John Peterson
Candidate for South Carolina 6th Congressional District · Republican
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · South Carolina 6th Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: South Carolina State Election Commission — certified candidate list, 2026 Statewide General Election: U.S. House of Representatives, District 6 — 'John Peterson', Republican, status 'Active' · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (1)
- South Carolina State Election Commission — certified candidate list, 2026 Statewide General Election: U.S. House of Representatives, District 6 — 'John Peterson', Republican, status 'Active' (3/23/2026)
The District
What South Carolina 6th Congressional District covers
Covers all of Clarendon County, Hampton County and Bamberg County; parts of Williamsburg County, Colleton County, Orangeburg County, Jasper County, Dorchester County, Richland County, Allendale County, Calhoun County, Charleston County, Sumter County and Florence County.
Includes North Charleston (part), Charleston (part), Ridgeland (part), Hardeeville (part), Columbia (part), Hollywood, Meggett, Gadsden, Hopkins, Jacksonboro, North Santee, Ravenel and 73 more.
429 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, statewide Voter Precincts (gis.state.sc.us, 2026); per-election precinct editions for the 2020/2022/2024 certified results: SC RFA statewide precinct files 2022-06, 2022-12, 2024-09 and Census 2020 VTDs (sc-rfa-2022-06, sc-rfa-2022-12, sc-rfa-2024-10, sc-census-vtd2020)
Results
Certified results for South Carolina 6th Congressional District
U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
SC-2024-11-05-Cntyprec · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James E Jim ClyburnDemocrat | Democrat | 182,056 | 59.5% |
| Duke BucknerRepublican | Republican | 112,360 | 36.7% |
| Michael SimpsonLibertarian | Libertarian | 5,279 | 1.7% |
| Gregg Marcel DixonOther party | Other party | 4,927 | 1.6% |
| Joseph OddoOther party | Other party | 1,056 | 0.3% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 299 | 0.1% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results
U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
SC-2022-11-08-Cntyprec · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James E Jim ClyburnDemocrat | Democrat | 130,923 | 62.0% |
| Duke BucknerRepublican | Republican | 79,879 | 37.9% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 226 | 0.1% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results
U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
SC-2020-11-03-Cntyprec · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James E Jim ClyburnDemocrat | Democrat | 197,477 | 68.2% |
| John McCollumRepublican | Republican | 89,258 | 30.8% |
| Mark HackettConstitution | Constitution | 2,646 | 0.9% |
| Write-InNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 272 | 0.1% |
Certified — SEC final ENR (county detail files); reconciled to the certified county totals · South Carolina State Election Commission — ENR county detail results
Key Votes
The record
No congressional voting record
John Peterson has not served in Congress: no entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (bioguide.congress.gov) under this name for SC, checked 2026-09-24 against the catalog's bioguide linkage. Other public offices, if any, not compiled here.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
No totals on file from the reports listed below.
Finance Reports
Campaign committee registered; no periodic FEC report on file yet
Checked 2026-09-24: principal campaign committee C00932970 (candidate ID H6SC06184) has no periodic Form 3 report (quarterly or pre-/post-election) covering 2025–26 in the FEC electronic-filing list or the FEC image index, so no receipts, spending or cash on hand have been reported yet. A committee registered after June 30 files its first report with the October Quarterly (due Oct 15, 2026).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
Campaign website and social accounts
Campaign site: https://www.johnpeterson.org
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channels · source
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for South Carolina 6th Congressional District
- James E. ClyburnDemocrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for U.S. Representative, SC-06 — Republican
Listed as “John Peterson”, Republican, status Active. Other Active candidates in the race: James E Jim Clyburn.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · State election authority (certified candidate list) · sourceU.S. Representative · SC-06
Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · Official · fec-cn26
Not on file for John yet: Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_fckwkzfgg.
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