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South Carolina · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026

South Carolina District 02 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · South Carolina District 02 House race

Joe Wilson has raised more than 25 times the next candidate.

Republican Joe Wilson has raised about $837K, more than 25 times any rival.

Zyon Khalifa reports 100% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Joe Wilson

Joe Wilson

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 31% from PACs and 45% from individuals.

45% individuals31% PACs24% other
$837K
raised
RP

Roger Pruitt

D
D · challenger

84% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 16% from other sources.

84% individuals0% PACs16% other
$34K
raised
HR

Hampton Redmond

R
R · challenger

40% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 60% from other sources.

40% individuals0% PACs60% other
$19K
raised
ZK

Zyon Khalifa

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$12K
raised
ZK

Zyon Khalifa

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$12K
raised
SG

Samuel Gibbons

R
R · challenger

35% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 65% from other sources.

35% individuals0% PACs65% other
$6K
raised
RR

Roger Robinson

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$4K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$59K
Banking & Financial$27K
Defense & Aerospace$27K
Health & Pharma$14K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Foreign-policy advocacy$10K
Tech & Telecom$8K
Transportation$7K
Energy & Utilities$5K
Ideological / Leadership$5K
Insurance$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS · pac$10K
  • NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K
  • EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC · pac$8K
  • BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) · pac$7K
  • LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$7K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

28%48%24%
28% PACs48% individuals24% other

The incumbent's record

Joe Wilson is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$1.5M
$1.0M - $2.0M. up $844K since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$59K
Banking & Financial$27K
Defense & Aerospace$27K
Health & Pharma$14K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Foreign-policy advocacy$10K
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The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Joe Wilson
R · incumbent
Joe Wilson
vs
RP
Roger Pruitt
D · challenger
$837K
Raised
$34K
$183K
Cash on hand
$6K
31%
From PACs
0%
45%
From individuals
84%
Banking & Financial
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No