The 1962 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate. Held on November 6,the 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. They occurred in the middle of President John F. Kennedy's term. His Democratic Party made a net gain of four seats from the Republicans,increasing their control of the Senate to 68–32. However,this was reduced to 67–33 between the election and the next Congress,as on November 18,1962,Democrat Dennis Chávez,who was not up for election that year,died. He was replaced on November 30,1962,by Republican appointee Edwin L. Mechem. Additionally,Democrat Strom Thurmond became a Republican in 1964,further reducing Democrats to 66–34. This was the first time since 1932 that Democrats gained seats in this class of Senators.
The South Carolina Republican Party (SCGOP) is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in South Carolina. It is one of two major political parties in the state,along with the South Carolina Democratic Party,and is the dominant party. Incumbent governor Henry McMaster,as well as senators Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham,are members of the Republican party. Graham has served since January 3,2003,having been elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2008,2014,and 2020;Tim Scott was appointed in 2013 by then-governor Nikki Haley,who is also a Republican.
Robert W. Hayes Jr. is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate,who had represented the 15th district since 1991 until 2017. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1985 through 1991.
The 1966 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 8,1966 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina simultaneously with the special election to fill out the remainder of Olin D. Johnston's term.
The 1956 South Carolina United States Senate special election was held on November 6,1956,to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina simultaneously with the regular Senate election. The election resulted from the resignation of Senator Strom Thurmond on April 4,1956,who was keeping a campaign pledge he had made in the 1954 election. Thurmond was unopposed in his bid to complete the remaining four years of the term.
The 1984 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 6,1984,to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Popular incumbent Republican Senator Strom Thurmond cruised to re-election against Democratic challenger Melvin Purvis.
The 1962 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 6,1962 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Senator Olin D. Johnston defeated Governor Fritz Hollings in the Democratic primary and Republican W. D. Workman,Jr. in the general election.
The 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2,1948,to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Four incumbents were re-elected,but John J. Riley of the 2nd congressional district was defeated in the Democratic primary by Hugo S. Sims,Jr. The seat remained with the Democrats along with the open seat in the 3rd congressional district and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.
John L. Scott Jr. was an American politician who served as a member of the South Carolina Legislature from 1991 until his death.
The 2008 South Carolina Senate election were held on Tuesday,November 4,2008. The primary elections were held on June 10 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 24. The current composition of the state delegation is 27 Republicans and 19 Democrats. Senators are elected for four-year terms,all in the same year.
The 2014 United States Senate special election in South Carolina took place on November 4,2014,concurrently with the regular election for the other South Carolina Senate seat. The special-election Senate seat was formerly held by Republican Jim DeMint,who resigned on January 2,2013,to become president of The Heritage Foundation.
Katrina Frye Shealy is an American politician,and a member of the South Carolina State Senate. She is a Republican but was elected as a petition candidate from District 23 in Lexington County. At the time of her election in 2012,she was the only woman in the South Carolina Senate and in May of 2023,was one of six women serving in the South Carolina State Senate. She was defeated in a runoff in 2024.
Russell L. Ott is an American lobbyist and politician from the state of South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the Representative for the 93rd district of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Margie Bright Matthews is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 45th District since 2015,when she won a special election to succeed Clementa Pinckney,who was killed in the Charleston church shooting in 2015. She is an attorney who founded a law firm.
The 2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of South Carolina. Incumbent Republican Senator Tim Scott won reelection to a second full term,defeating state representative Krystle Matthews. This was the third consecutive election for this seat where both major party nominees were black.
Krystle N. Matthews is an American politician and engineering planner. She is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 117th district,serving from 2018 to 2022. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Sandy Senn is a member of the South Carolina Senate from the 41st District,serving since 2016. She is a member of the Republican Party.
The 2020 South Carolina State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. South Carolina voters elected state senators in all 46 senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the South Carolina Senate,with all of the seats up for election each cycle. The primary elections on June 9,2020,determined which candidates appeared on the November 3,2020,general election ballot.
Senator Matthews may refer to:
Jordan S. Pace is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is the member of the South Carolina House of Representatives representing District 117.
