to force through irresponsible spending
Require meaningful spending reductions before supporting debt ceiling increases
Protect Social Security and Medicare benefits earned by American citizens while eliminating fraud and improper payments
America’s military exists to defend the United States, not to police the world or fight endless wars without clear objectives.
Mark Lynch supports a strong and lethal military focused on defending the homeland, deterring direct threats, securing our borders, and protecting the American people. Military action must be constitutional, necessary, and tied to a defined national interest.
End American involvement in open-ended foreign conflicts
Require formal congressional authorization before new military engagements
Oppose undeclared wars and blank-check military commitments
Refocus national defense on protecting the United States and deterring direct threats
Require defined objectives, measurable benchmarks, and exit strategies for military action
Demand transparency and accountability for defense spending
Prevent foreign governments from exercising control over American military or intelligence decisions
Oppose arrangements that improperly intertwine American defense or intelligence operations with foreign nations
Rebuild critical defense manufacturing and supply chains inside the United States
Ensure American service members have the training, equipment, and leadership necessary to win
Increase access to healthcare, mental health treatment, housing, and transition services for veterans
Put American veterans before foreign governments when allocating taxpayer resources
Mark Lynch believes common sense, biological reality, and parental rights must guide federal policy.
He will fight to protect women’s sports, preserve privacy and safety in female spaces, and ensure that parents, not federal bureaucrats or political activists, make decisions concerning their children.
Enforce Title IX according to biological sex
Prohibit biological males from competing in women’s sports in federally funded programs
Protect privacy and safety in women’s locker rooms, bathrooms, shelters, prisons, and other sex-separated spaces
Affirm parental rights in education and healthcare decisions involving minor children
Oppose federal funding for schools that conceal major health or gender-related decisions from parents
Protect children from irreversible medical procedures performed before they are capable of informed adult consent
Defend the rights of parents to review curriculum and instructional materials
Oppose federal mandates that replace biological sex with subjective gender identity
Protect the religious liberty and conscience rights of families, educators, medical professionals, and institutions
Mark Lynch will oppose coercive federal health mandates and work to ensure that Americans have the right to make informed medical decisions for themselves and their families.
Protect informed consent
Oppose federal vaccine mandates
Oppose vaccine passports and centralized medical tracking systems
Protect workers and service members from being punished for lawful medical decisions
Require transparency concerning vaccine risks, adverse events, clinical trials, and government recommendations
Hold federal health agencies accountable for misconduct, censorship, and conflicts of interest
Prohibit dangerous or unethical human experimentation
Protect the doctor-patient relationship from political interference
Prevent federal agencies from pressuring technology companies to censor lawful medical debate
Ensure parents retain authority over nonemergency medical decisions involving their children
MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?
Raised
$5.9M
$5,924,362
Spent
$5.8M
$5,830,494
Cash on hand
$93.9K
$93,869
FEC filings, Feb 3, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00897140 ↗
Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report
98¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 9 reports ($5.8M of $5.9M). Cash on hand went from $5.1M on Mar 31, 2025 to $93.9K on Sep 30, 2026.
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
$2M$4M$6M
Mar ’25
Sep ’25
Mar ’26
Jun ’26
Sep ’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
APRIL QUARTERLY 2025 through Mar 31, 2025
$5,086,891
$9,769
$5,077,122
JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025
$194,060
$185,341
$5,085,841
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025
$143,089
$471,052
$4,757,879
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025
$149,392
$332,860
$4,574,411
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026
$152,758
$1,399,834
$3,327,336
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through May 20, 2026
$128,308
$2,105,986
$1,349,658
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026
$63,949
$815,419
$598,188
PRE-SPECIAL 2026 through Jul 22, 2026
$1,090
$52,716
$546,561
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026
$4,824
$457,517
$93,869
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 $5,924,362 reported receipts
LoansMoney the campaign borrowed this cycle, from the candidate or a lender, which it may repay.$5,050,00085%
Who lent it
Mark Lynchthe candidate’s own money · 2 loans · $5.1M not yet repaid$5,050,000
Each loan as the campaign’s report through Sep 30, 2026 lists it, with what is still owed. A loan from an earlier cycle can appear here, and one repaid in full drops off the report, so the list need not add up to the row.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$336,3575.7%
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$328,1775.5%
Largest donors
Gary Covington4 contributions, latest Jun 26, 2026 · MIDLAND, TX$12,500
Daniel M. Ervin
EndorsementsWho does Lynch’s campaign say backs them?
Not read yet
We have not read Mark Lynch’s campaign site for endorsements yet.
