Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Max Eliot Diaz

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · South Carolina District 1
Filing address
Hanahan, SC (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
DIAZ, MAX ELIOT
Next election
General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of South Carolina with the 2026 district highlighted

South Carolina, District 1

DemocraticU.S. House · South Carolina District 1Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6SC01243 · Principal campaign committee: MAX DIAZ FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$6,586.81
Total spent$6,586.81
Cash on hand−$451.82
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through June 16, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $6,586.81
  • Individual contributions$6,586.81100%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$1,596.8168%
  • Contributions over $200$750.0032%
  • Itemized from inside South Carolina$776.2576%
  • Itemized from other states$250.0024%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$4K$0 OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $411.56OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $325.83YEAR-END: raised $656.75YEAR-END: spent $613.75APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $4,131.75APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $3,808.66PRE-PRIMARY: raised $1,094.50PRE-PRIMARY: spent $1,083.55TERMINATION REPORT: raised $292.25TERMINATION REPORT: spent $755.022025-092025-122026-032026-052026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

South Carolina U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 23 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Max Eliot Diaz (D)$6,586.81−$451.822026-06-16
Nancy Lacore (D)$4,429,294.60$552,641.462026-09-30
Sam McCown (R)$1,595,791.73$0.002026-09-30
Jenny Costa Honeycutt (R)$1,291,995.81$311,518.292026-10-14
Mark Smith (R)$956,631.24$0.002026-09-30
William Mac Deford (D)$658,144.07$0.002026-07-31
Nancy Mace (R)$452,863.38$74,937.952026-10-14
Alex Pelbath (R)$396,522.27$546.912026-09-30
Marshall C. Sanford (R)$354,562.14$311,900.002026-09-30
Mayra Rivera-Vazquez (D)$126,366.92$5,823.992026-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
GQR (D)September 30 – October 4, 2026400 (LV)–Jenny Costa Honeycutt 45% · Nancy Lacore 48%
co/efficient (R)September 30 – October 1, 2026837 (LV)± 3.37%Jenny Costa Honeycutt 46% · Nancy Lacore 40% · Bill Reeside Jr. 4%
Public Policy Polling (D)September 9–10, 2026536 (RV)± 4.2%Jenny Costa Honeycutt 41% · Nancy Lacore 40%
GQR (D)July 15–22, 2026400 (LV)—Jenny Costa Honeycutt 50% · Nancy Lacore 48%
43%41%5%2%Jenny Costa Honeycutt 9%
Public Policy Polling (D)December 5–6, 2025645 (LV)± 3.9%Mark Smith 39% · Mac Deford 36%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: MAX DIAZ FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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