Reece Wright-McDonald

Reece Wright-McDonald

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Independent

Candidate, U.S. Senate South Carolina

Elections and appointments

Next election

November 3, 2026

Personal

Religion

Christian: Protestant

Profession

Writer

Reece Wright-McDonald (independent) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent South Carolina. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. Senate South Carolina

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. Senate South Carolina on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Lindsey Graham (R)
		Catherine Fleming Bruce (D)
		Kyle Freeman (D)
		Mark Lynch (R)
	Submit photo	Jack Ellison (Independent)
	Submit photo	Reece Wright-McDonald (Independent)

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2024

See also: United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate New Mexico

Incumbent Martin Heinrich defeated Nella Domenici in the general election for U.S. Senate New Mexico on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Martin Heinrich (D)	55.1	497,333
		Nella Domenici (R)	44.9	405,978

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 903,311
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jerry Rose (Independent)
• Cameron Chick (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Mexico

Incumbent Martin Heinrich advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Mexico on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Martin Heinrich	100.0	122,961

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joshua Kenderdine (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Mexico

Nella Domenici advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Mexico on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nella Domenici	100.0	79,809

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,809
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Manuel Gonzales III (R)
• Robert Kwasny (R)
• Benjamin Luna (R)
• Reece Wright-McDonald (R)
• John Roberts (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wright-McDonald in this election.

2024

See also: United States Senate election in New York, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate New York

Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand defeated Mike Sapraicone and Diane Sare in the general election for U.S. Senate New York on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kirsten Gillibrand (D / Working Families Party)	58.8	4,711,298
		Mike Sapraicone (R / Conservative Party)	40.5	3,246,114
		Diane Sare (LaRouche Party)	0.5	39,413
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	13,492

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,010,317
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jonathan Ramos (Independent)
• Emily Yuexin Miller (American Independent Party)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New York.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Schweitzer (D)
• Tyrrell Lev Sharif Ben-Avi (D)
• Khaled Salem (D)
• Reece Wright-McDonald (D)
• Daniel Foti (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Mike Sapraicone advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New York.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Calvin Driggers (R)
• Jeffrey Rozler (R)
• Joshua Eisen (R)
• David Bellon (R)
• Cara Castronuova (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Mike Sapraicone advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. Senate New York.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. Senate New York.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wright-McDonald in this election.

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2024

President

Reece Wright-McDonald completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wright-McDonald's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a young Candidate running for President of the United States of America, and I come from a working class background too with a Family that worked hard for years and years. I am a strong Patriotic Candidate looking to put America up there above anyone else, and I will ensure no one treads on us.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I will ensure that America comes first, and along with that the American People will be put first and their needs will be focused on first too. I seek to eliminate any Foreign threat trying to treat on our great Nation too, and ensure our National Secuirty is at high standards.
• I want to work with other Nations to keep the peace, and ensure everyone is living in a safe World with no more conflict. I will be a President that will be straight forward, and there will be np excuses like typical Politicans always do. I want to be a Candidate that will be out there for the American People, and I want to be there talking to the People about Issues that face us everyday as Americans.
• Finally I believe in a strong Police Force to crackdown on Crime. I am willing to increase funding for all Sectors in our Police Force, and ensure they have all the equipment they need too carry out their Job successfully. I will crackdown on Crimes that occur in our streets, and ensure there will be more Police Officers straight away with no excuses at all. Plus I intend to meet with all Police Officer Chiefs to discuss every issue so we can overcome the issues that hurt us the most. I say this now there will be no excuses America, no typical Washington D.C speeches, etc etc.....

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am really passionate about working with Law Enforcement to ensure the American People are safe, and we can ensure the Police have the right equipment to carry out their Job successfully. I am a strong Candidate looking to get things done straight away with no excuses at all.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Well my first Job was cleaning out houses that were not being used anymore, and ensuring they were all nice so they could be all renovated again. I really loved this Job because the People I worked with were very nice, and they always had their head down working hard with no stop at all. We were all hard working Workers that worked hard for our Nation, and that goes too all Workers of the United States of America too, and it just shows how hard we work for our Nation and our Famillies at Home. I had this Job for a couple of months.

What is the first action you would take as president of the United States?

Well as President of the United States of America I will be very straight forward, and ensure we have increased funding for all Sectors like Education, Law Enforcment, and others. I want to help all Young People who find it difficult, and all Young People coming from different backgrounds too will get better Education, and they will feel safe and protected at their School. I want to also ensure Young People with Disabilities are protected too, and ensure they feel safe in their Environment at School, and get the best out of their Education too whilst they are at School. I also intend to sign all these Bills straight away that covers all of what I have said. Plus I am looking towards increasing Security for all areas of America immediately to ensure we are safe from Foreign threats. I also intend to increase Education Opportunities for all Young People too so they can find an Opportunity that suits them in their own area of interest. The main thing I intend to do is ensure the border is safe, and ensure we get ur back to normal again by having increased Border Patrol there, a process of ONLY LETTING LEGAL IMMIGRANTS in, and also ensuring that all areas of the border is safe so we can ensure we have no criminal or drug activity pouring into our beautiful Country. Plus in my first month as President I also intend to visit every High School in America to ask about issues that face them too, and ask what is needed to do to help our Young People in Education, etc etc..

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

None yet.

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U.S. Senate (New Mexico)

Reece Wright-McDonald did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

U.S. Senate (New York)

Reece Wright-McDonald did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Reece Wright-McDonald campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. Senate South Carolina	Candidacy Declared general	$0	N/A**
2024*	President of the United States	Lost convention	$0	N/A**
2024*	U.S. Senate New Mexico	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
2024*	U.S. Senate New York	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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South Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Lindsey Graham (R)

Tim Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nancy Mace (R)

District 2

Joe Wilson (R)

District 3

Sheri Biggs (R)

District 4

William Timmons (R)

District 5

Ralph Norman (R)

District 6

James Clyburn (D)

District 7

Russell Fry (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (1)