Every contest for this seat that named this candidate, most recent last; a result is shown once the race is called. Election dates and results from civicAPI (civicapi.org). civicAPI aggregates results from Secretaries of State and equivalent election bodies, and makes its own race calls. civicapi.org ↗
June 9, 2026 · Result (unofficial) · Each pollster's last poll ending in the 21 days before the vote, read for the two leading finishers; the median leaves out polls a side paid for
Jacqueline FowlerOne contribution on May 13, 2025 · OFFICE MANAGER · COLUMBIA OFFICE FURNITURE · COLUMBIA, SC$3,500
Allen GibsonOne contribution on Nov 5, 2025 · CFO · CENTAURUS CAP · MARIETTA, SC$3,500
Stacey GibsonOne contribution on Nov 5, 2025 · RETIRED · MARIETTA, SC$3,500
Jeff GunnOne contribution on Jul 18, 2025 · PROFESSIONAL REALTOR · RELMAX REALTY PROFESSIONALS · GREENVILLE, SC$3,500
Laura HendersonOne contribution on Dec 6, 2025 · RETIRED · LANCASTER, SC$3,500
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 1,356 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $318.7K.
Other receiptsInterest, dividends and other income the committee files on a line of its own.$205,5963.5%
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees. Corporations and unions cannot give directly.$2,300<0.1%
The largest of the committees is listed. In all, 1 committee contribution was filed this cycle, totaling $500. 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.$1,932<0.1%
Total reported receipts $5,924,362
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 Sep 30, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $318,673 placed by state
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under $7.8K
$7.8K+
$31.2K+
$70.3K+
$125K+
none
Outlined: South Carolina, home state
Home state and away
South Carolina 61%SC 61%Elsewhere 39%
61% of the money placed by state came from inside South Carolina: $195.2K of $318.7K.
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
South Carolina home653 contributions · 61%
$195,245
Texas95 contributions · 11%
$34,654
Florida58 contributions · 6.3%
$19,964
California45 contributions · 2.5%
$8,011
Virginia68 contributions · 1.6%
$5,247
North Carolina19 contributions · 1.4%
$4,615
Georgia11 contributions · 1.2%
$3,725
Michigan18 contributions · 1%
$3,286
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 42 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
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 1,016 contributions · 54% of ranked
$154,361
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 79 contributions · 16% of ranked
$44,347
Nutramax Laboratories4 contributions · 3.2% of ranked
$9,000
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 5 contributions · 1.7% of ranked
$4,950
Centaurus CAP1 contribution · 1.2% of ranked
$3,500
Columbia Office Furniture1 contribution · 1.2% of ranked
$3,500
HBK1 contribution · 1.2% of ranked
$3,500
Relmax Realty Professionals1 contribution · 1.2% of ranked
$3,500
A further $34,225 came from donors whose answer names no employer (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 ($336,357) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Outside spending $40,023,100 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.
Support and oppose are each group’s own labels, not a judgment made here.
$34,324,960 of the race total was filed about other candidates, so it would not show on Lynch’s own record.
Independent expenditures (Schedule E) only. Electioneering communications and corporate or union member communications file separately; they are counted for Lynchunder “Other outside spending” in the full finance detail, but not for the rest of the field, so every other row is a floor.
What the payments were for $5,346,915 itemized
The campaign also refunded $19,233 in contributions, which the categories below do not include.
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$3,401,26064%
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$984,08818%
Filed as
DIRECT MAIL$711,731
POSTAGE$106,485
PRINTING$69,677
MAILHOUSE MAILING COSTS$31,800
POSTAGE & DELIVERY$15,214
MAILSHOP SERVICES, POSTAGE & LASER$14,987
MAILHOUSE LASER & PRINTING$9,270
MAILING COSTS & POSTAGE$7,000
MAILSHOP SERVICES & PRINTING$5,816
CAGING & ESCROW; SHIPPING$5,023
WEBSITE DESIGN$3,000
GRAPHIC DESIGN & PRINTING$2,020
Paid to
RED Mountain Direct LLC$677,384
MDI Imaging & Mail$94,566
Postage for Direct Mail Fundraising LLC$58,869
Fulfillment Solutions Inc.$49,946
Campaign Funding Direct Inc$38,800
Bomar Printing & Mailing Service$34,347
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$239,2094.5%
Filed as
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CONSULTING/MILEAGE$70,149
COMPLIANCE SERVICES$43,250
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CONSULTING$35,939
CAMPAIGN MANAGER$32,667
GRASSROOTS CONSULTING$24,650
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CONSULTING & MILEAGE$9,348
FIELDWORK CONSULTING/MILEAGE$8,619
COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE & SERVICES$6,545
COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE$6,042
FIELDWORK CONSULTING$2,000
Paid to
Southern Pines Strategies$87,943
PAC Management Services LLC$43,250
