2026 general election
South Carolina Senate
Not a real money race: only one candidate raised meaningful money. The incumbent lost. · Interim appointee lost election. Democratic gain.
$87M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 South Carolina Senate race: $31M raised by the campaigns, $989K of it from PACs, plus $56M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Annie Andrews (Democrat) won.
Receipts + outside spending
$87M
Raised by campaigns
$31M
PAC checks
$989K
Outside money
$56M
Candidates
- Raised
- $24M
- Spent
- $23M
- From individuals
- $24M
- From PACs
- $250K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $10M
- Outside money against
- $20M
Who paid: 1% of Andrews's money came from PACs
- 314 Action Victory Fund Super PAC$20K
- Vote Mama Super PAC$10K
- Kelly Leadership PAC$10K
- American College of Emergency Physicians Membership$10K
- Women Vote Other$10K
- Murphy Leadership PAC$10K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$5K
- Kaine Leadership PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Senate Leadership Fund · $13M attacking
- Government That Works PAC · $4.2M supporting
- Security Is Strength PAC · $4.1M attacking
- Blackpac · $3.0M supporting
- No Going Back PAC · $1.5M attacking
- Raised
- $6.9M
- Spent
- $22M
- From individuals
- $1.3M
- From PACs
- $739K
- From party
- $62K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $12M
- Outside money against
- $14M
Who paid: 11% of Graham's money came from PACs
- Young Victory Committee Party$62K
- Norpac Other$27K
- Leonardo Drs PAC Corporate$15K
- Mullin Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Trade group$10K
- Kennedy Leadership PAC$10K
- Milliken & Company Corporate$10K
- Republican Jewish Coalition Membership$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Government That Works PAC · $6.7M attacking
- Security Is Strength PAC · $3.9M supporting
- Fresh Start Sc PAC · $2.5M attacking
- Building the Future · $2.5M supporting
- New Deal for All, Inc. · $2.5M attacking
- Raised
- $28K
- Spent
- $22K
- From individuals
- $19K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $9K
- Outside money for
- $515
- Outside money against
- $0
Biggest outside spenders
- Starkfreedom PAC · $515 supporting
No matched finance record in this snapshot. This does not mean the candidate raised no money or filed no report.
Biggest outside spenders
- Our Heritage Matters · $539K supporting
- Principled Patriots PAC · $70K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2026 South Carolina Senate race?
- $87M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 South Carolina Senate race: $31M raised by the campaigns, $989K of it from PACs, plus $56M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Annie Andrews (Democrat) won.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 South Carolina Senate race?
- Annie Andrews (Democrat) raised $24M and had $10M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 South Carolina Senate race?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($13M), Government That Works PAC ($11M), Security Is Strength PAC ($8.1M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 South Carolina Senate race?
- NRSC gave $62K to Darline Graham; Norpac gave $27K to Darline Graham; 314 Action Fund gave $20K to Annie Andrews.