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South Carolina · U.S. Senate · 2026

South Carolina Senate race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · South Carolina Senate race

Lindsey Graham ranks No. 3 in money raised.

Candidates in the South Carolina Senate race, 2026 report raising $21.7M between them. Annie Andrews reports $10.8M and Mark Lynch reports $5.9M, a gap of $4.9M. Of what Annie Andrews reports, 99% came from individuals and 1% from PACs. Outside groups spent against GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. ($16,872) and for GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. ($1M).

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.

AA

Annie Andrews

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

99% individuals1% PACs0% other
$11M
raised
ML

Mark Lynch

R
R · challenger

11% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 89% from other sources.

11% individuals0% PACs89% other
$5.9M
raised
Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 24% from PACs and 45% from individuals.

45% individuals24% PACs31% other
$3.0M
raised
PD

Paul Dans

R
R · challenger

30% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 70% from other sources.

30% individuals0% PACs70% other
$1.1M
raised
LJ

Lee Johnson

D
D · challenger

12% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 88% from other sources.

12% individuals0% PACs88% other
$569K
raised
AB

Andre Bauer

R
R · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$216K
raised
BB

Brandon Brown

D
D · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$86K
raised
KF

Kyle Freeman

D
D · challenger

33% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 67% from other sources.

33% individuals0% PACs67% other
$44K
raised
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TD

Thomas Dismukes

R
R · challenger

51% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 49% from other sources.

51% individuals0% PACs49% other
$25K
raised
KW

Kasie Whitener

L
L · challenger

51% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 49% from other sources.

51% individuals0% PACs49% other
$17K
raised
PH

Patrick Herrmann

R
R · challenger

4% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 96% from other sources.

4% individuals0% PACs96% other
$17K
raised
CC

Calvin Cowen

R
R · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$13K
raised
DL

Donavan Louis

I
I · challenger

8% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 92% from other sources.

8% individuals0% PACs92% other
$3K
raised
CB

Catherine Bruce

D
D · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised
EH

Ethan Holliman

R
R · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised

Where the money came from

$1.0M in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$1.0M
Small donors & unclassified$92K
Party Committee$62K
Tech & Telecom$20K
Insurance$10K
Banking & Financial$10K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • FELLOWSHIP PAC · super pac$550K
  • AMERICAN MISSION · super pac$374K
  • PALMETTO ACTION · super pac$78K
  • NRSC · pac$62K
  • NORPAC · pac$32K
  • AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) · pac$10K
  • BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

62%34%
4% PACs62% individuals34% other

The incumbent's record

Lindsey Graham is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$1.4M
$605K+. up $469K since 2013.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
0
Current full committee seats on file.

Who funds them

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

Ideological / Leadership$1.0M
Small donors & unclassified$92K
Party Committee$62K
Tech & Telecom$20K
Insurance$10K
Banking & Financial$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.

Annie Andrews
D · challenger
AA
vs
ML
Mark Lynch
R · challenger
$11M
Raised
$5.9M
$4.1M
Cash on hand
$598K
1%
From PACs
0%
99%
From individuals
11%
Too few to rank
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
No
Incumbent
No