William R. Timmons IV
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 40% from PACs and 18% from individuals.
18% individuals40% PACs42% other
$1.6M
raised
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South Carolina · U.S. House · District 04 · 2026
South Carolina District 04 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · South Carolina District 04 House race
William R. Timmons IV has raised more than 8 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the South Carolina District 04 House race, 2026 report raising $1.8M between them. William R. Timmons IV reports $1.6M and David Atchley reports $210,127, a gap of $1.4M. Of what William R. Timmons IV reports, 18% came from individuals and 40% from PACs. Outside groups spent for TIMMONS, WILLIAM R IV ($487,316).
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.
DA
David Atchley
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$210K
raised
CM
Courtney McClain
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$32K
raised
RL
Robert Lee
RR · challenger
35% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 65% from other sources.
35% individuals0% PACs65% other
$25K
raised
JE
Jessica Ethridge
LL · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $324 on hand from $409 raised.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$409
raised
Where the money came from
$487K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Ideological / Leadership$497K
Banking & Financial$48K
Small donors & unclassified$45K
Agriculture$10K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Insurance$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Retail & Consumer$9K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS · super pac$487K
- CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC · pac$20K
- MILLIKEN & COMPANY PAC · pac$15K
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
- ANTI-WOKE FUND · super pac$10K
- ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
34%29%37%
34% PACs29% individuals37% other
The incumbent's record
William R. Timmons IV is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$21M
$7.3M+. up $14M since 2018.
Stock trades
1
Most recent disclosed trades from 2026.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Recent stock trades
- SPCX · purchase$50K - $100K · 2026-06-15
Where they sit
- House Committee on Financial Services
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Ideological / Leadership$497K
Banking & Financial$48K
Small donors & unclassified$45K
Agriculture$10K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Insurance$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
William R. Timmons IV R · incumbent | vs | DA David Atchley R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.6M | Raised | $210K |
| $77K | Cash on hand | $4K |
| 40% | From PACs | 0% |
| 18% | From individuals | 100% |
| Ideological / Leadership | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |