WILSON, JOE THE HON.

RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. House · South Carolina · District 2 · Election 2026 · IncumbentH2SC02059

Overview

Raised: $1Mvs $881K 2023–2024
Spent: $924.5Kvs $1.1M 2023–2024
Cash on hand: $137.2Kvs $44.5K 2023–2024
Debts owed: $0vs $0 2023–2024

OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Oct 14, 2026, across every authorized committee; figures change when amended reports are filed.

Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as reported for the candidate's authorized committees together; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.

Race forecast

Chance of winning: 99%
Rating: Safe R
Predicted margin: R+8.5

VotePredictor gives Joe Wilson a 99% chance of winning as of October 30, 2026. No polls of the race: based on the district's lean, incumbency and the national environment, with published race ratings.

Joe Wilson’s chance of winning

Data

Date	Chance of winning
Sep 25, 2026	91%
Oct 1, 2026	91%
Oct 6, 2026	91%
Oct 10, 2026	91%
Oct 16, 2026	90%
Oct 24, 2026	89%
Oct 25, 2026	90%
Oct 26, 2026	99%
Oct 31, 2026	99%

As VotePredictor published it each day since September 25, 2026, including changes to its model.

Forecast by VotePredictor , updated daily. Its probabilities stay between 1% and 99%; no race is called before it is decided.

Compliance review · No open linked indicators

Automated review indicators, not findings of a violation. Exact reported records are linked; identity is not independently verified. Reported lobbyist-bundling disclosures are not counted as issues.

Latest cycle-wide scan: Oct 18, 2026 · Index refreshed: Oct 18, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Oct 18, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check succeeded (Oct 18, 2026).
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Oct 18, 2026).

No open indicators are linked in the published index. This is not a compliance clearance.

Across the cycle, some findings could not be linked safely to entities; ambiguous identities are withheld.

Candidate & race

Office & constituency: U.S. House · South Carolina · District 2
Reported party: Republican
Election year: 2026
Race status: Incumbent
Candidate status: Current candidate
Principal campaign committee: JOE WILSON FOR CONGRESS (C00368522)

The principal campaign committee is the reported connection to this candidate. Transaction details below cover that committee; candidate-wide totals can also cover other authorized committees.

Money in

Who's funding Joe Wilson? Read the article →

Sources

Itemized individual contributions$411.6K
Unitemized individual contributions$17.3K
Other committees$359.5K
Other receipts$2

Top contributors

WILSON, JOE$200K1 contribution
WILSON LEADERSHIP FUNDRepublicanInferred from FEC-reported participants$24.1K4 contributions
BASHA, ISMAEL100% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributions$7,0002 contributions

Money out

Spending by kind

Operating expenditures$844.5K
Contribution refunds$5,001
Other disbursements$75K

Largest transfers and contributions to committees

AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMixed activity · 46% Democratic / 54% RepublicanInferred from activity$8,000

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Largest operating payments

SUN INC.$50KPRINTING · Feb 10, 2026
SUN INC.$38.2KMAILER · Jun 1, 2026
ADP$37.1KPAYROLL · Jun 30, 2026
SUN INC.$36.3KPRINTING · Apr 1, 2026
LAMAR COMPANIES$32.1KADVERTISING · Apr 1, 2026
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Over time

Itemized receipts and reported spending by month

Data

Month	Raised	Spent
Jan 25	$2,000	-$5,000
Feb 25	$13,850	$0
Mar 25	$18,282	$0
Apr 25	$1,000	$500
May 25	$48,300	$5,000
Jun 25	$7,770	$0
Jul 25	$3,250	$3,500
Aug 25	$2,000	$0
Sep 25	$37,250	$0
Oct 25	$18,100	$0
Nov 25	$2,250	$0
Dec 25	$18,832	$0
Jan 26	$53,768	$0
Feb 26	$5,768	$2,500
Mar 26	$239,000	$3,480
Apr 26	$25,760	$0
May 26	$24,750	$0
Jun 26	$49,250	$0

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Financial timeline

2025–2026 election cycle · dated records

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Money network · top contributors and recipients as a graph

Records

Registration

Office sought: U.S. House
State / district: South Carolina · District 2
Party affiliation: Republican
Race status: Incumbent
Candidate status: Current candidate
Election year: 2026
Registration snapshot cycle: 2025–2026
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: PO BOX 2145 · WEST COLUMBIA, South Carolina, 29171-2145
Compliance screening: View review flags

Relationships

FEC-reported relationships

Registration evidence · 2025–2026

Reported relationships are not contributions or transfers. They do not establish that any money changed hands. The reporting committee and related entity are shown separately. Only loaded relationship types are shown; this is not a complete organization chart.

WILSON LEADERSHIP FUNDC00619775 Joint fundraising participantJOE WILSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00368522
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1077142Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
WILSON FOR SOUTH CAROLINAC00741017 Joint fundraising participantJOE WILSON FOR CONGRESSC00368522
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1387879Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
STRATEGIC DEFENSE FUNDC00956862 Joint fundraising participantJOE WILSON FOR CONGRESSC00368522
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1999038Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
JOE WILSON FOR CONGRESSC00368522 Authorized candidateWILSON, JOE THE HON.H2SC02059
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
JOE WILSON FOR CONGRESSC00368522 Connected organizationVAN ORDEN-WILSON VICTORY FUNDReported name only · no identity match assumed
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 6, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC committee master: reported connected organization / affiliated committee name. This name-only field does not establish an entity identity match. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
SPEAK UP AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00376756 Leadership PAC sponsorWILSON, JOE THE HON.H2SC02059
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1431563Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.

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Filings

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Reconciliation

Coverage: Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026
Contribution refunds: $5,001
Debts owed by committees: $0
Last report: PRE-GENERAL

Source and provenance

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hasha07ff35ac57eac4a036575111947ca180ddd7fa807e31631f385281c1b5b6b59

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WILSON, JOE THE HON.

Overview

Race forecast

Candidate & race

Money in

Sources

Top contributors

Money out

Spending by kind

Largest transfers and contributions to committees

Largest operating payments

Over time

Financial timeline

Records

FEC-reported relationships

FEC-reported relationships

FEC-reported relationships

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Money network

Race forecast