Political ads · 2026 · SC

South Carolina House District 7 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Russell Fry won · 56.7% to 43.2% · Called by AP on Nov 3

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John Vincent (Democrat) and Russell Fry (Republican) are the nominees for South Carolina's 7th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Russell Fry is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, John Vincent's campaign had raised $640,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Russell Fry's campaign $2.0 million (through October 14, 2026).

John Vincent (DEM), Russell Fry (REP, incumbent). 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Registration	Register by Sun, Oct 4 (Online/fax/email received by Oct 4; mail postmarked by Oct 5; most offices close 5 p.m. Oct 2 for in-person.) (passed)Source: scvotes.gov ↗Source: scvotes.gov ↗
Early voting in person	Mon, Oct 19 to Sat, Oct 31 (8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Mon-Sat; closed Sunday Oct 25.) (passed)Source: scvotes.gov ↗
By mail	Mail voting needs a reason the state accepts (Qualifying reason needed, e.g. disability, age 65+, work obligations; early in-person voting open to all.); request a ballot by Fri, Oct 23 (Completed application received by county office by 5:00 p.m.); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (Received by county office by 7:00 p.m. Election Day; postmarks do not count.) (passed)Source: scvotes.gov ↗
Election Day	Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (passed)Source: scvotes.gov ↗
ID at the polls	Current photo ID (SC driver's license/DMV ID, SC voter registration card with photo, federal military ID, or US passport); reasonable-impediment provisional ballot otherwise.Source: scvotes.gov ↗

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

John Vincent (DEM)

Raised: $640K through 2026-10-14 individuals $622K · PACs $6,500 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $11K · cash on hand $70K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

3 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP $1,000
FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY $3,500
JAIME HARRISON FOR SENATE $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Russell Fry (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $2.0M through 2026-10-14 individuals $859K · PACs $857K · party $250 · from the candidate's other committees $259K · cash on hand $159K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: $31K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $31K from 17 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC

