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1996 South Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1996 South Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election?

James E Jim Clyburn won the 1996 South Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election. James E Jim Clyburn received 120,132 popular votes (69.42%). The main challenger was Gary McLeod (30.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Clyburn and McLeod

Clyburn +39.4 pts · won by 68,158 votes
James E Jim ClyburnDemocraticWINNER69.42%
120,132 votes
Gary McLeodRepublican30.03%
51,974 votes
Savitap Joshinatural law0.55%
948 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.