Wes Climer
RR · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 27% from PACs and 73% from individuals.
73% individuals27% PACs0% other
$884K
raised
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South Carolina · U.S. House · District 05 · 2026
South Carolina District 05 House race
General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · South Carolina District 05 House race
Wes Climer has raised more than 6 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the South Carolina District 05 House race, 2026 report raising $1.2M between them. Wes Climer reports $884,284 and Mallory Dittmer reports $137,717, a gap of $746,567. Of what Wes Climer reports, 73% came from individuals and 27% 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.
MD
Mallory Dittmer
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
99% individuals0% PACs1% other
$138K
raised
Ralph Norman
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 63% from PACs and 12% from individuals.
12% individuals63% PACs25% other
$101K
raised
BB
Bill Bledsoe
RR · challenger
0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$50K
raised
AH
Alex Harper
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
98% individuals0% PACs2% other
$23K
raised
AC
Andrew Clough
DD · challenger
24% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 76% from other sources.
24% individuals0% PACs76% other
$7K
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$37K
Banking & Financial$7K
Labor / Unions$3K
Insurance$3K
Ideological / Leadership$1K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- ACPAC ACA INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- STAND FOR AMERICA PAC · pac$10K
- ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC) · pac$5K
- BULLDOG PAC · pac$5K
- LPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC) · pac$3K
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$3K
- HELP ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW · pac$3K
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$3K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
25%68%
25% PACs68% individuals7% other
The incumbent's record
Ralph Norman is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$27M
$12M+. up $8.3M since 2017.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on the Budget
- House Committee on Rules
- House Committee on Financial Services
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$37K
Banking & Financial$7K
Labor / Unions$3K
Insurance$3K
Ideological / Leadership$1K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Wes Climer R · challenger | vs | MD Mallory Dittmer D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $884K | Raised | $138K |
| $600K | Cash on hand | $75K |
| 27% | From PACs | 0% |
| 73% | From individuals | 99% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| No | Incumbent | No |