Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Republican · 3 November 2026

John Peterson

John Peterson, president of the Deer Park 1B precinct in the Charleston County Republican Party, is the Republican nominee for South Carolina's 6th congressional district in 2026 against Democratic incumbent Jim Clyburn.

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Business Profile of Hunter Marine

The article profiles Hunter Marine and notes that John Peterson, who joined Hunter in 1994 and became president in 2007, led the company through the 2008–2009 recession with a restructuring that kept the business “month…

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  1. 3 options for waterfront Lake Murray living get listed; 252 new homes coming to Blythewood

    John Peterson of Realty One Group Reside is the listing agent for the 3-bedroom home at 921 Sandbar Road, Blythewood, SC 29016.

    The Post and Courier
  2. Ferndale Market aims to preserve, collaborate & innovate | Business

    Ferndale Market, founded in 1939 by Dale Peterson as a turkey farm in the Little Cannon River Valley, remains a family business now in its third generation under John Peterson and his wife Erica.

    Cannon Falls Beacon

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2026 race

John Peterson, president of the Deer Park 1B precinct in the Charleston County Republican Party, is the Republican nominee in the 2026 election for South Carolina's 6th congressional district.

The district runs through the Black Belt and takes in Columbia and North Charleston, and its incumbent is Democrat Jim Clyburn, who was re-elected with 59.5% of the vote in 2024.

In the Republican primary, Peterson won 74.0% of the vote to defeat Maurice Washington, a former chair of the Charleston County Republican Party. In the general election on November 3, 2026, Peterson faces Clyburn, who won renomination with 90.3% of the Democratic primary vote.