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U.S. House · South Carolina's 6th District

South Carolina's 6th Congressional District (Columbia to the Lowcountry, including parts of Charleston)

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

James Clyburn, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Jim Clyburn180,84069.4%
John Peterson79,58430.5%
Total Write-ins3180.1%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent James Clyburn (D) won the June 9, 2026 Democratic primary with 90.3% of the vote. John Peterson won the Republican primary with 74.0% of the vote.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

James ClyburnDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 1993); former House Majority Whip (2007-2011, 2019-2023) and Assistant Democratic LeaderFull profile →John PetersonRFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • James Clyburn
    Recorded votes[30][31][32]

    Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted no on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • John Peterson
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • James Clyburn
    Recorded votes[25][26][27][28]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted no on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • John Peterson
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • James Clyburn
    Recorded votes[9][10][11][12][13][14]

    Voted no on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6, 2021-03-18).

  • John Peterson
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • James Clyburn
    Recorded votes[10][11][12][21][20]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • John Peterson
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • James Clyburn
    Recorded votes[10][11][12][16][17][18]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted yes on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21). Voted no on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • John Peterson
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • James Clyburn
    Recorded votes[10][11][12][19][20]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • John Peterson
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • James Clyburn
    Recorded votes[29]

    Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • John Peterson
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • James Clyburn
    Recorded votes[24]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • John Peterson
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • James Clyburn
    Recorded votes[19]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • John Peterson
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • James Clyburn
    Recorded votes[15]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • John Peterson
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • James Clyburn
    Recorded votes[22][23]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • John Peterson
    —

Research notes & limits

Basic-tier research. Per the research division of labor, Clyburn's federal key floor votes and FEC totals are left for later automated addition. Sources give different graduation years for Clyburn's bachelor's degree (1961 per his House biography, 1962 per Ballotpedia), so no year is stated. Public biographical detail on John Peterson is limited to his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey; his birthplace, birth year and graduation year were not found.

Sources · 35

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.South Carolina's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.James Clyburn · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.John Peterson (South Carolina) · Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey) Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Charleston Loophole · Rep. James Clyburn (house.gov) · 2026-10-03 Official record
  5. 5.James Clyburn · Ballotpedia Reference
  6. 6.Biography · Office of Rep. James E. Clyburn, U.S. House Official record
  7. 7.South Carolina's 6th District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  8. 8.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  9. 9.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  10. 10.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  11. 11.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  12. 12.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: Affordable Care Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2010-03-21 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  33. 33.John Peterson (South Carolina) · Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey) Candidate's own words
  34. 34.We The Palmetto: Peterson challenges Clyburn · Live 5 News (WCSC) · 2026-10-19 News report
  35. 35.U.S. House · South Carolina's 6th District results 2026 · NBC News News report