The United Citizens Party (UCP) was first organized in 1969 in the U.S. state of South Carolina in response to the state Democratic Party's opposition to nominating black candidates. The party's objective was to elect blacks to the legislature and local offices in counties with black majority populations. The party ran candidates in 1970 and 1972; as a result in 1970 the first three black candidates were elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives since Reconstruction.
The South Carolina Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the lower house being the South Carolina House of Representatives. It consists of 46 senators elected from single member districts for four-year terms at the same time as United States presidential elections.
Floyd Davidson Spence was an American attorney and a politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. Elected for three terms to the South Carolina House of Representatives from Lexington County as a Democrat, in 1962 Spence announced his decision to switch to the Republican Party, as he was unhappy with shifts in the national party.
The South Carolina Republican Party is the affiliate of the national Republican Party in South Carolina. It is one of the two major political parties within the state, along with the South Carolina Democratic Party.
The North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) is the North Carolina affiliate of the Democratic Party. It is headquartered in the historic Goodwin House, which is located in the downtown area of Raleigh at 220 Hillsborough Street.
Ralph Warren Norman Jr. is an American real estate developer and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 5th congressional district since 2017. The district includes most of the South Carolina side of the Charlotte metropolitan area, along with outer portions of the Upstate and Midlands. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was a South Carolina House Representative from 2005 to 2007 and from 2009 until 2017.
The 2008 United States elections were held on November 4. Democratic Senator Barack Obama of Illinois won the presidential election, and Democrats bolstered their majority in both houses of Congress.
The United States Senate elections of 1896 and 1897 were elections in which the Democratic Party lost seven seats in the United States Senate, mostly to smaller third parties.
Timothy Eugene Scott is an American politician and businessman serving 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 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The primary elections were held on June 8. The composition of the state delegation before the election was four Republicans and two Democrats.
South Carolina government and politics covers the three different branches of government, as well as the state constitution, law enforcement agencies, federal representation, state finances, and state taxes. South Carolina is a state in the United States of America and was the eighth admitted to the Union. The state of South Carolina was preceded by the Crown Colony of South Carolina, a constitutional monarchy which was overthrown during the American Revolution. Presently, South Carolina's government is formed as a representative democracy.
Joseph Kendrick Cunningham is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district from 2019 to 2021. The district includes much of South Carolina's share of the Atlantic Coast, from Charleston to Hilton Head Island.
Wendy C. Brawley is an American politician. She is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 70th District, serving since 2017. She is a member of the Democratic party.
Ivory Torrey Thigpen is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 79th District, serving since 2016. He is a member of the Democratic party.
Russell W. Fry is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 106th District, serving since 2015. He is a member of the Republican party.
Lee Hewitt is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 108th District, serving since 2018. He is a member of the Republican party.
William Scott Cogswell Jr. is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 110th District, serving since 2016. He is a member of the Republican party.
Jeffrey A. Bradley is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 123rd District, serving since 2014. He is a member of the Republican party.
Thomas D. Corbin is an American businessman and politician. He is a member of the South Carolina Senate from the 5th District, serving since 2012, and served for two years prior as a member in the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 17th District. He is a member of the Republican party.
The 2020 United States state legislative elections were held on November 3, 2020 for 86 state legislative chambers in 44 states. Across the fifty states, approximately 65 percent of all upper house seats and 85 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. Nine legislative chambers in the five permanently-inhabited U.S. territories and the federal district of Washington, D.C. also held elections. The elections took place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections, including the presidential election, U.S. Senate elections, U.S. House elections, and gubernatorial elections.
