Clay Counts
Won the 2026 race for South Carolina House District 4.
- Last margin
- +61.2
- Won 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Every race Counts has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Counts won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina House District 4 | General | Won | Derrick Kruse (D), Write-In (I) | 80.6% | R+61.2 | $12.2K | R+69.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Carolina Election Commission (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Counts’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $12.2K
Source: South Carolina State Ethics Commission filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:11 AM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| Clay Counts State | Active |
Source: South Carolina State Ethics Commission filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:11 AM ET
Who Counts has run against
- Derrick Kruse (D) · 2026 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Carolina Election Commission (unofficial)
The seat
- South Carolina House District 4 · lean R+69.6 · 124th most Democratic of 124
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)