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2026 candidates we're tracking in SC-2
Zyon Khalifa
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Economic growth, good-paying jobs and small-business support
- Education, including higher teacher pay and public school funding
- Expanding health care access
About Zyon Khalifa
Zyon Khalifa is an Air Force veteran and 2023 University of South Carolina graduate who also holds a law degree from Southern University Law Center, per WFXG. Raised in Aiken County, he is the Democratic nominee for South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District. On his campaign site he describes himself as an Air Force reservist and former University of South Carolina track athlete who joined the reserves in 2020 as a transportation logistics specialist and earned a Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center in May 2026, per the campaign site.
Dayna Alane Smith
Dayna Alane Smith is the Workers Party candidate for South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the South Carolina Election Commission's general-election candidate listing. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Joe Wilson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Economy, fiscal responsibility and a balanced budget
- Peace through strength and national security
- Energy infrastructure and advanced energy innovation
About Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson has represented South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District since 2001, per his official House biography. A Charleston native and University of South Carolina law graduate, he practiced real estate law in West Columbia, served on the staffs of Senator Strom Thurmond and Congressman Floyd Spence, was a deputy general counsel at the U.S. Department of Energy under President Reagan, served 17 years in the South Carolina Senate and retired as a Colonel after 31 years in the Army Reserves and South Carolina Army National Guard, per the campaign site.
About this race
South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The South Carolina primary is Tuesday, June 9, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, June 23, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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