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South Carolina Senate
📅 General: November 3, 2026 · Primary: June 9, 2026
Last updated: Jun 07, 2026 06:00 PM
Poll Leader
No polls
0 candidates polled
Total Money in Race
$22.0M
Combined fundraising
Outside Spending
$7.1M
Independent expenditures
Corporate Influence
$26.7M
39 lobbying clients
🏛️ Super PAC Activity in This Race
PALMETTO ACTION
Opposing Lynch
$3.5M
PROJECT 2026
Opposing Lynch
$851K
FELLOWSHIP PAC
Supporting Graham
$550K
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $6.4M lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $26.7M in campaign spending in this race.
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🏥 Healthcare & Pharma
🛡️ Defense & Security
⚡ Energy & Utilities
🤖 Tech & AI
Company
Lobbying $
Campaign $
Candidate
Source: Senate LDA filings + FEC data via Hammerhead Intelligence.
Lobbying $ = annual reported federal lobbying expenditures (company-wide).
Campaign $ = IE spending directed at candidates in this specific race.
🏢 Donor Employer Groups — FEC Schedule A
Individual contributions aggregated by employer. Contributions are from employees, not the companies themselves.
LYNCH (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups
COLUMBIA OFFICE FURNITURE
$4K
(1)
RELMAX REALTY PROFESSIONALS
$4K
(1)
GRAHAM (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups (7 also lobby Congress)
ANDREWS (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (2 also lobby Congress)
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$9K
(21)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
$7K
(2)
DESIMONE ENTERPRISE GROUP
$7K
(2)
DANS (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
THE LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD G. WHITING,
$7K
(3)
JOHNSON (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups
BAUER (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
$3K
(1)
STOKES - TRAINOR CHEVROLET - GMC
$2K
(1)
Source: FEC Schedule A (2026 cycle) via Hammerhead Intelligence
Federal Spending Context (statewide)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Facilities Support Services · $4.4B
Remediation Services · $1.6B
Engineering Services · $1.4B
Research and Development in th · $612.1M
Commercial and Institutional B · $454.9M
Computer Systems Design Servic · $422.2M
Recipient
Amount
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HUMAN SERVICES
$11.9B
FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC
$6.3B
SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS LLC
$4.0B
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
$1.8B
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT
$1.6B
SOCIAL SERVICES SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMEN
$820.6M
CENTRAL PLATEAU CLEANUP COMPANY, LLC
$780.8M
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH C
$546.2M
Candidate Comparison
Andrews (D)
—
$8.1M
$2.9M
61%
64%
—
$121K
Graham (R)
—
$6.2M
$4.2M
5%
285%
$1.3M
—
Lynch (R)
—
$5.9M
$1.3M
51%
77%
—
$5.7M
Dans (R)
—
$1.0M
$446K
14%
56%
—
—
Johnson (D)
—
$569K
—
85%
100%
—
—
Bauer (R)
—
$216K
—
3%
100%
—
—
Brown (D)
—
$86K
—
97%
34%
—
—
Freeman (D)
—
$44K
$2K
14%
97%
—
—
Financial Breakdown
Individual Contributions
$7,995,149
PAC Contributions
$42,705
Disbursements
$17,552,989
Individual Contributions
$1,221,166
PAC Contributions
$603,974
Individual Contributions
$606,564
Individual Contributions
$330,368
Individual Contributions
$68,986
Individual Contributions
$216,173
Individual Contributions
$85,649
Individual Contributions
$14,266