South Carolina 2nd District

Joe Wilson (R) holds this seat and is running again. 3 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.

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  Joe Wilson

  Republican · holds this seat today

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  Liberty Score A

  On the liberty side in 123 of 127 votes and bills.

  Raised $1,017,186 since January 2025: 42% from people, 35% from PACs and other committees, 20% the candidate’s own money. The filing at FEC.gov

  Every vote behind this grade
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  Zyon Khalifa

  Democrat · attorney and Air Force reservist

  No grade

  No grade yet

  I have no votes in Congress to count for Khalifa, and what Khalifa has said and done settles only 0 of my principles. I went through it on October 26. A grade needs 4.

  See each one, with its source

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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.

Zyon Khalifa, on the record

I have no votes in Congress to count for Khalifa, so the grade above comes from this list: what Khalifa has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.

• October 2026 · His campaign siteFree nations

  His platform says the campaign does not accept money from AIPAC or similar outside influence organizations; it says nothing about aid or weapons to Israel.

  “We also do not accept funding from AIPAC or similar outside influence organizations”

  By the test I use for votes

  ?Not clear either way

  Refusing a lobby's money is not a position on Israel's right to defend itself or on weapons, so it does not settle a side.

  Source: Khalifa for Congress, PlatformDiscuss this
• October 2026 · His campaign siteFree markets

  His platform lists raising the minimum wage among its economic goals, alongside grants and loans for small businesses.

  “Raise the minimum wage”

  By the test I use for votes

  ?Not clear either way

  A wage floor is not named by the measure as a price control or a tax, so it does not settle a side.

  Source: Khalifa for Congress, PlatformDiscuss this
• October 2026 · His campaign siteBorders

  His platform calls for ICE reform that prioritises serious public safety threats over families and workers, with more oversight of detention; it does not say whether he would end deportations.

  “Prioritize enforcement on serious public safety threats”

  By the test I use for votes

  ?Not clear either way

  The words limit enforcement priorities but do not oppose deportation or ICE outright, so they do not settle a side.

  Source: Khalifa for Congress, PlatformDiscuss this
• October 19, 2026 · DebateBorders

  At the 19 October debate he said the country is both a land of laws and a land of immigrants, without naming a policy.

  “But we are also a land of immigrants.”

  By the test I use for votes

  ?Not clear either way

  No border, deportation or ICE policy is named, so it does not settle a side.

  Source: WRDW, Local S.C. congressional candidates clash over costs, immigration, foreign policyDiscuss this

Also on the ballot

Dayna Alane Smith (Workers).

Who is on the ballot: the state election offices, as listed on Wikipedia on November 3, 2026, checked against the candidate file of the Federal Election Commission. See a name that is wrong or missing? Say so in the discussion.