Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, SC-05
Wes Climer
American politician (born 1982)
- Over
- Mallory Dittmer (Democratic)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia · read 2026-11-14
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +14.3, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
David Wesley Climer is an American politician. Since 2016, Climer has represented the 15th District (York) in the South Carolina Senate. He is a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the state senate, effective November 3, 2026.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- September 26, 1982 (age 44)
- Education
- Not on file
- Occupation
- Not on file
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, SC-05. Won over Mallory Dittmer.
- Wes Climer Republican · winnern/a
- Mallory Dittmer Democraticn/a
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +14.3, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: CLIMER FOR CONGRESS. Covers July 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
3.0% of the $765,596 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)2.1%$23,240
- Individuals, itemized65.6%$742,356
- Other political committees (PACs)31.7%$359,250
- The candidate (own money and loans)0.7%$7,586
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.0%$51
Employers donors listed
- CAROLINA BLOOD AND CANCER CENTER$17,50016 contributions
- BURNS CHEVROLET$8,0003 contributions
- SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES$8,0003 contributions
- TITAN FARMS$8,0004 contributions
- WILLIAMS & FUDGE$8,0003 contributions
- WILLIAMS & FUDGE, INC.$8,0003 contributions
- SCHILLER & HAMILTON LAW FIRM$7,5003 contributions
- APOTHECA HEMP$7,0002 contributions
- BEEMOK CAPITAL$7,0002 contributions
- BEEMOK MANAGEMENT LLC$7,0002 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash 0a1b5c27f687
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here.
Record
Not yet on file: committee assignments, bills and votes (this person is not a sitting member in the public dataset). Are you this person? Update your profile
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- wesclimer.com official
- Campaign email
- Not on file
- Social
- Not on file
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 9:27 AM ET
- 2016 to presentmember of the State Senate of South Carolina Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q96361629). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Carolina&oldid=1385585603
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 9:27 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Climer
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96361629
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6SC05202/
- photo_curated https://wesclimer.com/about/
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