2026 general election
South Carolina 7th District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$2.6M was spent on the 2026 South Carolina 7th District race: $2.6M raised by the campaigns, $864K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Russell Fry (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$2.6M
Raised by campaigns
$2.6M
PAC checks
$864K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Russell FryRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.0M
- Spent
- $2.4M
- From individuals
- $859K
- From PACs
- $857K
- From party
- $250
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 43% of Fry's money came from PACs
Corporate $354K (45%)Trade group $221K (28%)Leadership PAC $68K (9%)Membership $66K (8%)Union $5K (1%)Super PAC $18K (2%)Other $57K (7%)
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (Nreca) Trade group$11K
- Dominion Energy, Inc. Corporate$10K
- American Resort Development Association Trade group$10K
- Duke Energy Corporation Corporate$10K
- Comcast Corporation Corporate$10K
- Milliken & Company Corporate$10K
- Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc. PAC Corporate$10K
- Charter Communications Inc. Corporate$10K
John VincentDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $640K
- Spent
- $570K
- From individuals
- $622K
- From PACs
- $7K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $11K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 1% of Vincent's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $4K (100%)
- Fighting for Democracy Leadership PAC$4K
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 South Carolina 7th District race?
- $2.6M was spent on the 2026 South Carolina 7th District race: $2.6M raised by the campaigns, $864K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Russell Fry (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 South Carolina 7th District race?
- Russell Fry (Republican) raised $2.0M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 South Carolina 7th District race?
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PAC gave $11K to Russell Fry; Dominion Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee - Dominion PAC gave $10K to Russell Fry; American Resort Development Association Resort Owners Coalition PAC (Arda-Roc PAC) gave $10K to Russell Fry.