Jim Clyburn won election to the United States House of Representatives on Tuesday, securing what will be his 18th term after defeating Republican challenger John Peterson in South Carolina's sixth congressional district.
The result keeps Clyburn in office after first being elected in 1993, a stretch that has made him one of the chamber's most enduring figures. WIS News 10 reported the election result.
What makes this race notable is how little the basic question has changed over the years: Clyburn still had to run, and still had to beat a Republican challenger, even after more than three decades in Washington. That is the backdrop to Tuesday's result, which gives him another term without altering the long arc of his House career.
With the win, Clyburn is set to serve his 18th term in the House. The only open question now is not whether he returns, but how much longer the district will keep sending back the same familiar name.
