Meet the 2026 Candidates
US House
of Representatives
All of York County is included in US House District 5. This was up in the air during the Republican’s last-minute push for mid-cycle redistricting in the middle of early voting in May, 2026, but that effort failed (spectacularly) on May 26, the first day of Primary early voting. Details on our REDISTRICTING page.
The District 5 incumbent is Republican Ralph Norman, who had declared his run for Governor in 2026 and is vacating the seat. Norman lost the Primary for Governor, coming in third with 17% of the Republican vote. He tried again in the Special Primary for Senator following the death of Lindsey Graham, and lost that Primary to Graham’s sister, Darline. We are waiting for the announcement of Norman’s podcast.
Republican Wes Climer, recently a State Senator from District 15 (central York County), won the General Election by 5.7%. He is resigned his State Senate seat, opening up the Special Election for that office.
Here is our Democratic Party candidate:
Mallory Dittmer
Candidate for US House, SC 5
PRIMARY WINNER ☑
Mallory Dittmer won the Primary for US House, SC District 5 with 56% of the vote, but lost the General Election by 5.7%. See the charts below for a detailed breakdown.
Here’s her speech at the 2026 YCDP County Convention. And YCDP TV found her at No Kings 3. Mallory also addressed the 2026 SCDP Convention, and spoke at the YCDP Rally the Vote event on October 18.
Climer/Dittmer County-by-County vote across the 5th District
Climer/Dittmer vote in York County by Precinct
Click on the map for an interactive, precinct-by-precinct map and vote detail.