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2026 South Carolina District 1 House Election

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About this race

This seat is open: no current officeholder is on the ballot, so it will have a new winner. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records. The November ballot lists 4 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican, one independent and one Libertarian.

Key issues in South Carolina

Major issues facing South Carolina, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Jenny Costa Honeycutt Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$556,418 raised · $477,885 spent · $78,533 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Conservative values, community safety, protecting families' wallets, securing the future

Nancy Lacore Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,279,585 raised · $1,867,565 spent · $412,020 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026

Margo Ellis Independent Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
Focus: Marine Corps veteran, comedian; dignity of work, veterans, education

Bill Reeside Libertarian Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$115,392 raised · $109,507 spent · $5,886 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Fiscal discipline, rebalancing federal power, stabilizing Social Security and Medicare

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Sep 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Jenny Costa Honeycutt RNancy Lacore DMargo Ellis IBill Reeside L
Raised$556K$2.3M—$115K
Individuals$451K81%$2.2M96%—$10K9%
PACs & parties$74K13%$75K3%—$0
Self-funded$14K2%$0—$106K91%
Other$17K3%$5K0%—$0
AIPAC-linked*————
Outside spending†————

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Jenny Costa Honeycutt 319 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$556K
Campaign spent$478K
Cash on hand$79K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals81%
PACs / committees13%
Self-funding2%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • PAC$15K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$7K
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  • Leadership PAC$5K
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  • Membership PAC$5K
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  • Individual$5K
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  • Self-funded$4K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 319 donors. The other 269 gave $273K combined.

Plus $12K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Jenny Costa Honeycutt’s full FEC filings →

Nancy Lacore 1225 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.3M
Campaign spent$1.9M
Cash on hand$412K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals96%
PACs / committees3%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$16K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • PAC$9K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$7K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 1225 donors. The other 1175 gave $828K combined.

Plus $1.1M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Nancy Lacore’s full FEC filings →

Bill Reeside 10 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$115K
Campaign spent$110K
Cash on hand$6K
FEC 2026 through 09/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals9%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding91%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$760
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$260
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$208

Plus $2K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Bill Reeside’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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