South Carolina District 5

SC-05 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held June 9, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Mallory Dittmer 25,428 55.8%
Andrew Clough 20,138 44.2%

Full calendar and every race: South Carolina primary guide

Race Overview

Incumbent
Ralph Norman
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+14

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Mallory Dittmer Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $139,717
Cash on Hand: $74,508
Ralph Norman

Ralph Norman Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $83,209
Cash on Hand: $0

Alex Harper

Democrat
Total Raised: $23,137
Cash on Hand: $0

Andrew Clough

Democrat
Total Raised: $6,539
Cash on Hand: $1,066

Bill Bledsoe

Republican
Total Raised: $50,003
Cash on Hand: $8

Wes Climer

Republican
Total Raised: $884,284
Cash on Hand: $599,621

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 SC-05 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 SC-05 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

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