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

South Carolina District 02 House race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · South Carolina District 02 House race

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

Candidates in the South Carolina District 02 House race, 2026 report raising $924,981 between them. Joe Wilson reports $836,975 and Roger Pruitt reports $33,589, a gap of $803,386. Of what Joe Wilson reports, 45% came from individuals and 31% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

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.

Defense & Aerospace$29K
Banking & Financial$20K
Small donors & unclassified$11K
Health & Pharma$10K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Foreign-policy advocacy$10K
Tech & Telecom$8K
Energy & Utilities$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
  • BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) · pac$8K
  • 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
  • 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+. 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.

Defense & Aerospace$29K
Banking & Financial$20K
Small donors & unclassified$11K
Health & Pharma$10K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Foreign-policy advocacy$10K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

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%
Defense & Aerospace
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No