Gary McLeod
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Gary McLeod was the Republican
candidate for U.S. Congress in South Carolina's 6th congressional district
challenging incumbent Democrat
Jim Clyburn
. McLeod previously ran against Clyburn as a Republican in 2004, 2002, and 1998 but lost with 33% of the vote in 2004, 32% in 2002, and 26% in 1998. In 2004 he ran under both the Republican and Constitution Party
banners. In 2006 he was again defeated by Clyburn by a 64-34 margin.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
candidate for U.S. Congress in South Carolina's 6th congressional district
South Carolina's 6th congressional district
The 6th Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in central South Carolina. It includes all of Bamberg, Clarendon, Colleton, Marion and Williamsburg counties and parts of Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Lee, Orangeburg, Richland and...
challenging incumbent Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Jim Clyburn
Jim Clyburn
James Enos "Jim" Clyburn is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993, and the Assistant Democratic Leader since 2011. He was previously House Majority Whip, serving in that post from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
. McLeod previously ran against Clyburn as a Republican in 2004, 2002, and 1998 but lost with 33% of the vote in 2004, 32% in 2002, and 26% in 1998. In 2004 he ran under both the Republican and Constitution Party
Constitution Party (United States)
The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party by Howard Philips in 1991. Phillips was the party's candidate in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 presidential elections...
banners. In 2006 he was again defeated by Clyburn by a 64-34 margin.