Jim Clyburn*
DEMOCRATIC
US House of Representatives (D-SC)
1993 – Present
South Carolina6th District2026 HOUSE FORECAST
John Peterson
REPUBLICAN
Charleston County Republican Party Precinct President
2026 South Carolina 6th District House Forecast:
Proprietary forecast for South Carolina's 6th congressional district House election between Democrat Jim Clyburn and Republican John Peterson. This page will update with a daily set of 100,000 new simulations as race fundamentals change in order to produce race odds, projected margin, and forecasted vote share. This page also includes polling averages when available.
The 2026 South Carolina 6th District House election features Democrat Jim Clyburn and Republican John Peterson. Incumbent Representative Jim Clyburn is seeking reelection to a eighteenth term. In 2024, Kamala Harris won South Carolina's 6th congressional district by 17.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- SC-6
- Democratic candidate
- Jim Clyburn
- Republican candidate
- John Peterson
- Incumbent / open seat
- Jim Clyburn
- Forecast rating
- Solid D
- Projected vote
- 64.1% D / 36.0% R
- Projected margin
- D +28.1
- Forecast odds
- 99.7% D / 0.3% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on July 2, 2026
- Polling average
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- Polling average margin
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- Polling last updated
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- Polls included
- 0
- Latest poll
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