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ratified the
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on May 23, 1788. Its
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seats were declared vacant in July 1861 owing to its secession from the
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. They were again filled from July 1868. The state's current U.S. senators are Republicans
Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham chaired the Senate Committee ...
, serving since 2003, and
Tim Scott Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Go ...
, serving since 2013.


List of senators

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Pierce Butler Pierce or Piers Butler may refer to: *Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond (c. 1467 – 26 August 1539), Anglo-Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland *Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye (1652–1740), Anglo-Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland *Pi ...
, , Pro-Admin. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Oct 25, 1796 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1789. , rowspan=2 , 1 , , rowspan=3 , 1 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1789. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1795 , rowspan=3 , Pro-Admin. , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Ralph Izard Ralph Izard (January 23, 1741/1742May 30, 1804) was a U.S. politician. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate in 1794, and owned slaves. Early life Izard was born at "The Elms" near Charleston, South Carolina. He was ...
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Admin. , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1793.Resigned. , rowspan=6 , 2 , , - style="height:2em" , , Democratic-
Republican , , rowspan=6 , 2 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1794 or 1795.Lost re-election. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1795 –
Mar 3, 1801 , rowspan=6 ,
Federalist The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''. History Europe federation In Europe, proponents of de ...
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Jacob Read Jacob Read (1752 – July 17, 1816) was an American lawyer and politician from Charleston, South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in both the Continental Congress (1783–1785) and the United States Senate (1795–1801). Biography Read ...
! rowspan=6 , 2 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Oct 25, 1796 –
Dec 8, 1796 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 2 , rowspan=2 align=left , John Hunter , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 8, 1796 –
Nov 26, 1798 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Butler's term.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 3 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Charles Pinckney Charles Pinckney may refer to: * Charles Pinckney (South Carolina chief justice) (died 1758), father of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney * Colonel Charles Pinckney (1731–1782), South Carolina politician, loyal to British during Revolutionary War, fath ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 6, 1798 –
Jun 6, 1801 , Elected to finish Hunter's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1799.Resigned to become
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. , rowspan=9 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=9 , 3 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1800.Died. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1801 –
Oct 26, 1802 , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John E. Colhoun John Ewing Colhoun (1749October 26, 1802) was a United States Senator and lawyer from South Carolina. Colhoun, was born in Staunton, Virginia where he attended common schools before graduating from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton Unive ...
! rowspan=3 , 3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jun 6, 1801 –
Dec 15, 1801 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 4 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Thomas Sumter Thomas Sumter (August 14, 1734June 1, 1832) was a soldier in the Colony of Virginia militia; a brigadier general in the South Carolina militia during the American Revolution, a planter, and a politician. After the United States gained independen ...
, rowspan=9 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=9 nowrap , Dec 15, 1801 –
Dec 16, 1810 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1801 to finish Pinckney's term. , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Oct 26, 1802 –
Nov 4, 1802 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Colhoun's term.Resigned. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 4, 1802 –
Nov 21, 1804 , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Pierce Butler Pierce or Piers Butler may refer to: *Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond (c. 1467 – 26 August 1539), Anglo-Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland *Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye (1652–1740), Anglo-Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland *Pi ...
! rowspan=2 , 4 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Nov 21, 1804 –
Dec 6, 1804 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Butler's term. , rowspan=16 nowrap , Dec 6, 1804 –
Feb 26, 1826 , rowspan=15 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=16 align=right ,
John Gaillard John Gaillard (September 5, 1765 – February 26, 1826) was a U.S. Senator from South Carolina. Gaillard was born in St. Stephen's district, South Carolina, on September 5, 1765. He was of Huguenot descent. He was elected to the United States Se ...
! rowspan=16 , 5 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1804.Resigned. , rowspan=5 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 4 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1806. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Dec 16, 1810 –
