Mallory Dittmer
DEMOCRATIC
Branding Consultant
South Carolina5th District2026 HOUSE FORECAST
Wes Climer
REPUBLICAN
South Carolina State Senate (R)
2016 – Present
2026 South Carolina 5th District House Forecast:
Proprietary forecast for South Carolina's 5th congressional district House election between Democrat Mallory Dittmer and Republican Wes Climer. This page will update with a daily set of 100,000 new simulations as race fundamentals change in order to produce race odds, projected margin, and forecasted vote share. This page also includes polling averages when available.
The 2026 South Carolina 5th District House election features Democrat Mallory Dittmer and Republican Wes Climer. The seat is open in 2026, but the race to fill it is not expected to be competitive. In 2024, Donald Trump won South Carolina's 5th congressional district by 10.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Republican in 2026.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- SC-5
- Democratic candidate
- Mallory Dittmer
- Republican candidate
- Wes Climer
- Incumbent / open seat
- Open seat
- Forecast rating
- Solid R
- Projected vote
- 40.7% D / 59.3% R
- Projected margin
- R +18.6
- Forecast odds
- 2.8% D / 97.2% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on July 2, 2026
- Polling average
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- Polling average margin
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- Polling last updated
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- Polls included
- 0
- Latest poll
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