Mark Lynch
About
Based in Greenville area
Mark Lynch is a Greenville-area businessman, president of the Jeff Lynch Appliance Center, a family retailer he has run since 1983. He entered the 2026 Senate race as a Republican primary challenger to Sen. Lindsey Graham and continued his campaign in the special primary after Graham's death. Lynch is a strong supporter of pro-life legislation and advocates removing undocumented immigrants, starting with violent criminal offenders.
Born in Duncan, South Carolina
President of the Jeff Lynch Appliance Center, a Greenville appliance retailer founded in 1951, which he has led since 1983
Deacon at Burnsview Baptist Church in Greer
Ran for the South Carolina Senate in 2020
Challenged Sen. Lindsey Graham in the regular June 2026 Republican primary before Graham's death
Where they stand
Election Integrity & Reform
Lynch supports requiring photo identification and proof of U.S. citizenship for federal elections, banning ballot harvesting, eliminating unsecured ballot drop boxes, ending mass unsolicited mail-in voting, restoring in-person voting as the national standard, and requiring transparent election audits and chain-of-custody procedures.
End Corruption, Fraud, and Abuse
Lynch calls for aggressive audits of federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, closing loopholes that enable fraud in federal programs, opposing omnibus spending bills, supporting a Balanced Budget Amendment, eliminating redundant agencies, and prohibiting members of Congress from using public office for personal financial gain.
Border Security and Immigration Enforcement
Mark Lynch advocates for securing the southern border, completing the border wall, detaining and deporting illegal immigrants, ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants, requiring nationwide E-Verify, eliminating federal funding for sanctuary cities, ending chain migration and the diversity visa lottery, and stopping abuse of H-1B and OPT visa programs. He also supports pausing immigration when necessary to protect wages and security.
Their priorities
Issues Mark is raising that aren't a shared debate across the field.
Medical Freedom
Lynch opposes federal vaccine mandates, vaccine passports, and centralized medical tracking systems. He supports informed consent, transparency about vaccine risks, and protecting the doctor-patient relationship from political interference. He also opposes dangerous human experimentation and federal censorship of medical debate.
Second Amendment
Lynch opposes all new federal gun control legislation, supports nationwide constitutional carry reciprocity, repealing the National Firearms Act, opposing red flag laws and firearm confiscation programs, and protecting lawful private transfers and ownership.
Money
$5.9M
raised
$547K cash
cash on hand
Top donors: NUTRAMAX LABORATORIES, RELMAX REALTY PROFESSIONALS, HBK
Outside money: $19K supporting · $5.7M opposing
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