Dec 31, 1810 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 5 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
John Taylor John Taylor, Johnny Taylor or similar may refer to: Academics *John Taylor (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, 1486–1487 *John Taylor (classical scholar) (1704–1766), English classical scholar *John Taylor (English publisher) (178 ...
, rowspan=4 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=4 nowrap , Dec 31, 1810 –
Nov 1816 , Elected to finish Sumter's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1810.Resigned. , rowspan=5 , 5 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 5 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1812. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 1816 –
Dec 4, 1816 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 6 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
William Smith , rowspan=4 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=4 nowrap , Dec 4, 1816 –
Mar 3, 1823 , Elected to finish Taylor's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1816.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1818. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 7 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
Robert Y. Hayne Robert Young Hayne (November 10, 1791 – September 24, 1839) was an American lawyer, planter and politician. He served in the United States Senate from 1823 to 1832, as Governor of South Carolina 1832–1834, and as Mayor of Charleston 1836– ...
, , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1823 –
Dec 13, 1832 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1822. , rowspan=6 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Jacksonian , , rowspan=6 , 7 , Re-elected in 1824.Died. , , Jacksonian , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Feb 26, 1826 –
Mar 8, 1826 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Gaillard's term. , nowrap , Mar 8, 1826 –
Nov 29, 1826 , , Jacksonian , align=right ,
William Harper ! 6 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Gaillard's term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 29, 1826 –
Mar 3, 1831 , rowspan=3 , Jacksonian , rowspan=3 align=right ,
William Smith ! rowspan=3 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1828.Resigned to become
South Carolina Governor The governor of South Carolina is the head of government of South Carolina. The governor is the ''ex officio'' commander-in-chief of the National Guard when not called into federal service. The governor's responsibilities include making yearl ...
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Nullifier The Nullifier Party was an American political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Considered an early American third party, it was started by John C. Calhoun in 1828. The Nullifier Party was a states' rights, pro-slavery party that s ...
, , rowspan=6 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1830.
Resigned due to ill health. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1831 –
Mar 3, 1833 , rowspan=3 ,
Nullifier The Nullifier Party was an American political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Considered an early American third party, it was started by John C. Calhoun in 1828. The Nullifier Party was a states' rights, pro-slavery party that s ...
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Stephen Decatur Miller Stephen Decatur Miller (May 8, 1787March 8, 1838) was an American politician, who served as the 52nd Governor of South Carolina from 1828 to 1830. He represented South Carolina as a U.S. Representative from 1817 to 1819, and as a U.S. Senator fro ...
! rowspan=3 , 8 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Dec 13, 1832 –
Dec 29, 1832 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 8 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
John C. Calhoun John Caldwell Calhoun (; March 18, 1782March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who held many important positions including being the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He ...
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Nullifier The Nullifier Party was an American political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Considered an early American third party, it was started by John C. Calhoun in 1828. The Nullifier Party was a states' rights, pro-slavery party that s ...
, rowspan=9 nowrap , Dec 29, 1832 –
Mar 3, 1843 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Hayne's term. , - style="height:2em" , ,   , nowrap , Mar 3, 1833 –
Nov 26, 1833 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Miller's term. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Nov 26, 1833 –
Nov 29, 1842 , rowspan=2 ,
Nullifier The Nullifier Party was an American political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Considered an early American third party, it was started by John C. Calhoun in 1828. The Nullifier Party was a states' rights, pro-slavery party that s ...
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William C. Preston William Campbell Preston (December 27, 1794May 22, 1860) was a senator from the United States and a member of the Nullifier, and later Whig Parties. He was also the cousin of William Ballard Preston, William Preston and Angelica Singleton ...
! rowspan=5 , 9 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1834. , rowspan=3 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Democratic , , rowspan=5 , 9 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1837. , rowspan=3 , Whig , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1840.Resigned. , rowspan=8 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Nov 29, 1842 –
Dec 23, 1842 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Preston's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Dec 23, 1842 –
Aug 17, 1846 , rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 align=right ,
