Joe Wilson

Republican · Candidate for South Carolina U.S. House District 2 · Incumbent · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). House roll-call votes, 119th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately right.

AI read of their current public record: strongly right.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxesStrongly right
ImmigrationStrongly right
Health careStrongly right

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Voting record in Congress

In the House (119th Congress, 674 votes): missed 5.5% of votes, voted with their party 98.4% of the time.

Sponsored 35 bills (0 became law), mostly on international affairs, labor and employment, health.

Source: Voteview.

Endorsements

Endorsed by Donald Trump (source).

  • Executive branch officials: Donald Trump
  • Organizations: AIPAC

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Quick answers

What party is Joe Wilson?
Joe Wilson is running as a Republican.
Is Joe Wilson the incumbent?
Yes. Joe Wilson currently holds this office.
Who is Joe Wilson running against?
Zyon Khalifa, for South Carolina U.S. House District 2.
Is Joe Wilson liberal or conservative?
On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Joe Wilson is moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
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