Dr. Walter P. Witherspoon, better known as Buddy Witherspoon, served as the National Executive Committeeman of the

South Carolina Republican Party 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 pa ...

from 1996 to 2008. In that capacity, he served as a voting member of the

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. In 2008, he started an

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to challenge incumbent U.S. Senator

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in the Republican Party primary for the 2008 South Carolina Senate Race. On June 10, 2008, he lost by more than a 2–1 margin.

External links

Buddy Witherspoon's official campaign website
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