Elections Intelligence

James E. Clyburn

SC-6U.S. House H architectural icon
INCUMBENT Safe D Strong favorite
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What the Signal reads

Safe D

Clyburn is the Democratic incumbent, defending a seat the Signal rates Safe D. The market has Clyburn at 97.7¢ against Peterson's 3.8¢, up 2.7¢ since August 3.

The market

Kalshi ↗
Clyburn · Democratic contract
97.7¢
▲ 2.7¢since August 3

This contract settles on whether a Democrat holds the seat, not on James E. Clyburn by name.

Aug 342 daily readings · high 98¢ · low 95¢Oct 12
James E. ClyburnDemocratic · incumbent
97.7¢
John PetersonRepublican
3.8¢

43,202 traded · 10,403 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

Clyburn v Peterson

Metric by metric
Clyburn
Peterson
97.7¢
MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET
3.8¢
$1.23M
RaisedFEC, through June 30
No total for John Peterson: no report covering this period is on file with the Federal Election Commission.
$1.63M
Cash on handFEC, through June 30
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U.S. Representativesince 1993
Holds now
No office on file

The 2026 race

South Carolina 6th District
Prior result
D+22.8

2024 general election, won by James E. Clyburn.

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.