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2024
South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 30, 2026
Primary: June 9, 2026
Primary runoff: June 23, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in South Carolina

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
See also
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All U.S. House districts, including the 1st Congressional District of South Carolina, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is June 9, 2026, and a primary runoff is June 23, 2026. The filing deadline is March 30, 2026. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

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General election

The primary will occur on June 9, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

William Reeside is running in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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William Reeside (L) Candidate Connection

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on June 9, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on June 9, 2026.


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Candidate profiles

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Party: Libertarian Party

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography "I am a passionate lover of freedom, liberty and self determination. I have a servant' s heart and the desire to be a servant leader for the Lowcountry of South Carolina. I have been shaped by family generations who taught me hard work, love of community, love of family and love of freedom. I am a rational thinker, using data to identify problems, evaluate the root causes and develop cost effective and efficient solutions. I welcome constructive criticism and use it to sharpen myself. I am blessed with a wonderful wife, three adult children and five grandkids."


Key Messages

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To paraphrase James Carville, "It's the DEFICIT, stupid!" Republicans and Democrats have rung up $38 trillion in federal debt. The three main culprits: interest payments on the debt itself, impending bankruptcy of Social Security,and Medicare, which is about tobe overwhelmed by our aging population.


Despite being a nation of immigrants, our current immigration programs and policies are completely inadequate. Allowing unlimited asylum and temporary protected status applications results in the system being overloaded and over run. Limiting high skill and low skill work visas results in high labor costs and a shrinking workforce. On top of those flaws, we have thousands more immigrants in limbo (The Dreamers) who deserve a path to citizenship.


I support funding the best military force in the world and using it RARELY. I will legislate to remove all Authorizations for Use of Military Force currently in effect and force the Executive branch to abide by Article One of the Constitution, which gives Congress the power to declare war. I will legislate to block the use of the US military as a police force within the U.S. borders. I will legislate to block "nation building" .

Voting information

See also: Voting in South Carolina

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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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To paraphrase James Carville, "It's the DEFICIT, stupid!" Republicans and Democrats have rung up $38 trillion in federal debt. The three main culprits: interest payments on the debt itself, impending bankruptcy of Social Security,and Medicare, which is about tobe overwhelmed by our aging population.

Despite being a nation of immigrants, our current immigration programs and policies are completely inadequate. Allowing unlimited asylum and temporary protected status applications results in the system being overloaded and over run. Limiting high skill and low skill work visas results in high labor costs and a shrinking workforce. On top of those flaws, we have thousands more immigrants in limbo (The Dreamers) who deserve a path to citizenship.

I support funding the best military force in the world and using it RARELY. I will legislate to remove all Authorizations for Use of Military Force currently in effect and force the Executive branch to abide by Article One of the Constitution, which gives Congress the power to declare war. I will legislate to block the use of the US military as a police force within the U.S. borders. I will legislate to block "nation building" .
Budget, over incarceration, proper use of Military Force, over regulation of free Enterprise, federal interference in education.


Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
K.J. Atwood Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Robert Beers Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Mac Deford Democratic Party $221,019 $130,331 $90,688 As of December 31, 2025
Max Diaz Democratic Party $1,068 $940 $43 As of December 31, 2025
Matthew Fulmer Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Nancy Lacore Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Mayra Rivera-Vazquez Democratic Party $81,934 $51,035 $32,595 As of December 31, 2025
Dan Brown Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Logan Cunningham Republican Party $8,280 $5,610 $2,670 As of December 31, 2025
Tyler Dykes Republican Party $5,265 $5,254 $5 As of December 31, 2025
Jack Ellison Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Jenny Honeycutt Republican Party $154,405 $16,806 $137,599 As of December 31, 2025
Sam McCown Republican Party $1,221,044 $132,027 $1,089,017 As of December 31, 2025
Alex Pelbath Republican Party $243,435 $114,072 $129,363 As of December 31, 2025
Robert Roberts Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Mark Smith Republican Party $601,121 $87,522 $513,599 As of December 31, 2025
William Reeside Libertarian Party $109,991 $31,723 $78,268 As of December 31, 2025
Paul Volkman Libertarian Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
2/10/20262/3/20261/27/20261/20/2026
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in South Carolina in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in South Carolina, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
South Carolina U.S. House Ballot-qualified party N/A $3,480 3/30/2026 Source
South Carolina U.S. House Unaffiliated 5% of the active, registered voters in the district N/A 7/15/2026 Source


