2018Final results
2018 election for South Carolina's 6th District
U.S. House · South Carolina
Jim Clyburn (D) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Gerhard R. Gressmann (R) by 41.9 points.
Jim ClyburnDemocrat · winner
70.1%144,765
Gerhard R. GressmannRepublican
28.2%58,282
Bryan PughGreen
1.6%3,214
206,433 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jim ClyburnGerhard R. Gressmann
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$8.8K
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$1.7K
$905.7K
Cash on hand
$7.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018