2026 results · South Carolina · South Carolina 6th District
James E Jim Clyburn, the Democrat, wins re-election in South Carolina's 6th District
Kamala Harris carried the district by 23.0 points in 2024; this year's count is a 15.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| James E Jim ClyburnDemocrat, incumbent | 180,840 | 69.4% | |
| John PetersonRepublican | 79,584 | 30.5% | |
| Write-in | 318 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 8:28 PM EST · 99% counted.
About 99% of the expected vote counted260,742 votes14 of 14 counties finishedCount last changed Nov 6, 6:25 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 6:29 PM ESTSource: South Carolina Election Commission
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About the seat
South Carolina's 6th District takes in all or part of 14 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+23.0 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 15.9 points toward the Democrats, ranks 3 of 7 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+23.0
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+23.7
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 3 of 7
- Charleston County30%
- Richland County24%
- Orangeburg County9%
- Dorchester County6%
- Clarendon County5%
- Colleton County5%
- Jasper County5%
- Williamsburg County4%
- 6 more12%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 14 counties compared moved 15.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 83% as many votes as in 2024, from 92% in Florence County to 71% in Colleton County.
Sumter County moved most: D+23.2 for president in 2024, D+43.1 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Charleston County added 8,252 net votes for Clyburn against the 2024 margin, 28% of the district's change
Across the 14 counties compared, the margin moved by 29,495 votes toward Clyburn: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Charleston County+8,252 Clyburn
- Richland County+4,675 Clyburn
- Dorchester County+3,149 Clyburn
- Colleton County+2,742 Clyburn
- Clarendon County+2,286 Clyburn
- Jasper County+1,810 Clyburn
- Orangeburg County+1,566 Clyburn
- Sumter County+1,249 Clyburn
4 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Clyburn this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Dorchester CountyR+8.6D+10.3
- Clarendon CountyR+12.1D+2.2
- Jasper CountyR+7.0D+6.3
- Calhoun CountyR+14.1D+1.6
How the vote came in
Clyburn did best among failsafe votes (D+72.7) and Peterson among Election Day votes(D+19.1).
- Early Voting139,319 votes, 53% of the countD+53.9
- Election Day114,436 votes, 44% of the countD+19.1
- Absentee By Mail6,592 votes, 3% of the countD+62.4
- Provisional208 votes, 0% of the countD+52.9
- Failsafe132 votes, 0% of the countD+72.7
- Failsafe Provisional55 votes, 0% of the countD+60.0
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
South Carolina’s ballot
The seat that changed party
StatewideRepublicans won 7 of South Carolina's 8 statewide races; Democrats won 1.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 6–1, now R 5–2, counting the leaders in 2 uncalled seats
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the South Carolina Election Commission. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.