Elections Intelligence

South Carolina 4th District

DEFENDED SEAT
SAFE R
Courtney McClain Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
9.2¢REPUBLICAN 96¢
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William R. Timmons IV Republican · Incumbent
Also on the ballot: Jessica Ethridge (L).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market has run well past this seat's history — a 23-point Republican hold in 2024, priced at 96¢ today.

Safe R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Fundraising · Lean RR 48.37-to-1 in receipts. Prior result · Likely RR+22.5 in 2024. Market · Safe RR 96¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 96¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+22.5

William R. Timmons IV (R)

59.73 — 37.23 · 2024 general election

def. Kathryn Harvey (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
R 48.37 to 1
Courtney McClain$33.0K
William R. Timmons IV$1.60M

PULLED 08-25 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 06-09 · HELDRunoff 06-23 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled · L settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