Elections Intelligence

South Carolina 5th District

DEFENDED SEAT
LIKELY R
Mallory Dittmer Democratic · Nominee
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
9.3¢REPUBLICAN 93.2¢
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Wes Climer Republican · Nominee
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market is less sure of this seat than its history is — a 27-point Republican hold in 2024, priced at 93.2¢ today.

Likely R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Fundraising · Lean RR 6.33-to-1 in receipts. Market · Likely RR 93.2¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold. Prior result · Safe RR+27.17 in 2024.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 93.2¢

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+27.17

Ralph Norman (R)

63.51 — 36.34 · 2024 general election

def. Evangeline Hundley (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
R 6.33 to 1
Mallory Dittmer$139.7K
Wes Climer$884.3K

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 COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