George McDuffie George McDuffie (August 10, 1790 – March 11, 1851) was the 55th Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate. Biography Born of modest means in McDuffie County, Georgia, McDuffie's extraordinary intellect was noticed ...
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Daniel Elliott Huger Daniel Elliott Huger (June 28, 1779August 21, 1854) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born on Limerick plantation, Berkeley County (near Charleston), his father was Daniel Huger, a Continental Congressman and U.S. Representative ...
, , Democratic , nowrap , Mar 4, 1843 –
Mar 3, 1845 , Elected to finish Calhoun's term.Resigned. , , rowspan=6 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1842 or 1843. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 3, 1845 –
Nov 26, 1845 ,   , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 10 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
John C. Calhoun John Caldwell Calhoun (; March 18, 1782March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who held many important positions including being the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He ...
, rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 nowrap , Nov 26, 1845 –
Mar 31, 1850 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected to finish his own term. , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Aug 17, 1846 –
Dec 4, 1846 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue McDuffie's term.Elected to finish McDuffie's term. , rowspan=15 nowrap , Dec 4, 1846 –
May 25, 1857 , rowspan=15 , Democratic , rowspan=15 align=right ,
Andrew Butler Andrew Pickens Butler (November 18, 1796May 25, 1857) was a United States senator from South Carolina who authored the Kansas-Nebraska Act with Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois. Biography Butler was a son of William Butler and Behethland ...
! rowspan=15 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1846.Died. , rowspan=11 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=11 , 11 , rowspan=11 , Re-elected in 1848. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 31, 1850 –
Apr 11, 1850 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 11 , align=left ,
Franklin H. Elmore Franklin Harper Elmore (October 15, 1799May 29, 1850) was a United States representative and Senator from South Carolina. Biography Born in Laurens District, the son of John Archer Elmore, he graduated from the South Carolina College at Co ...
, , Democratic , nowrap , Apr 11, 1850 –
May 29, 1850 , Appointed to continue Calhoun's term.Died. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , May 29, 1850 –
Jun 4, 1850 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 12 , align=left ,
Robert W. Barnwell , , Democratic , nowrap , Jun 4, 1850 –
Dec 8, 1850 , Appointed to continue Elmore's term.Retired when his successor was elected. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Dec 8, 1850 –
Dec 18, 1850 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 13 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Robert Rhett Robert Barnwell Rhett (born Robert Barnwell Smith; December 21, 1800September 14, 1876) was an American politician who served as a deputy from South Carolina to the Provisional Confederate States Congress from 1861 to 1862, a member of the US H ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 18, 1850 –
May 7, 1852 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Elmore's term.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , May 7, 1852 –
May 10, 1852 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 14 , align=left ,
William F. De Saussure William Ford De Saussure (February 22, 1792March 13, 1870) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston, the son of Henry William de Saussure and Elizabeth Ford De Saussure. Legal career He g ...
, , Democratic , nowrap , May 10, 1852 –
Mar 3, 1853 , Appointed to continue Rhett's term.Elected Nov 29, 1852 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 15 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Josiah Evans , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1853 –
May 6, 1858 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1852 or 1853.Died. , rowspan=8 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=10 , 12 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1854.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , May 25, 1857 –
Dec 7, 1857 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Elected to finish Butler's term.Withdrew. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Dec 7, 1857 –
Nov 11, 1860 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
James Henry Hammond James Henry Hammond (November 15, 1807 – November 13, 1864) was an attorney, politician, and planter from South Carolina. He served as a United States representative from 1835 to 1836, the 60th Governor of South Carolina from 1842 to 1844, and ...
! rowspan=6 , 12 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , May 6, 1858 –
May 11, 1858 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 16 , align=left ,
Arthur P. Hayne Arthur Peronneau Hayne (March 12, 1788Some sources cite 1790 as a birth year.January 7, 1867) was a United States senator from South Carolina who belonged to the Democratic Party. Biography Born in Charleston, March 12, 1788; Hayne was the son o ...
, , Democratic , nowrap , May 11, 1858 –
Dec 2, 1858 , Appointed to continue Evans' term.Retired when his successor was elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 17 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
James Chesnut Jr. James Chesnut Jr. (January 18, 1815 – February 1, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician, and a Confederate functionary. Chesnut, a lawyer prominent in South Carolina state politics, served as a Democratic senator in 1858–60, wher ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 3, 1858 –
Nov 10, 1860 , Elected to finish Evans' term. , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1858.Withdrew and was later expelled for his support of the Confederacy. , rowspan=5 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=6 nowrap , Nov 10, 1860 –
