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South Carolina Senate

📅 General: November 3, 2026 · Primary: June 9, 2026

Last updated: Apr 25, 2026 04:48 AM

Poll Leader

No polls

0 candidates polled

Total Money in Race

$20.1M

Combined fundraising

Outside Spending

$1.3M

Independent expenditures

Corporate Influence

$1.7M

8 lobbying clients

🧠 Race Intelligence

Toss-Up

Signal Alignment INSUFFICIENT DATA at 0%

Data Signals

📈 Graham: Net IE: +357K

🏛️ Super PAC Activity in This Race

Committee

Direction

Amount

PROJECT 2026

Opposing Lynch

$817K

SECURITY IS STRENGTH PAC

Supporting Graham

$357K

SECURITY IS STRENGTH PAC

Opposing Andrews

$121K

🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline

Companies spending $1.3M lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $1.7M in campaign spending in this race.

Corporate Clients

$1.3M

Lobbying Spend

$1.7M

Campaign Spending

Lobbyists

Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race

🛡️ Defense & Security 🤖 Tech & AI 🏭 Trade & Manufacturing 🏥 Healthcare & Pharma

Company Lobbying $ Campaign $ Candidate

AMERICAN SECURITY FUND 🤖 🛡️ 🏭

$540K

$121K

ANDREWS

REN

$200K

$121K

ANDREWS

Y 🏥

$150K

$121K

ANDREWS

STR

$150K

$121K

ANDREWS

NATIONAL SECURITY ACTION 🛡️

$130K

$121K

ANDREWS

10 X NATIONAL SECURITY 🛡️

$90K

$121K

ANDREWS

THE AI PROJECT

$817K

LYNCH

AC, INC.

$121K

ANDREWS

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

NUTRAMAX LABORATORIES

$9K (4)

CENTAURUS CAP

$4K (1)

COLUMBIA OFFICE FURNITURE

$4K (1)

RELMAX REALTY PROFESSIONALS

$4K (1)

WALTHOUR IDEA LAB

$2K (1)

SELF REGIONAL ANMED

$2K (1)

NUTRAMAX

$2K (3)

BERGERON CUSTOM HOMES

$2K (2)

BRANYON ACCOUNTING

$2K (5)

JEFF LYNCH

$1K (7)

GRAHAM (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups (7 also lobby Congress)

FLUOR LOBBY+DONATE

$40K (31)

BLACKSTONE

$30K (9)

BLOOM ENERGY

$26K (24)

DUKE ENERGY LOBBY+DONATE

$26K (21)

BOEING LOBBY+DONATE

$26K (37)

VERIZON

$22K (13)

BON SECOURS MERCY HEALTH

$18K (6)

BASHA DIAGNOSTICS

$17K (7)

CME GROUP

$16K (13)

NELSON MULLINS

$14K (11)

ANDREWS (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (2 also lobby Congress)

MUSC

$52K (89)

MOTLEY RICE

$12K (9)

PRISMA HEALTH

$10K (32)

THE RICHMAN GROUP

$10K (3)

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

$9K (21)

UCSF

$7K (3)

VIAM

$7K (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

$7K (2)

DEGNON ASSOCIATES

$7K (2)

DESIMONE ENTERPRISE GROUP

$7K (2)

DANS (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)

DBA: PAUL STACKHOUSE

$10K (4)

UBER TECHNOLOGIES

$10K (4)

KING & BALLOW

$10K (4)

APEX BASEBALL

$10K (4)

HUT 8

$10K (4)

DBA: JEFF LUBOW

$7K (3)

EQUINOX PARTNERS

$7K (3)

MFG

$7K (3)

THE LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD G. WHITING,

$7K (3)

SKYBRIDGE CAPITAK

$7K (3)

JOHNSON (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups

GLTD

$500 (1)

AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES

$500 (1)

DONALD ELISBURG

$350 (2)

LIFTING UP WESTCHESTER

$250 (1)

LEADERBOARD DEVELOPMENT

$250 (1)

JPMORGAN CHASE

$250 (1)

EXCLUSIVE REALTY

$250 (1)

HOLIDAY MANAGEMENT

$250 (1)

RSCHILLING

$250 (1)

DE ANZA COLLEGE

$250 (1)

BAUER (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups

US SENATE

$114K (1)

GALLOWAY FAMILY HOMES

$8K (3)

TIGER SPORTS SHOP

$7K (2)

GIRA STEEL

$5K (2)

CHERYL GUNTER

$4K (2)

GARDNER INSURANCE

$4K (1)

OWNER

$4K (1)

GPS

$4K (1)

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

$59.8B

Total Awards

66%

Defense ($6.7B)

5,024,369

Population

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

Candidate

RCP Avg

Raised

COH

Sm $

Burn

IE For

IE Agst

Andrews (D)

—

$6.5M

$2.6M

62%

60%

—

$121K

Graham (R)

—

$5.9M

$11.6M

168%

$358K

—

Lynch (R)

—

$5.7M

$3.3M

53%

42%

—

$817K

Dans (R)

—

$1.0M

$446K

14%

56%

—

Johnson (D)

—

$569K

—

85%

100%

—

Bauer (R)

—

$216K

—

100%

—

Brown (D)

—

$70K

—

97%

29%

—

Freeman (D)

—

$43K

$1K

13%

99%

—

Financial Breakdown

Andrews (D)

Total Raised

$6,519,296

Cash on Hand

$2,639,287

Disbursements

$3,880,008

Individual Contributions

$6,456,423

PAC Contributions

$42,705

Small Dollar %

61.7%

Burn Rate

59.5%

Net IE Advantage

$-121K

Graham (R)

Total Raised

$5,928,622

Cash on Hand

$11,613,609

Disbursements

$9,938,631

Individual Contributions

$1,080,475

PAC Contributions

$573,750

Small Dollar %

5.1%

Burn Rate

167.6%

Net IE Advantage

+$358K

Lynch (R)

Total Raised

$5,726,191

Cash on Hand

$3,327,336

Disbursements

$2,398,855

Individual Contributions

$487,188

PAC Contributions

Small Dollar %

53.4%

Burn Rate

41.9%

Net IE Advantage

$-817K

Dans (R)

Total Raised

$1,011,421

Cash on Hand

$446,184

Disbursements

$565,237

Individual Contributions

$330,368

PAC Contributions

Small Dollar %

13.9%

Burn Rate

55.9%

Net IE Advantage

Johnson (D)

Total Raised

$569,186

Cash on Hand

Disbursements

$569,186

Individual Contributions

$68,986

PAC Contributions

Small Dollar %

84.9%

Burn Rate

100.0%

Net IE Advantage

Bauer (R)

Total Raised

$216,272

Cash on Hand

Disbursements

$216,272

Individual Contributions

$216,173

PAC Contributions

Small Dollar %

2.6%

Burn Rate

100.0%

Net IE Advantage

Brown (D)

Total Raised

$69,569

Cash on Hand

Disbursements

$20,369

Individual Contributions

$69,569

PAC Contributions

Small Dollar %

96.7%

Burn Rate

29.3%

Net IE Advantage

Freeman (D)

Total Raised

$42,972

Cash on Hand

$1,236

Disbursements

$42,639

Individual Contributions

$13,472

PAC Contributions

Small Dollar %

13.2%

Burn Rate

99.2%

Net IE Advantage