Elections Intelligence

South Carolina 6th District

DEFENDED SEAT
SAFE D
James E. Clyburn Democratic · Incumbent
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 96¢6.9¢
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John Peterson Republican · Challenger
Also on the ballot: Joseph Oddo (other).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market has run well past this seat's history — a 23-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 96¢ today.

Safe D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Safe DD 96¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Prior result · Likely DD+22.78 in 2024.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
The market moved 2¢ toward the Republican in the last 7 days.
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 96¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+22.78

James E. Clyburn (D)

59.5 — 36.72 · 2024 general election

def. Duke Buckner (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
James E. Clyburn$1.23M

PULLED 08-25 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 06-09 · HELDRunoff 06-23 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 D settled · R settled · other settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