BYARS, JAMES LEX III

RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. House · South Carolina · District 1 · Election 2025 · ChallengerH6SC01284

Overview

Raised: $259.6K
Spent: $263.9K
Cash on hand: $0
Debts owed: $0

OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Sep 30, 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.

Compliance review indicators

2 open

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: Nov 5, 2026 · Index refreshed: Nov 5, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Nov 5, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Nov 5, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Nov 5, 2026 · latest scheduled check succeeded (Nov 5, 2026).
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Nov 5, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Nov 5, 2026).

1 receipt eligibility · 1 integrity · 0 fundraising patterns

LLC or partnership eligibility →Associated amount: $500
Reported contributor appears to be an LLC or partnership. Verify permissible tax status, written eligibility notice, member or partner attribution, and contribution limits.
Evidence date: Mar 25, 2026
Financial integrity review →Associated amount: $0
The FEC issued 1 notice(s) to JAY BYARS FOR CONGRESS about reports it had not filed, most recently on 2026-06-04, and no filing covering those periods appears in the loaded archive.
Evidence date: Jun 4, 2026

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

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Candidate & race

Office & constituency: U.S. House · South Carolina · District 1
Reported party: Republican
Election year: 2025
Race status: Challenger
Candidate status: Current candidate
Principal campaign committee: JAY BYARS FOR CONGRESS (C00921346)

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

Sources

Itemized individual contributions$261K
Unitemized individual contributions-$1,312

Largest itemized receipts

KACHELMIER, SCOTT MRepublicanDerived from contributions$3,500PARAGON · Jun 3, 2026
PADILLA, VICTOR M IVRepublicanDerived from contributions$3,500PADILLA REAL ESTATE · May 27, 2026
MUNN, HENRY BASIL JRRepublicanDerived from contributions$3,500LANDTECH · May 27, 2026
MCQUILKIN, KERRY

Money out

Spending by kind

Operating expenditures$259.4K
Contribution refunds$3,500
Other disbursements$975

Largest operating payments

DIGITAL-IGNITE LLC$55KDIGITAL MARKETING EXPENSE · May 29, 2026
DIGITAL-IGNITE LLC$35KDIGITAL MARKETING EXPENSE · Apr 13, 2026
WHITE OAK PUBLIC AFFAIRS$30KCAMPAIGN WORK · Apr 10, 2026
DIGITAL-IGNITE LLC$25KDIGITAL MARKETING EXPENSE · Feb 20, 2026
MAGGIE KNOX$10KFUNDRAISING · Apr 14, 2026
WHITE OAK PUBLIC AFFAIRS$8,270CAMPAIGN WORK · Apr 3, 2026
WHITE OAK PUBLIC AFFAIRS$7,500CAMPAIGN WORK · Jun 22, 2026
WHITE OAK PUBLIC AFFAIRS$5,000CAMPAIGN WORK · Feb 26, 2026
DIGITAL-IGNITE LLC

Over time

Itemized receipts and reported spending by month

Data

Month	Raised	Spent
Aug 25	$3,000	$0
Sep 25	$62,550	$0
Oct 25	$6,400	$0
Nov 25	$2,500	$0
Dec 25	$17,850	$0
Jan 26	$18,350	$0
Feb 26	$14,350	$0
Mar 26	$79,350	$0
Apr 26	$4,550	$0
May 26	$47,900	$0
Jun 26	$6,000	$0

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2025–2026 election cycle · dated records

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Records

Registration

Office sought: U.S. House
State / district: South Carolina · District 1
Party affiliation: Republican
Race status: Challenger
Candidate status: Current candidate
Election year: 2025
Registration snapshot cycle: 2025–2026
Cycles loaded: 2026
Registered address: 1523 HOMECOMING BLVD · RAVENEL, South Carolina, 29470
Compliance screening: View review flags

Relationships

FEC-reported relationships

Registration evidence · 2025–2026

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JAY BYARS FOR CONGRESSC00921346 Authorized candidateBYARS, JAMES LEX IIIH6SC01284
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
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Filings

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Reconciliation

Coverage: Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Contribution refunds: $3,500
Debts owed by committees: $0
Last report: TERMINATION REPORT

Source and provenance

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hashdb9a2f3c462c46a3473ac1f1814c781d366ce4188facdcc5ce8b523e9f6b508b

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