Jul 15, 1868 , rowspan=6 ,
Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
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Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
and
Reconstruction Reconstruction may refer to: Politics, history, and sociology *Reconstruction (law), the transfer of a company's (or several companies') business to a new company *''Perestroika'' (Russian for "reconstruction"), a late 20th century Soviet Union ...
. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Nov 11, 1860 –
Jul 16, 1868 , rowspan=6 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 14 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 18 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Thomas J. Robertson Thomas James Robertson (August 3, 1823October 13, 1897) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born near Winnsboro, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Jul 15, 1868 –
Mar 3, 1877 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish the vacant term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish the vacant term. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jul 16, 1868 –
Mar 3, 1873 , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Frederick A. Sawyer Frederick Adolphus Sawyer (December 12, 1822July 31, 1891) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born in Bolton, Massachusetts, he attended the public schools, graduated from Harvard University in 1844, taught school in New England f ...
! rowspan=3 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1870.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1872 or 1873. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1873 –
Mar 3, 1879 , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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John J. Patterson John James "Honest John" Patterson (August 8, 1830September 28, 1912) was a businessman and United States Senator from South Carolina. He was a Republican. Biography Born and raised in Waterloo, a populated place in Juniata County, Pennsylvania ...
! rowspan=3 , 14 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 19 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Matthew Butler Matthew Calbraith Butler (March 8, 1836April 14, 1909) was a Confederate soldier, an American military commander and attorney and politician from South Carolina. He served as a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Ci ...
, rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1877 –
Mar 3, 1895 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1876. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1878. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1879 –
Mar 3, 1891 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Wade Hampton III Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818April 11, 1902) was an American military officer who served the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War and later a politician from South Carolina. He came from a wealthy planter family, and ...
! rowspan=6 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1882. , rowspan=3 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1884.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1888.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 18 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1890.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1891 –
Mar 3, 1897 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John L. M. Irby John Laurens Manning Irby (September 10, 1854December 9, 1900) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born in Laurens, he attended Laurensville Male Academy (Lauren), Princeton College (Princeton, New Jersey in 1870-1871, and the Uni ...
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Benjamin Tillman Benjamin Ryan Tillman (August 11, 1847 – July 3, 1918) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as governor of South Carolina from 1890 to 1894, and as a United States Senator from 1895 until his death in 1918. A whit ...
, rowspan=16 , Democratic , rowspan=16 nowrap , Mar 4, 1895 –
Jul 3, 1918 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1894. , rowspan=5 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 19 , Elected in 1897.Died. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1897 –
May 20, 1897 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Joseph Earle ! 17 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , May 20, 1897 –
May 27, 1897 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Earle's term. Elected in 1898 to finish Earle's term.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , May 27, 1897 –
Mar 3, 1903 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John McLaurin ! rowspan=3 , 18 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1901. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 20 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1903.Died. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1903 –
Feb 20, 1908 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Asbury Latimer Asbury Churchwell Latimer (July 31, 1851February 20, 1908) was a United States representative and Senator from South Carolina. Born near Lowndesville, South Carolina, he attended the common schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in 1880 m ...
! rowspan=3 , 19 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1907. , rowspan=5 , 21 , , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Feb 20, 1908 –
Mar 6, 1908 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1908 to finish Latimer's term.Retired. , nowrap , Mar 6, 1908 –
Mar 3, 1909 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Frank B. Gary Frank Boyd Gary (March 9, 1860December 7, 1922) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born in Cokesbury, South Carolina, he attended the Cokesbury Conference School and Union College (Schenectady, New York). He studied law, was admi ...
! 20 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1909. , rowspan=25 nowrap , Mar 4, 1909 –
