Mallory Dittmer Democrat Nominee
✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$139,717 raised · $65,209 spent · $74,508 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Less chaos and more progress; delivering results for families
About this race
No current officeholder is running — the seat will have a new winner. Wes Climer, a Republican, has taken $20,000 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 2 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Mallory Dittmer, a Democrat. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one independent.
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.
- Cost of living and the economy — The economy dominates voter priorities, with frustration over prices for gas and groceries.
- Income tax elimination — A new law cuts income taxes on a path to elimination, with broad voter support.
- Teacher shortage — Hundreds of teaching jobs sit vacant, and visa changes threaten international hiring pipelines.
- Helene recovery in the Upstate — FEMA funding continues for Upstate Helene repairs, from reservoirs to roads and utilities.
- Rapid growth and development — Voters say development is outpacing infrastructure and want growth slowed down.
Candidates & funding
Wes Climer Republican Nominee
AIPAC-linked $20,000FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2026 cycle. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$884,284 raised · $284,663 spent · $599,621 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Conservative reformer for South Carolina; fixing what's broken
Andy Kaplan Independent Nominee
✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,826 raised · $1,396 spent · $1,430 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Fixing what's broken: cost of living, debt, refusing corporate money, ethics first
Where the money comes from
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Mallory Dittmer D | Wes Climer R | Andy Kaplan I | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | $140K | $884K | $3K |
| Individuals | $136K98% | $643K73% | $1K48% |
| PACs & parties | $1000% | $236K27% | $0 |
| Self-funded | $1K1% | $6K1% | $1K52% |
| Other | $2K2% | $0 | $0 |
| AIPAC-linked* | — | $20K | — |
| 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.
Mallory Dittmer 160 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$140K
Campaign spent$65K
Cash on hand$75K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals98%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding1%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
- Individual$3K
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- Individual$931
- Individual$800
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- Individual$688
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- Individual$566
- Individual$540
Showing the 50 biggest of 160 donors. The other 110 gave $31K combined.
Plus $41K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Wes Climer 439 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$884K
Campaign spent$285K
Cash on hand$600K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals73%
PACs / committees27%
Self-funding1%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
- Cooperative PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Trade association PAC$8K
- Individual$7K
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- Organization$7K
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- Trade association PAC$6K
- Individual$6K
- Self-funded$6K
- Individual$5K
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- Corporate PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Membership PAC$5K
- Corporate PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
- Corporate PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Membership PAC$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Corporate PAC$5K
- AIPAC's PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
Showing the 50 biggest of 439 donors. The other 389 gave $560K combined.
Plus $26K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Andy Kaplan 3 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$3K
Campaign spent$1K
Cash on hand$1K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals48%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding52%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
- Self-funded$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$250
Plus $116 from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
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.