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2012Final results

2012 election for South Carolina's 6th District

U.S. House · South Carolina

Jim Clyburn (D) won with 93.6% of the vote, defeating Nammu Y. Muhammad (Grn) by 88.1 points.

Jim ClyburnDemocrat · winner
93.6%218,717
5.5%12,920
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.8%1,978
233,615 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+34.12004D+30.22006D+35.02008D+26.52010D+47.02014D+42.52016

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Jim ClyburnNo Republican
$2.4M
Raised by the campaign
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$2.2M
Spent by the campaign
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$946K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012