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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 Republicans. 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.
Daniel Byron "Danny" Verdin III is a member of the South Carolina Senate,representing District 9. In November 2008,he was chosen as majority whip.
Thomas C. Alexander is an American businessman who is currently serving as the president of the South Carolina Senate. He serves in the senate as a Republican from the 1st District.
Gerald Malloy is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 29th District since 2002. He replaced Edward Eli Saleeby after he died. In November 2020,Malloy announced that he would run for Senate Minority Leader. He lost to Brad Hutto.
Kent M. Williams is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 30th District since 2004.
Nikki G. Setzler is a politician who is the Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 26th District since 1976. In November 2020,Setzler announced that he would step down as Minority Leader.
C. Bradley Hutto is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the Senate District 40 since 1996. Senate District 40 encompasses all or portions of the counties of Allendale,Bamberg,Barnwell,Colleton,Hampton,and Orangeburg. It is the only Senate District that includes six county seats.
The 1918 South Carolina United States Senate special election was held on November 5,1918 simultaneously with the regular senate election to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina to serve the remainder of the term for the 65th Congress. The election resulted from the death of Senator Benjamin Tillman on July 3,1918. William P. Pollock won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election to win the remaining four months of the term.
Timothy Eugene Scott is an American politician and businessman. He has served as the junior United States senator for South Carolina since 2013. A Republican,Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Nikki Haley in 2013. He retained his seat after winning a special election in 2014 and was elected to a full term in 2016.
The 2016 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of South Carolina,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Both major parties held their primaries on June 14.
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 1,2013,to become president of the Heritage Foundation.
A special election for South Carolina's 1st congressional district was held on May 7,2013,to fill the seat following the resignation of U.S. Representative Tim Scott,who was appointed to the United States Senate by Governor Nikki Haley to fill the seat previously held by Jim DeMint. DeMint resigned from the Senate on January 1,2013,to accept a position as 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 she was the only woman in the South Carolina Senate but is now one of five women currently serving in the South Carolina State Senate.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of South Carolina on November 4,2014. All of South Carolina's executive officers were up for election as well as both United States Senate seats,and all of South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives.
The 2018 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Incumbent Republican Governor Henry McMaster,who took office after Nikki Haley resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations,ran for election to a full term. The primary was held on June 12,with the Democrats nominating State Representative James E. Smith Jr. McMaster failed to win a majority of the vote,and then defeated John Warren in the Republican runoff on June 26. In the general election,McMaster defeated Smith,winning election to a full term.
The 2020 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of South Carolina,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
William Richardson Timmons IV is an American attorney,entrepreneur and politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district since 2019. His district is in the heart of the Upstate and includes Greenville,Spartanburg,and most of their suburbs. A member of the Republican Party,Timmons served as the South Carolina state senator from the 6th district from 2016 to 2018.
The 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election will take place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of South Carolina. Incumbent Republican Governor Henry McMaster took office on January 24,2017 upon the resignation of Nikki Haley and was elected to a full term in his own right in 2018. He is running for re-election for a second full term in office.
The 2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina will be held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of South Carolina.
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