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South Carolina District 05 candidates

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South Carolina District 05 roster

South Carolina District 05 lists 7 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 3
  • Republican: 3
  • Other: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 7

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
Alex HarperDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6SC051782026191919October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Andrew CloughDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6SC051862026131313October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Andrew KaplanOtherchallengerWithdrawndiscoveredotherH6SC052362026444October 6, 2026August 8, 2026October 6, 2026
Bill BledsoeRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6SC052102026444October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Mallory DittmerDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6SC052282026101010October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Ralph W. Norman Jr.RepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH8SC0515820266,9836,9836,983October 24, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Wes ClimerRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6SC052022026111111October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for Alex Harper, Andrew Clough, Andrew Kaplan, Bill Bledsoe, Mallory Dittmer, and Wes Climer.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Ralph W. Norman Jr..
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for Alex Harper, Andrew Clough, Andrew Kaplan, Bill Bledsoe, Mallory Dittmer, Ralph W. Norman Jr., and Wes Climer.
  • 7 of 7 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 7 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from October 6, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 7 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 7 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from October 6, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

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Alex Harper

Democrat · U.S. House

Andrew Clough

Democrat · U.S. House

Andrew Kaplan

Other · U.S. House

Bill Bledsoe

Republican · U.S. House

Mallory Dittmer

Democrat · U.S. House

Ralph W. Norman Jr.

Republican · U.S. House

Wes Climer

Republican · U.S. House

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