Mark Lynch
Former — U.S. Senate
Raised · 2026 cycle
$5.9M
Source: FEC
As of July 2026, Mark Lynch is a Republican who formerly held the seat of U.S. Senate in South Carolina. Federal Election Commission filings report $5,854,500 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.
Data last updated July 2026.
Mark Lynch is a Republican businessman from the Greenville, South Carolina area who serves as president of Jeff Lynch Appliance Center and is a deacon at Burnsview Baptist Church in Greer. He previously ran for South Carolina state senate in 2020, losing to incumbent Scott Talley. In February 2025, Lynch launched a campaign for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination against incumbent Lindsey Graham, largely self-funding the effort with a $5,050,000 personal loan to his campaign committee, Lynch for Senate, which reported about $5.9 million in total receipts. Lynch lost the Republican primary to Graham on June 9, 2026.
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$5.9M
Total raised
$4.5M
Total spent
$1.3M
Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.
Totals through 2026-05-20 · Source: FEC