Elections · U.S. House · South Carolina
2026 South Carolina House race,
Joe Wilson (Republican), Zyon Khalifa (Democrat) and Dayna Alane Smith (Workers) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in South Carolina District 2, as recorded September 22, 2026 from the South Carolina State Election Commission.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: Zyon Khalifa (Democrat) and Dayna Alane Smith (Workers).
Official candidate list: South Carolina State Election Commission. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.
The seat
Joe Wilson
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2001 · Age 79
Discloses no individual stock trades.
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
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 · 58,649 votes
- David Robinson: 41.0% 24,063
- Zyon Khalifa: 34.1% 19,992
- Roger Pruitt: 20.0% 11,706
- Daniel Shrief: 4.9% 2,888
The runoff · 5,705 votes
- Zyon Khalifa Won: 53.8% 3,069
- David Robinson: 46.2% 2,636
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.
The primary · 62,759 votes
- Joe Wilson Won: 74.2% 46,588
- Hamp Redmond: 13.9% 8,731
- Sam Gibbons: 11.9% 7,440
Primary source: South Carolina Election Commission certified primary results. Certified June 12, 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.
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.
Not on the November ballot
6 filed- Roger PruittDemocrat$34K
- David BrownDemocrat-
- Sam GibbonsRepublican$6.2K
- Hamp RedmondRepublican$19K
- David RobinsonDemocrat$4.4K
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
- 749K
- Median household income
- $75K
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Living below the poverty line
- 12.2%
- Without health insurance
- 8.6%
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+19 in 2024
- Joe Wilson Won: 59.5%
- David Robinson: 40.2%
355,285 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 June 30, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.