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United States congressional delegations from South Carolina

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This page displays the historical members of U.S. Congress from South Carolina.

Current members

U.S. Senate

The current members of the U.S. Senate from South Carolina are:

U.S. House

The current members of the U.S. House from South Carolina are:

Historical members

List of United States Senators from South Carolina

The following individuals were elected to the U.S. Senate from South Carolina.

Historical Representation to the US Senate by Party from South Carolina
Party	Total
Democratic	37
Republican	16
Pro-Admin	2
Anti-Admin	1
Nullifier	2
Jacksonian	2
Federalist	1
Whig	1
Total Senators	62

Class 2 Senators from South Carolina

Senator	Years Served	Party
Pierce Butler	1789-1796	PRO-ADMIN,ANTI-ADMIN
John Hunter	1796-1798	Republican
Charles Pinckney	1798-1801	Republican
Thomas Sumter	1801-1810	Republican
John Taylor	1810-1816	Republican
William Smith	1816-1823	Republican
Robert Young Hayne	1823-1832	Jacksonian
John C. Calhoun	1832-1843	Democratic
Daniel Elliott Huger	1843-1845	Democratic
John C. Calhoun	1845-1850	Democratic
Franklin H. Elmore	1850-1850	Democratic
Robert W. Barnwell	1850-1850	Democratic
R. Barnwell Rhett	1850-1852	Democratic
William F. De Saussure	1852-1853	Democratic
Josiah J. Evans	1853-1858	Democratic
Arthur P. Hayne	1858-1858	Democratic
James Chesnut, Jr.	1858-1860	Democratic
Thomas J. Robertson	1868-1877	Republican
Matthew C. Butler	1877-1895	Democratic
Benjamin R. Tillman	1895-1918	Democratic
Christie Benet	1918-1918	Democratic
William P. Pollock	1918-1919	Democratic
Nathaniel B. Dial	1919-1925	Democratic
Coleman L. Blease	1925-1931	Democratic
James F. Byrnes	1931-1941	Democratic
Alva M. Lumpkin	1941-1941	Democratic
Roger C. Peace	1941-1941	Democratic
Burnet R. Maybank	1941-1954	Democratic
Charles E. Daniel	1954-1954	Democratic
J.Strom Thurmond	1954-1956	Democratic
Thomas A. Wofford	1956-1956	Democratic
J. Strom Thurmond	1956-2003	Republican
Lindsey Graham	2003-Present	Republican

Class 3 Senators from South Carolina

Senator	Years Served	Party
Ralph Izard	1789-1795	PRO-ADMIN
Jacob Read	1795-1801	Federalist
John Ewing Colhoun	1801-1802	Republican
Pierce Butler	1802-1804	Republican
John Gaillard	1804-1826	Republican
William Harper	1826-1826	Jacksonian
William Smith	1826-1831	Republican
Stephen D. Miller	1831-1833	Nullifier
William C. Preston	1833-1842	Nullifier, Whig
George McDuffie	1842-1846	Democratic
Andrew P. Butler	1846-1857	Democratic
James H. Hammond	1857-1860	Democratic
Frederick A. Sawyer	1868-1873	Republican
John J. Patterson	1873-1879	Republican
Wade Hampton	1879-1891	Democratic
John L. M. Irby	1891-1897	Democratic
Joseph H. Earle	1897-1897	Democratic
John L. McLaurin	1897-1903	Democratic
Asbury C. Latimer	1903-1908	Democratic
Frank B. Gary	1908-1909	Democratic
Ellison D. Smith	1909-1944	Democratic
Wilton E. Hall	1944-1945	Democratic
Olin D. T. Johnston	1945-1965	Democratic
Donald S. Russell	1965-1966	Democratic
Ernest F. Hollings	1966-2005	Democratic
James DeMint	2005-2013	Republican
Tim Scott	2005-2013	Republican

List of United States Representatives from South Carolina

The following individuals were elected to the U.S. House from South Carolina.

v • d • e South Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators	Tim Scott (R) • Lindsey Graham (R)

Representatives	James E. Clyburn (D) • Jeff Duncan (R) • Joe Wilson (R) • Mick Mulvaney (R) • Vacant • Trey Gowdy (R) • Tom Rice

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	v • d • e State of South Carolina Columbia (capital)
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