James E. Clyburn

In the 2024 House race for SC-6, James E. "Jim" Clyburn (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Duke Buckner (R) who received 36.7%. 4 additional candidates split the remaining vote. James E. "Jim" Clyburn's 22.8-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, James E. "Jim" Clyburn benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2022 House race for SC-6, James E. "Jim" Clyburn (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Duke Buckner (R) who received 37.9%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. James E. "Jim" Clyburn's 24.2-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, James E. "Jim" Clyburn benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, James E. "Jim" Clyburn won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Biden was in office).

In the 2020 House race for SC-6, James E. "Jim" Clyburn (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating John McCollum (R) who received 30.8%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. James E. "Jim" Clyburn's 37.4-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2020 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2018 House race for SC-06, James E Jim Clyburn (D) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Gerhard R Gressmann (R) who received 28.2%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. James E Jim Clyburn's 41.9-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, James E Jim Clyburn benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, James E Jim Clyburn benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Republican in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.

In the 2016 House race for SC-06, James E. Clyburn (D) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Laura Sterling (R) who received 27.6%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. James E. Clyburn's 42.5-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, James E. Clyburn benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2016 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2014 House race for SC-06, James E. Clyburn (D) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Anthony Culler (R) who received 25.6%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. James E. Clyburn's 47.0-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, James E. Clyburn benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, James E. Clyburn won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Obama was in office).

In the 2012 House race for SC-06, James E. Clyburn (D) defeated Nammu Y. Muhammad (G) 93.6% to 5.5%. James E. Clyburn received 218,717 votes compared to 12,920 for Nammu Y. Muhammad, a dominant 88.1-point margin reflecting a safely partisan district.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2012 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.