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SMITH, MARK

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FEC candidate id
H6SC01250
Internal id
d1a09daa-ad62-442d-b501-2f89a3f345fc
Status
open seat

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), SC-01. Source.

CategoryMetricValue
PeoplePopulation763,792
PeopleMedian age41
IncomeMedian household income$90,436
IncomePer-capita income$51,517
IncomeIn poverty9.3%
IncomeUnemployed3.3%
IncomeGini inequality index0.469
RaceWhite alone69.8%
RaceBlack alone17.5%
RaceAsian alone1.9%
RaceHispanic or Latino8.4%
RaceTwo or more races7.1%
OriginForeign-born6.3%
LanguageSpeaks English only at home90.9%
LanguageSpeaks Spanish at home5.8%
EducationHigh school or higher64.8%
EducationBachelor's or higher43.2%
EducationAdvanced degree16.9%
HouseholdFamily households67.8%
HouseholdAvg household size2.45
HouseholdNever married (15+)27.8%
HousingMedian home value$407,400
HousingMedian gross rent$1,706
HousingSingle-family detached66.2%
HousingBuilt before 19400.8%
HousingOvercrowded (>1 per room)1.7%
HousingVacant units14.1%
ServiceVeterans (18+)11.0%
HealthWith a disability12.6%
ConnectivityHouseholds with broadband90.8%
ConnectivityHouseholds with no internet5.0%
CommuteDrove alone73.3%
CommutePublic transit0.3%
CommuteWorked from home15.3%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

CycleRaisedSpentCash on handDebtsIndiv. contribs.
2026$726,886$178,913$547,974$339,732$388,360

Elections

Committees

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 20.1%

FeatureΔ P(win)
Base rate (historical)15.1%
R (major party)+10.0%
open seat-5.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

DateFrom committeeTypeAmount
2026-03-03MAYNARD NEXSEN PAC24K$3,000
2026-02-26AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)24K$3,500
2026-02-11BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERA…24K$5,000
2025-12-29AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC…24K$2,500
2025-12-01NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION OF THE U…24K$5,000
2025-09-25AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL…24K$5,000
2025-09-23NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT…24K$2,500
2025-09-16BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERA…24K$5,000
2025-09-08NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITIC…24K$5,000
2025-08-14OUTRIDER PAC24K$2,500

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee MARK SMITH FOR CONGRESS.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

DonorEmployer / occupationCity, STGiftsTotal
SMITH WELLS, CYNTHIASELF · DISASTER RELIEFCOLE CAMP, MO1$3,500
WELLS, MARKAIS · COOLINCOLN, MO1$3,500
HAAS, EDRETIRED · RETIREDMOUNT PLEASANT, SC1$1,000
ROOT, JENNIFER ROXANE MDPRISM HEALTH AND MUSC · ANESTHESIOLOGISTWEST COLUMBIA, SC1$1,000
CAMPBELL, KEVINCAMPBELL LAW FIRM · ATTORNEYMT PLEASANT, SC1$250

Connected on the graph

Inbound (10)

datefromtypeamountrolesource
2026-03-03MAYNARD NEXSEN PACcontributed_to$3,000pas2
2026-02-26AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)contributed_to$3,500pas2
2026-02-11BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMScontributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-12-29AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-12-01NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES INCcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-09-25AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-09-23NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-09-16BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMScontributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-09-08NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-08-14OUTRIDER PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2

Outbound (1)

datetypetoamountrolesource
principal_candidate_ofMARK SMITH FOR CONGRESScandidate_committees

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