Elections · U.S. House · South Carolina
2026 South Carolina House race,
Nancy Lacore (Democrat), Jenny Costa Honeycutt (Republican) and Bill Reeside (Libertarian) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in South Carolina District 1, as recorded September 22, 2026 from the South Carolina State Election Commission.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Official candidate list: South Carolina State Election Commission. Not a prediction.
The seat
Nancy Mace
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2021 · Age 48
Not on the November ballot
How to vote in South Carolina
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 30 days before the election.
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How they won the primary
First round · 56,579 votes
- Nancy Lacore: 36.5% 20,643
- Mac Deford: 28.9% 16,348
- Francina Dantzler: 9.6% 5,425
- Mayra Rivera-Vazquez: 9.6% 5,411
- Ben Frasier: 9.5% 5,369
2 more candidates in the full results at the source named below.
The runoff · 24,598 votes
- Nancy Lacore Won: 52.1% 12,825
- Mac Deford: 47.9% 11,773
Primary source: South Carolina Election Commission certified primary results. Certified June 12, 2026. Runoff source: South Carolina Election Commission certified primary-runoff results. Certified June 26, 2026.
First round · 67,110 votes
- Jenny Costa Honeycutt: 22.1% 14,822
- Mark Smith: 18.0% 12,074
- Sam McCown: 15.7% 10,508
- Mark Sanford (withdrawn): 12.1% 8,107
- Alex Pelbath: 10.9% 7,288
6 more candidates in the full results at the source named below.
The runoff · 44,759 votes
- Jenny Costa Honeycutt Won: 53.7% 24,035
- Mark Smith: 46.3% 20,724
Primary source: South Carolina Election Commission certified primary results. Certified June 12, 2026. Runoff source: South Carolina Election Commission certified primary-runoff results. Certified June 26, 2026.
Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $6.7M
- Outside money
- $4.8M
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing. The other $1.1M of the race's $4.8M was spent on candidates not listed here.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Who is spending on this race
The largest groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
20 filed- Nancy MaceRepublican$453K
- Logan CunninghamRepublican$30K
- Mac DefordDemocrat$658K
- Tyler DykesRepublican$25K
- Sam McCownRepublican$1.6M
Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
The district
Census context- People
- 764K
- Median household income
- $90K
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Living below the poverty line
- 9.3%
- Without health insurance
- 8.0%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
How this seat voted last time
R+17 in 2024
- Nancy Mace Won: 58.2%
- Michael B. Moore: 41.6%
390,777 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between May 20, 2026 and September 30, 2026. Outside money is the FEC's processed total of independent expenditures plus the 24- and 48-hour reports filed since each group's latest regular report. It covers this two-year cycle, the same as the candidate totals. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.