Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Mark Smith
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · South Carolina District 1
- Filing address
- Daniel Island, SC (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SMITH, MARK
- Next election
- General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
South Carolina, District 1
FEC candidate ID H6SC01250 · Principal campaign committee: MARK SMITH FOR CONGRESS
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 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$520,605.0054%
- PACs and other committees$56,000.006%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$380,000.0040%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$26.240%
Self-funding: $380,000.00 (40% of money raised): $0.00 given and $380,000.00 lent by the candidate. $1,740.74 of loans repaid so far.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$20,405.003%
- Contributions over $200$563,200.0097%
- Itemized from inside South Carolina$410,600.0072%
- Itemized from other states$156,850.0028%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Missouri $49,000.00 · North Carolina $42,000.00 · Tennessee $33,000.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
12 committees reported giving $49,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES INC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- MAYNARD NEXSEN PACPAC$3,000.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- GOPAC ELECTION FUNDHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- OUTRIDER PACHybrid PAC$2,500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Mark Smith$26,500.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Mark Smith$285,256.30
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.Opposing$221,268.00
- WFW ACTION FUND INCOpposing$50,807.00
- LOWCOUNTRY PATRIOT FUNDSupporting$26,500.00
- SECURE TOMORROW PACOpposing$13,180.00
The race
South Carolina U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 23 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Smith (R) | $956,631.24 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Nancy Lacore (D) | $4,429,294.60 | $552,641.46 | 2026-09-30 |
| Sam McCown (R) | $1,595,791.73 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Jenny Costa Honeycutt (R) | $1,291,995.81 | $311,518.29 | 2026-10-14 |
| William Mac Deford (D) | $658,144.07 | $0.00 | 2026-07-31 |
| Nancy Mace (R) | $452,863.38 | $74,937.95 | 2026-10-14 |
| Alex Pelbath (R) | $396,522.27 | $546.91 | 2026-09-30 |
| Marshall C. Sanford (R) | $354,562.14 | $311,900.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Mayra Rivera-Vazquez (D) | $126,366.92 | $5,823.99 | 2026-06-30 |
| William Oliver Reeside Jr. (L) | $115,492.05 | $3,660.08 | 2026-10-14 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GQR (D) | September 30 – October 4, 2026 | 400 (LV) | – | Jenny Costa Honeycutt 45% · Nancy Lacore 48% |
| co/efficient (R) | September 30 – October 1, 2026 | 837 (LV) | ± 3.37% | Jenny Costa Honeycutt 46% · Nancy Lacore 40% · Bill Reeside Jr. 4% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | September 9–10, 2026 | 536 (RV) | ± 4.2% | Jenny Costa Honeycutt 41% · Nancy Lacore 40% |
| GQR (D) | July 15–22, 2026 | 400 (LV) | — | Jenny Costa Honeycutt 50% · Nancy Lacore 48% |
| 43% | 41% | 5% | 2% | Jenny Costa Honeycutt 9% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | December 5–6, 2025 | 645 (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: MARK SMITH 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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