Fletcher, Matthew$32,667
RED Win Consulting$24,650
Camick, Seth$15,792
Aristotle$12,587
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$223,0974.2%
Filed as
TEXT MESSAGING$220,097
WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT$3,000
Paid to
RED Mountain Direct LLC$220,097
Stevens, Michael$3,000
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$146,3992.7%
Filed as
ONLINE FUNDRAISING FEES$59,458
TAX PAYMENT$32,393
FUNDRAISING MAIL FEES$23,903
LIST ACQUISITION FEES$8,502
PAYMENT PROCESSING FEES$7,350
CREATIVE, PROD & PRGM MGMT FEE$5,175
AGENCY FEE$4,380
POSTAGE, SHIPPING & SERVICE FEES$4,058
BANK FEES$1,100
AIRLINE FEES$80
Paid to
Southern Pines Strategies$38,302
Department of the Treasury$32,393
HSP Direct LLC$16,100
Campaign Funding Direct Inc$15,958
Frontline Strategies LLC$12,777
Onpoint Data Strategy LLC$8,502
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$145,0812.7%
Filed as
COMMUNICATION & PR SERVICES$79,064
COMMUNICATION AND PR SERVICES$33,975
PR SERVICES$10,000
ADMINSTRATIVE & BOOKKEEPING COSTS$7,960
REIMBURSEMENT -ITEMIZATION NOT REQUIRED$5,615
CAGING & ESCROW$2,901
CAGING & ESCROW SERVICES$2,427
REIMBURSEMENT - ITEMIZATION NOT REQUIRED$1,364
BOOKKEEPING/ADMIN$1,023
POLICY CONFERENCE$750
Paid to
Ford, Liam$113,039
Direct Mail Processors$14,313
Reimer, Pamela$10,000
Godfrey, Austin$5,615
Evan, Mulch$1,160
NC Faith & Freedom Coalition$750
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$85,9961.6%
Filed as
FIELD STAFF/MILEAGE$74,546
EVENT STAFF$6,450
FIELD STAFF$5,000
Paid to
Harrawood, Lisa$79,546
Bridwell, Austin$6,450
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$74,2901.4%
Filed as
FUNDRAISER CONSULTING & SERVICES$43,870
MAILING LIST RENTAL EXP.$25,324
EVENT TICKET$3,000
MAILING LIST RENTAL$2,096
Paid to
Alizieri, Jenniffer Ortiz$41,370
Onpoint Data Strategy LLC$12,582
Omega List Co.$12,422
Myer & Scher$3,000
The Fundraising Firm, LLC$2,500
ECG Data Center$2,416
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$39,8150.7%
Filed as
RESEARCH SERVICES$29,500
POLLING$5,000
DATA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE$3,267
DATA SERVICES$2,048
Paid to
L2, Inc$29,500
Rasmussen Reports$5,000
Campaign Sidekick$3,267
Onpoint Data Strategy LLC$2,048
Field and canvassingDoor-to-door canvassing, phone banks, petition and signature gathering, and get-out-the-vote work.$5,014<0.1%
Filed as
CAMPAIGN FIELD SERVICES$5,014
Paid to
Duffy, Nolan$5,014
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$1,964<0.1%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD FEES$1,964
Paid to
Elite Card Processing$1,964
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$703<0.1%
Filed as
A/V EQUIPMENT$703
Paid to
Best BUY$703
Total itemized disbursements $5,346,915
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 Sep 30, 2026.
All 417 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
2 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $783 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Hilton Multimedia10 payments · 47% of all spending
$2,764,517
RED Mountain Direct LLC10 payments · 15% of all spending
$897,481
Victory Waves LLC1 payment · 3.4% of all spending
$196,800
Demand Local2 payments · 2.8% of all spending
$165,007
Southern Pines Strategies28 payments · 2.8% of all spending
$164,505
Ford, Liam10 payments · 1.9% of all spending
$113,039
Spectrum2 payments · 1.7% of all spending
$99,221
MDI Imaging & Mail15 payments · 1.6% of all spending
$94,566
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.
Each dot is a poll. The line is the median of the 5 latest nonpartisan polls. How polls are read
Primary result and the final polls
Darline Graham and Ralph Norman advanced. The 3 final polls had a median of Darline Graham +12.7, overstating Darline Graham's margin by 4.6 points.
August 11, 2026 · Result (unofficial, 99% reporting) · Each pollster's last poll ending in the 21 days before the vote, read for the two leading finishers; the median leaves out polls a side paid for
Runoff result and the final polls
Darline Graham won by 4.9 points. No poll naming both Darline Graham and Ralph Norman ended in the 21 days before the vote.
By text message and live phone · Added to the Times' list Aug 2, 2026
Not counted in the lead. This poll has Graham +15, 9.8 points from the median of the race's latest nonpartisan polls (Graham +5.2); a poll more than 8 points from it is left out.
Darline Graham30%
Ralph Norman15%
Russell Fry16%
Mark Sanford9%
Mark Lynch6%
Don't know20%
Duke Buckner3%
Mark McBride1%
Sam Shepherd0%
Glenda Parker0%
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 999 contributions · 53% of ranked
$153,085
CEO7 contributions · 3.4% of ranked
$9,750
Surgeon9 contributions · 2.6% of ranked
$7,600
Liberator2 contributions · 2.4% of ranked
$7,000
Restaurant Owner2 contributions · 2.4% of ranked
$7,000
Builder3 contributions · 1.7% of ranked
$4,750
Business Owner9 contributions · 1.7% of ranked
$4,750
Chairman3 contributions · 1.4% of ranked
$4,000
A further $31,025 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (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 ($336,357) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
SLF PAC▼ Opposes19 records, latest Oct 24, 2026$7,839,419
