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York County candidates vie for South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District seat
Mallory Dittmer, a Democrat from Fort Mill, is challenging Republican State Sen. Wes Climer for South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District seat.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Mallory Dittmer, a branding consultant, is the Democratic nominee for South Carolina's open 5th congressional district seat in 2026, facing Republican state senator Wes Climer.
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Congressional Nominee Mallory Dittmer to Co-Host Rally the Vote in Rock Hill Oct 18th
Mallory Dittmer, the Democratic nominee for South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District (SC-05), will co-host Rally the Vote in Rock Hill on Sunday, Oct. 18, 5:30–7:00 pm at Fountain Park (300 E. Main St.).
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2026 race
Mallory Dittmer, a branding consultant, is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election for South Carolina's 5th congressional district, which covers northern South Carolina and the southern suburbs and exurbs of Charlotte, including Rock Hill.
The seat is open because Republican incumbent Ralph Norman, who was re-elected with 63.5% of the vote in 2024, filed on July 25, 2025, to run for governor of South Carolina. In the Democratic primary, Dittmer won 55.8% of the vote to defeat airline worker Andrew Clough.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Dittmer faces Republican Wes Climer, who has served as the state senator from the 15th district since 2016.