Wes Climer
State Senator, South Carolina Senate District 15 · Candidate for South Carolina 5th Congressional District · Republican
On the 2026 ballotCandidate · South Carolina 5th Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: South Carolina State Election Commission — certified candidate list, 2026 Statewide General Election: U.S. House of Representatives, District 5 — 'Wes Climer', Republican, status 'Active' (3/17/2026) · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What South Carolina 5th Congressional District covers
Covers all of Kershaw County, Fairfield County, York County, Chester County, Lancaster County, Union County and Cherokee County; parts of Sumter County, Lee County and Spartanburg County.
Includes Rock Hill, Sumter (part), Fort Mill, Lugoff, Camden, Catawba, Gaffney, Lake Wylie (part), Newport, Privateer, Union, Van Wyck and 72 more.
336 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, statewide Voter Precincts (gis.state.sc.us, 2026); per-election precinct editions for the 2020/2022/2024 certified results: SC RFA statewide precinct files 2022-06, 2022-12, 2024-09 and Census 2020 VTDs (sc-rfa-2022-06, sc-rfa-2022-12, sc-rfa-2024-10, sc-census-vtd2020)
Results
Certified results for South Carolina 5th Congressional District
U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
SC-2024-11-05-Cntyprec · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph W NormanRepublican | Republican | 228,260 | 63.5% |
| Evangeline HundleyDemocrat | Democrat | 130,592 | 36.3% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 557 | 0.2% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results
U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
SC-2022-11-08-Cntyprec · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph NormanRepublican | Republican | 154,725 | 64.0% |
| Evangeline HundleyDemocrat | Democrat | 83,299 | 34.5% |
| Larry GaitherGreen | Green | 3,547 | 1.5% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 136 | 0.1% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results
U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
SC-2020-11-03-Cntyprec · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph NormanRepublican | Republican | 220,006 | 60.1% |
| Moe BrownDemocrat | Democrat | 145,979 | 39.9% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 273 | 0.1% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results
Key Votes
The record
No congressional voting record
Wes Climer has not served in Congress: no entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (bioguide.congress.gov) under this name for SC, checked 2026-09-24 against the catalog's bioguide linkage. Other public offices, if any, not compiled here.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $884,284cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $599,621cycle to date through Jun 30
- Spent
- $284,663cycle to date through Jun 30
- Debts Owed
- $0cycle to date through Jun 30
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Top Payees
Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.
- Gen2 Solutions Llc$103,663.00
- Donehue Campaigns$47,532.38
- Strong Side Strategies$21,035.85
- Prospect Strategic Communications$17,519.70
- Campaign Solutions$7,012.40
Campaign finance — Climer For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinance Reports
Campaign finance — Climer For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Raised $884,283.63 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $284,663.00 · cash on hand $599,620.63 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $642,654.05 (73%); PACs and other political committees $236,000.00 (27%); Candidate contributions $5,629.58 (1%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): media and advertising $109,927.80; general consulting $68,568.23; staff, contractors and reimbursements $23,189.84; polling $17,519.70; other $15,745.24; digital $11,827.40.
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Advertising
Who is advertising for and against Wes
Advertising summary — for and against (2026 cycle)
For: own campaign on Google $14,000–$16,000 (ad ranges); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.
Apr 1, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)Google/YouTube ads — Climer for Congress (supporting)
The candidate's own campaign (Climer for Congress). 2 ads since Nov 2024; $14,000–$16,000 (Google creative spend ranges).
Apr 1, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source
Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“Members of Congress should not be using information gained through their office to make money in the stock market. If we expect the public to trust our institutions, we have to remove conflicts of interest and hold ourselves to a higher standard.”
“Public office should not be a path to personal financial gain. It should be a period of service. I rejected the legislative retirement benefit in Columbia, and I will hold myself to that same standard in Washington.”
“I'm running for Congress because I believe government is supposed to serve the people it represents. Too often, it ends up serving the people inside it. That's not what public office is meant to be, and it's something we need to correct.”
In the News
Press coverage
- WES CLIMER FILES TO RUN FOR CONGRESS IN SOUTH CAROLINA’S 5TH DISTRICTMar 18, 2026 · Press · wesclimer.com
Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
- Official Websitescstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0356818139Official
Campaign website and social accounts
Campaign site: https://wesclimer.com
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channels · source
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for South Carolina 5th Congressional District
- Mallory DittmerDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for U.S. Representative, SC-05 — Republican
Listed as “Wes Climer”, Republican, status Active. Other Active candidates in the race: Mallory Dittmer.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · State election authority (certified candidate list) · sourceU.S. Representative · SC-05
Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · Official
Not on file for Wes yet: Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_vefc0f333.
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