Gary McLeod

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.