2026 elections · South Carolina

South Carolina U.S. House, district 1

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Likely R (Cook: Likely R; Sabato: Likely R; Inside Elections: Likely R; DDHQ: Lean R). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Republican

Jenny Costa Honeycutt

Raised
$556,418
From individuals
$450,952
From PACs and other committees
$74,500
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$13,500
Cash on hand
$78,533
Debts
$10,000

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $2,093,261 to support and $271,211 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 13, 2026.

PAC and committee money

41 committees reported giving $168,500 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Democrat

Nancy S. Lacore

Raised
$4,429,295
From individuals
$4,192,625
From PACs and other committees
$218,300
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$552,641
Debts
$150,917

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $739,452 to support and $957,352 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

34 committees reported giving $119,415 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Libertarian

Bill Reeside

Raised
$115,392
From individuals
$9,892
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$105,500
Cash on hand
$5,886
Debts
$105,500

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Jenny Costa HoneycuttRepublican$556,418$78,533$2,093,261$271,211
Nancy S. LacoreDemocrat$4,429,295$552,641$739,452$957,352
Bill ReesideLibertarian$115,392$5,886$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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