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2026 U.S. House

South Carolina's 4th Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

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U.S. House · SC-4
Primary: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in SC-4

Jessica Ethridge

Jessica Ethridge

Libertarian

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Addressing the rising cost of living for working families, per Libertarian Party candidate profile
  • Reducing the national debt, per Libertarian Party candidate profile
About Jessica Ethridge

Jessica Ethridge is a South Carolina native who grew up in Greer and has worked nearly 20 years as a legal professional in the Upstate, including as a title insurance industry state operations manager since 2019, per her Libertarian Party candidate profile. She is the party's nominee for South Carolina's 4th Congressional District.

Courtney McClain

Courtney McClain

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Tackling the Housing Crisis
  • Our Health, Our Fight
  • Bringing Down the Cost of Living
About Courtney McClain

Courtney McClain is a 2025 Howard University graduate with a master's degree in political science who has served as President of the South Carolina NAACP Youth and College Division and as a Fannie Lou Hamer Government Relations Fellow with the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, per her campaign site. She is the Democratic nominee for South Carolina's 4th Congressional District.

William Timmons

Republican

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Government efficiency and accountability, per house.gov
About William Timmons

Timmons is an attorney, entrepreneur and captain and JAG officer in the South Carolina Air National Guard who began as a prosecutor in the Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor's Office in Greenville, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he served in the South Carolina Senate, has represented the 4th District in Congress since 2019, and holds degrees from George Washington University and the University of South Carolina.

About this race

South Carolina's 4th 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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