Samuel Luther Gibbons IV
Ran for South Carolina 2nd Congressional District · Republican
Lost the 2026 primary
Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 Republican primary on June 9, 2026 — South Carolina State Election Commission — 2026 Statewide Primary · read Jun 9, 2026
Sources (4)
- Lost the 2026 Republican primary on June 9, 2026 — South Carolina State Election Commission — 2026 Statewide Primary (June 9, 2026) certified results: U.S. House of Representatives, District 2 - REP — 'Sam Gibbons' 7,440
- nominee 'Joe Wilson' 46,588
- South Carolina State Election Commission — certified candidate list, 2026 Statewide General Election: 'Samuel Luther Gibbons', status 'Defeated In Primary' [CONFIRMED
- FEC H6SC02142] [CORRECTION 2026-09-24 14:41 run: replaces an erroneous 'did not file / not on the list' classification from this morning's SC sweep]
Filed under South Carolina 2nd Congressional District. The race page has 3 candidates, 3 certified results. See the race
Roles on File
Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.
- Lost the primarySouth Carolina 2nd Congressional DistrictNov 3, 2026 · Lost the 2026 primary
The District
What South Carolina 2nd Congressional District covers
Covers all of Aiken County and Lexington County; parts of Barnwell County, Orangeburg County and Richland County.
Includes Columbia (part), Aiken, North Augusta (part), Lexington, Red Bank, Barnwell, Blackville, Blythewood (part), Cayce (part), Lake Murray of Richland, West Columbia, Williston and 47 more.
291 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)
Not on file for Samuel yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_4fdm36xjj.
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