221 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

ABBVIE PAC $2,500
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) $4,500
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC) $3,500
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. PAC $2,000
ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE'S POLITICAL ACTION COMM $1,000
ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY PAC $1,000
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. PAC $3,000
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMAZON PAC $10K
AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) $1,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $1,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $7,500
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC $2,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) $2,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES PAC (ACEC PAC) $6,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC $5,000
AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSN PAC $8,500
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $6,500
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION PAC (HOTEL PAC) $3,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC $5,000
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) PAC $1,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $5,000
AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC) $2,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $4,500
AMERICAN PRINCIPLES $1,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PAC (ASA PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION (SOYPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC PAC $3,000
AMGEN INC. PAC $4,000
ANTI-WOKE FUND $10K
ARDA-ROC PAC $10K
ARENTFOX SCHIFF CIVIC PARTICIPATION FUND (AFSPAC) $1,500
ARPAC $1,000
ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC) $5,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS, INC. PAC $2,500
ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY PAC $1,000
AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC $3,500
AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
BAKER & HOSTETLER PAC $1,500
BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC) $2,500
BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC PAC (BLACKROCK PAC) $2,500
BLANK ROME PAC $1,000
BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA PAC $5,000
BMI PAC (BMI PAC) $2,000
BOEING PAC $2,000
BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC $10K
BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC $5,000
BUILD PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $3,500
BULLDOG PAC $1,000
CATERPILLAR INC PAC $2,500
CENTENE CORPORATION PAC $6,000
CENTER FOR SPORTFISHING POLICY PAC (CENTER PAC) $7,500
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. PAC $10K
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES PAC $2,500
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL PAC $5,000
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC (CEPAC) $1,000
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. $2,500
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $3,500
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
DAVITA INC. PAC (DAPAC) $1,000
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $2,500
DELOITTE PAC $2,500
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC PAC (WBD PAC) $1,000
DOMINION ENERGY, INC. PAC - DOMINION PAC $9,000
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $7,500
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS (EMMER PAC) $10K
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. PAC (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $2,500
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $4,000
ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC) $6,000
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC (ENPAC) $1,000
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY PAC $2,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $5,000
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC $2,500
FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
FIGHT ON PAC $10K
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
FLUOR CORPORATION PAC $3,000
FOX CORPORATION PAC (FOX PAC) $2,500
FRATERNITY & SORORITY PAC $2,000
GARMIN INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $10K
GOD, FAMILY, & COUNTRY PAC $2,500
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC $2,000
GRIDIRON-PAC $3,500
GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUIDEWELL PAC) $1,000
HAGEMAN FOR WYOMING $500
HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC PAC $1,000
HAMPTON LUMBER MILLS, INC. PAC (HAMPTON LUMBER PAC) $1,000
HF SINCLAIR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DINO PAC) $6,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $3,500
ICELAVEN DEVELOPMENT GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
IHEARTMEDIA INC. PAC $3,000
IN THE ARENA PAC $2,500
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) $7,500
INTERDIGITAL, INC., PAC $3,500
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC. PAC $4,000
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING PAC INC $2,000
INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INTA PAC) $4,000
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
JM FAMILY ENTERPRISES, INC PAC $1,000
K&L GATES LLP PAC (DC) $1,000
KOCHPAC - KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. $8,500
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC $1,500
LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $3,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' PAC $1,000
MAYNARD NEXSEN PAC $5,000
MCDONALDS CORPORATION PAC $2,500
MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PAC $2,000
MCKESSON CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL FUND $2,000
META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC $2,000
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC $8,500
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC. PAC $7,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (MORPAC) $3,000
MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC PAC (MPAAMERICA PAC) $5,500
MOTORSPORTS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SPEED PAC) $1,000
NASCOE PAC $2,000
NATERA, INC. PAC (NATERA PAC) $2,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS PAC (NABPAC) $10K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES PAC $3,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $3,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC PAC (NBAA-PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL PAC $2,000
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOC. PAC $4,500
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $5,000
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS INC PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC ('NEMA PAC') $1,000
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE PAC / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $3,000
NATIONAL HEALTH CORPORATION PAC $2,000
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC $5,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER PAC (NM... $2,500
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $10K
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS INC NSPS PAC $1,000
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $6,500
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC $2,500
NCTAPAC $3,500
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH PAC $2,500
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $2,500
NFIB FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
NOVOCURE INC PAC $2,000
NRA - POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $2,500
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL PAC $1,000
NUCOR CORPORATION PAC $7,500
ONEMAIN HOLDINGS, INC. PAC $1,000
PARAMOUNT GLOBAL PAC $1,000
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC $1,500
PLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC. PAC $1,000
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS $1,000
POLSINELLI PAC $1,000
POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $3,500
RAPTOR PAC $3,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION PAC $1,500
REJOICE PAC $5,000
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC (RUDY PAC) $1,000
RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC. PAC AKA DOMTAR/RESOLUTE PAC $1,000
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. PAC; RAI PAC $2,500
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC PAC $1,000
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $2,500
SENIORS HOUSING PAC $5,000
SHEEDER LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE $500
SIEMENS ENERGY INC PAC $2,000
SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND $1,000
SOUTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PAC $1,000
SOUTHEAST COTTON COMMITTEE $2,500
SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
SOUTHERN CROWN PARTNERS EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC $5,000
SOUTHERN GLAZER'S WINE AND SPIRITS PAC $5,000
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL PAC (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC) $500
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA PAC $500
SWISHER INTERNATIONAL INC PAC FUND $2,500
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL EMPLOYEES PAC (SYNCPAC) $2,500
T-MOBILE INC PAC (T-PAC) $5,000
TD BANK, N. A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
TEAM FRY $10K
TECHNOLOGY NETWORK (TECHNET) FEDERAL PAC $1,000
TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTON $3,753
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS CRNA PAC $1,000
THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $1,000
THE ASCAP LEGISLATIVE FUND FOR THE ARTS $1,500
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $6,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE FIREARM INDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATION NSSF PAC $3,000
THE GOOD FUND $500
THE SEASONAL EMPLOYER PAC $5,000
THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $2,500
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC $1,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC PAC (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $2,000
TRUSTWORTHY REPUBLICANS ALWAYS SERVE HUMBLY $3,500
TWDC ENTERPRISES 18 CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC AKA 'THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC' OR 'DISNEY PA... $1,000
TYSON FOODS INC PAC (TYPAC) $2,000
U.S. ANESTHESIA PARTNERS, INC. PAC D/B/A/ USAP PAC $2,500
UNAKA COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC $3,500
UNITED EGG ASSOCIATION EGGPAC $1,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC $2,500
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) $1,500
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND $2,000
USA RICE FEDERATION PAC $1,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PAC (VERIZON PAC) $7,000
VIATRIS, INC PAC $1,000
VISA INC PAC $2,500
WALDEN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $6,000
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC $5,000
XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE PAC (XPAC) $1,000
YOPAC $500

All filings at the FEC ↗

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