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2026 U.S. House

South Carolina's 7th Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

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U.S. House · SC-7
Primary: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in SC-7

Russell Fry

Russell Fry

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Standing With President Trump to Put America First
  • Securing the Border and Ending the Fentanyl Crisis
  • Lowering the Cost of Living
About Russell Fry

Russell Fry practiced law along the Grand Strand for more than a decade after graduating from Charleston School of Law, where he was Student Bar Association president, per his official House biography. He represented South Carolina House District 106 for seven years, including as Chief Majority Whip, and chaired the House Opioid Abuse Prevention Study Committee. He self-funded his undergraduate education at the University of South Carolina and lives in Murrells Inlet, per the campaign site.

John Gregory Vincent

John Gregory Vincent

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • End the War in Iran
  • End the Trade Wars Making Life More Expensive
  • Fully Fund Social Security
About John Gregory Vincent

John Vincent is a retired Navy Command Master Chief who spent most of his 20-year career in the submarine force, per his campaign site. He and his wife Deb own The Submarine Way LLC, a leadership and organizational development consulting firm, per the SC Daily Gazette.

About this race

South Carolina's 7th 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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