Nov 17, 1944 , rowspan=25 , Democratic , rowspan=25 align=right ,
Ellison D. Smith ! rowspan=25 , 21 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1913.Died. , rowspan=6 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 22 , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1914. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jul 3, 1918 –
Jul 6, 1918 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 21 , align=left ,
Christie Benet William Christie Benet Jr. (December 26, 1879 – March 30, 1951) was a Democratic Party politician who briefly represented the state of South Carolina in the United States Senate in 1918. Early years Benet was born in Abbeville, South Carolin ...
, , Democratic , nowrap , Jul 6, 1918 –
Nov 5, 1918 , Appointed to continue Tillman's term.Lost election to finish Tillman's term. , - style="height:2em" ! 22 , align=left ,
William P. Pollock William Pegues Pollock (December 9, 1870June 2, 1922) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born near Cheraw, he attended public and private schools and the University of South Carolina at Columbia. He graduated from the law depar ...
, , Democratic , nowrap , Nov 6, 1918 –
Mar 3, 1919 , Elected to finish Tillman's term.
Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Nathaniel Dial Nathaniel Barksdale Dial (April 24, 1862December 11, 1940) was a United States senator from South Carolina from 1919 to 1925. Biography Born near Laurens, he attended the common schools, Richmond College (Virginia) and Vanderbilt University. ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1919 –
Mar 3, 1925 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1918.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1920. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Coleman Blease , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1925 –
Mar 3, 1931 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1924.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 24 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1926. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 25 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
James F. Byrnes James Francis Byrnes ( ; May 2, 1882 – April 9, 1972) was an American judge and politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in U.S. Congress and on the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in the executive branch, mos ...
, rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1931 –
Jul 8, 1941 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1930. , rowspan=3 , 25 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1932. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1936.Resigned to become a Justice of the
U.S. Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point o ...
. , rowspan=7 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=9 , 26 , rowspan=7 , Re-elected in 1938.
Lost renomination before dying. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jul 8, 1941 –
Jul 22, 1941 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 26 , align=left ,
Alva Lumpkin Alva Moore Lumpkin (November 13, 1886 – August 1, 1941) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina and the United States District Court for the Western District of South Ca ...
, , Democratic , nowrap , Jul 22, 1941 –
Aug 1, 1941 , Appointed to continue Byrnes's term.Died. , - style="height:2em" ! 27 , align=left ,
Roger Peace , , Democratic , nowrap , Aug 5, 1941 –
Nov 4, 1941 , Appointed to continue Byrnes's term.Retired when successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 28 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Burnet R. Maybank Burnet Rhett Maybank (March 7, 1899September 1, 1954) was a three-term United States Senate, US senator, the List of Governors of South Carolina, 99th governor of South Carolina, and mayor of Charleston, South Carolina. He was the first governo ...
, rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 nowrap , Nov 5, 1941 –
Sep 1, 1954 , Elected to finish Byrnes's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1942. , rowspan=5 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Nov 17, 1944 –
Nov 20, 1944 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Smith's term.Retired when successor was elected to the next full term. , nowrap , Nov 20, 1944 –
Jan 3, 1945 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Wilton E. Hall ! 22 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 27 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1944. , rowspan=17 nowrap , Jan 3, 1945 –
Apr 18, 1965 , rowspan=17 , Democratic , rowspan=17 align=right ,
Olin D. Johnston ! rowspan=17 , 23 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1948.Died. , rowspan=6 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=8 , 28 , rowspan=8 , Re-elected in 1950. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Sep 1, 1954 –
Sep 6, 1954 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 29 , align=left ,
Charles E. Daniel , , Democratic , nowrap , Sep 6, 1954 –
Dec 23, 1954 , Appointed to finish Maybank's term.Resigned early to give successor preferential seniority. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 30 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Caro ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 24, 1954 –
Apr 4, 1956 , Appointed to finish Daniel's term, having been elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1954.Resigned. , rowspan=5 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" ! 31 , align=left ,
Thomas A. Wofford Thomas Albert Wofford (September 27, 1908 – February 25, 1978) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born in Madden Station, Laurens County, South Carolina, he attended the public schools and graduated from the University of South C ...
, , Democratic , nowrap , Apr 5, 1956 –
Nov 6, 1956 , Appointed to continue Thurmond's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=28 , 32 , rowspan=28 align=left ,
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Caro ...
, rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=28 nowrap , Nov 7, 1956 –
Jan 3, 2003 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1956 to finish his own term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3, 29 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1956. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=7 , Re-elected in 1960.Changed parties Sep 16, 1964. , rowspan=7 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1962.Died. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=23 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Apr 18, 1965 –
Apr 22, 1965 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Johnston's term.Lost nomination to finish Johnston's term. , nowrap , Apr 22, 1965 –
Nov 8, 1966 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Donald S. Russell Donald Stuart Russell (February 22, 1906 – February 22, 1998) was an American attorney from South Carolina who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Administration, President of the University of South Carolina, governor of South Car ...
! 24 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Johnston's term. , rowspan=20 nowrap , Nov 9, 1966 –
Jan 3, 2005 , rowspan=20 , Democratic , rowspan=20 align=right ,
Fritz Hollings Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings (January 1, 1922April 6, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005. A conservative Democrat, he was also the 106th governor of South Carolina, ...
! rowspan=20 , 25 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1966. , rowspan=3 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3, 31 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1968. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1972. , rowspan=3 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1974. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1978. , rowspan=3 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 33 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1980. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1984. , rowspan=3 , 34 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 34 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1986. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1990. , rowspan=3 , 35 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 35 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1992. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1996.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 36 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 36 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1998.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=13 , 33 , rowspan=13 align=left ,
Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham chaired the Senate Committee ...
, rowspan=13 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=13 nowrap , Jan 3, 2003 –
Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2002. , rowspan=3 , 37 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 37 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2004. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jan 3, 2005 –
Jan 2, 2013 , rowspan=4 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=4 align=right ,
Jim DeMint James Warren DeMint (born September 2, 1951) is an American political advocate, businessman, author, and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from South Carolina and as president of the Heritage Foundation. DeMint is a member ...
! rowspan=4 , 26 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 2008. , rowspan=4 , 38 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 38 , Re-elected in 2010.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue DeMint's term. Elected in 2014 to finish DeMint's term. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 2, 2013 –
Present , rowspan=9 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=9 align=right ,
Tim Scott Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Go ...
! rowspan=9 , 27 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2014. , rowspan=3 , 39 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 39 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2016. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3, Re-elected in 2020. , rowspan=3 , 40 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3, 40 , rowspan=3, Re-elected in 2022. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2026 election. , rowspan=2 , 41 , , - style="height:2em" , , 41 , colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2028 election.


Living former senators

, there is one living former U.S. senator from South Carolina. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was
Fritz Hollings Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings (January 1, 1922April 6, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005. A conservative Democrat, he was also the 106th governor of South Carolina, ...
(served 1966–2005) on April 6, 2019.


Superlatives


Longest service


Shortest service


Youngest at beginning of service


Oldest at end of service


See also

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List of United States representatives from South Carolina The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of South Carolina. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present d ...
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United States congressional delegations from South Carolina These are tables of congressional delegations from South Carolina to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current dean of the South Carolina delegation is Representative and House Majority Whip Jim Clybur ...
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Elections in South Carolina Elections in South Carolina are held to fill various local, state and federal seats. By-election, Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. In a 2020 study, South Carolina was ranked as the 7th hardest state for c ...


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References

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