District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

General election

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Incumbent Nancy Mace (R) defeated Michael B. Moore (D) in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace (R)
 
58.2
 
227,502
Image of Michael B. Moore
Michael B. Moore (D)  Candidate Connection
 
41.6
 
162,582
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2%
 
693

Total votes: 390,777
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Michael B. Moore (D) defeated Mac Deford (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael B. Moore
Michael B. Moore  Candidate Connection
 
51.6
 
10,893
Image of Mac Deford
Mac Deford  Candidate Connection
 
48.4
 
10,209

Total votes: 21,102
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Incumbent Nancy Mace (R) defeated Catherine Templeton (R) and Bill Young (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
 
56.8
 
28,300
Image of Catherine Templeton
Catherine Templeton
 
29.8
 
14,849
Image of Bill Young
Bill Young  Candidate Connection
 
13.4
 
6,691

Total votes: 49,840
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General election

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Incumbent Nancy Mace (R) defeated Annie Andrews (D) and Joseph Oddo (Alliance Party) in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace (R)
 
56.4
 
153,757
Image of Annie Andrews
Annie Andrews (D)
 
42.5
 
115,796
Image of Joseph Oddo
Joseph Oddo (Alliance Party)  Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
2,634
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2%
 
494

Total votes: 272,681
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 14, 2022, was canceled. Annie Andrews (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Incumbent Nancy Mace (R) defeated Katie Arrington (R) and Lynz Piper-Loomis (R) (Withdrew, still on ballot) in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on June 14, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
 
53.1
 
39,470
Image of Katie Arrington
Katie Arrington
 
45.2
 
33,589
Image of Lynz Piper-Loomis
Lynz Piper-Loomis (Withdrew, still on ballot)
 
1.6
 
1,221

Total votes: 74,280
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Alliance Party convention

Alliance convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Joseph Oddo (Alliance Party) advanced from the Alliance Party convention for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on April 23, 2022.

Candidate
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Labor Party convention

The Labor Party convention scheduled for July 30, 2022, was canceled.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

General election

General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Nancy Mace (R) defeated incumbent Joe Cunningham (D) in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace (R)
 
50.6
 
216,042
Image of Joe Cunningham
Joe Cunningham (D)
 
49.3
 
210,627
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
442

Total votes: 427,111
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 9, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent Joe Cunningham (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1

Nancy Mace (R) defeated Kathy Landing (R), Chris Cox (R), and Brad Mole (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
 
57.5
 
48,411
Image of Kathy Landing
Kathy Landing  Candidate Connection
 
25.9
 
21,835
Chris Cox
 
9.7
 
8,179
Image of Brad Mole
Brad Mole  Candidate Connection
 
6.9
 
5,800

Total votes: 84,225
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made South Carolina's 1st the 177th most Republican district nationally.[5]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
43.0%56.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in South Carolina, 2024

South Carolina presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 16 Democratic wins
  • 15 Republican wins
  • 1 other win
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party D D D D D D D D D D D D SR[6] D D D R R R D R R R R R R R R R R R R
See also: Party control of South Carolina state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of South Carolina's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from South Carolina
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 1 1
Republican 2 6 8
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 7 9

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in South Carolina's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in South Carolina, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorRepublican Party Henry McMaster
Lieutenant GovernorRepublican Party Pamela Evette
Secretary of StateRepublican Party Mark Hammond
Attorney GeneralRepublican Party Alan Wilson

State legislature

South Carolina State Senate

Party As of January 2026
     Democratic Party 12
     Republican Party 34
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 46

South Carolina House of Representatives

Party As of January 2026
     Democratic Party 36
     Republican Party 88
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 124

Trifecta control

South Carolina Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-three years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

See also

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  6. States' Rights Democratic Party


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