In this post we will looking at South Carolina and its territories, Its past and present governors and current House of representative’s members.
INTRODUCTION.
South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the southwest by Georgia across the Savannah River. South Carolina is the 40th most extensive and 23rd most populous U.S. state with a recorded population of 5,124,712 according to the 2020 census. In 2019, its GDP was $213.45 billion. South Carolina is composed of 46 counties. The capital is Columbia with a population of 137,300 in 2020; while its largest city is Charleston with a 2020 population of 150,277. The Greenville–Spartanburg-Anderson metropolitan area is the most populous in the state, with a 2020 population estimate of 1,455,892. South Carolina was named in honor of King Charles I of England, who first formed the English colony, with Carolus being Latin for “Charles”. In 1712 the Province of South Carolina was formed. One of the original Thirteen Colonies, South Carolina became a royal colony in 1719. During the American Revolutionary War, South Carolina was the site of major activity among the American colonies, with more than 200 battles and skirmishes fought within the state. South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788. A slave state, it was the first state to vote in favor of secession from the Union on December 20, 1860. After the American Civil War, it was readmitted into the United States on July 9, 1868. During the early-to-mid 20th century, the state started to see economic progress as many textile mills and factories were built across the state. The civil rights movement of the mid-20th century helped in ending segregation and legal discrimination policies within the state. Economic diversification in South Carolina continued to pick up speed during and in the ensuing decades after World War II. In the early 21st century, South Carolina’s economy is based on industries such as aerospace, agribusiness, automotive manufacturing, and tourism. Within South Carolina from east to west are three main geographic regions, the Atlantic coastal plain, the Piedmont, and the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northwestern corner of Upstate South Carolina. South Carolina has primarily a humid subtropical climate, with hot humid summers and mild winters. Areas in the Upstate have a subtropical highland climate. Along South Carolina’s eastern coastal plain are many salt marshes and estuaries. South Carolina’s southeastern Lowcountry contains portions of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands along the Atlantic Ocean.
SOUTH CAROLINA TERRITORIES.
The state can be divided into three natural geographic areas which then can be subdivided into five distinct cultural regions. The natural environment is divided from east to west by the Atlantic coastal plain, the Piedmont, and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Culturally, the coastal plain is split into the Lowcountry and the Pee Dee region. While, the upper Piedmont region is referred to as the Piedmont and the lower Piedmont region is referred to as the Midlands. The area surrounding the Blue Ridge Mountains is known as the Upstate. The Atlantic Coastal Plain makes up two-thirds of the state. Its eastern border is the Sea Islands, a chain of tidal and barrier islands. The border between the low country and the upcountry is defined by the Atlantic Seaboard fall line, which marks the limit of navigable rivers. The Atlantic Coastal Plain consists of sediments and sedimentary rocks that range in age from Cretaceous to Present. The terrain is relatively flat and the soil is composed predominantly of sand, silt, and clay. Areas with better drainage make excellent farmland, though some land is swampy. An unusual feature of the coastal plain is a large number of low-relief topographic depressions named Carolina bays. The bays tend to be oval, lining up in a northwest to southeast orientation. The eastern portion of the coastal plain contains many salt marshes and estuaries, as well as natural ports such as Georgetown and Charleston. The natural areas of the coastal plain are part of the Middle Atlantic coastal forest’s ecoregion. The Sandhills or Carolina Sandhills is a 10–35 mi (16–56 km) wide region within the Atlantic Coastal Plain province, along the inland margin of this province. The Carolina Sandhills is interpreted as eolian (wind-blown) sand sheets and dunes that were mobilized episodically from approximately 75,000 to 6,000 years ago. Most of the published luminescence ages from the sand are coincident with the last glaciation, a time when the southeastern United States was characterized by colder air temperatures and stronger winds.
LIST OF GOVERNORS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
This is a list of South Carolina governors. The current governor of South Carolina is Henry McMaster who has been in office since January 24, 2017. South Carolina governors are counted only once; therefore, Joseph West, for instance, a colonial governor who served three non-consecutive terms, is considered the second Governor of South Carolina, not the second, fourth, and seventh. The first Governor was William Moultrie.
Statehood period (1776–present)
Presidents under the Articles of Confederation
The General Assembly chose the president for a term of two years.
| # | President | Took office | Left office | Vice president | Party | Notes | |
| 1 | John Rutledge | March 26, 1776 | March 5, 1778 | Henry Laurens | No party | 1st time, Resigned[a] | |
| 2 | Rawlins Lowndes | March 6, 1778 | January 9, 1779 | James Parsons | No party | British prisoner during Revolutionary War |
| Governors of the State of South Carolina (1779 to 1792) | |||||||||
| No. | Governor | Party | Term in office | Time in office | Lieutenant Governor | Notes | |||
| – | John Rutledge | Independent | January 9, 1779 – January 31, 1782 (Term limited) |
3 years | Thomas Bee | 2nd time | |||
| Christopher Gadsden | |||||||||
| 33 | John Mathews | Independent | January 31, 1782 – February 4, 1783 (Not a candidate for reelection) |
1 year | Richard Hutson | ||||
| 34 | Benjamin Guerard | Independent | February 4, 1783 – February 11, 1785 (Not a candidate for reelection) |
2 years | Richard Beresford | ||||
| Vacant | |||||||||
| William Moultrie | |||||||||
| 35 | William Moultrie | Independent | February 11, 1785 – February 20, 1787 (Not a candidate for reelection) |
2 years | Charles Drayton | 1st time | |||
| 36 | Thomas Pinckney | Federalist | February 20, 1787 – January 26, 1789 (Not a candidate for reelection) |
2 years | Thomas Gadsden | ||||
| 37 | Charles Pinckney | Federalist | January 26, 1789 – December 5, 1792 (Term limited) |
4 years | Alexander Gillon | 1st time |
Governors under the Constitution of 1790
The General Assembly chose the governor for a term of two years.
| Governors of the State of South Carolina (1790 to 1865) | |||||||||
| No. | Governor | Party | Term in office | Time in office | Lieutenant Governor | Notes | |||
| – | William Moultrie | Federalist | December 5, 1792 – December 17, 1794 (Term limited) |
2 years | James Ladson | 2nd time | |||
| 38 | Arnoldus Vanderhorst | Federalist | December 17, 1794 – December 8, 1796 (Term limited) |
2 years | Lewis Morris | ||||
| – | Charles Pinckney | Democratic-Republican | December 8, 1796 – December 18, 1798 (Term limited) |
2 years | Robert Anderson | 2nd time | |||
| 39 | Edward Rutledge | Federalist | December 18, 1798 – January 23, 1800 (Died) |
1 year | John Drayton | ||||
| 40 | John Drayton | Democratic-Republican | January 23, 1800 – December 8, 1802 (Term limited) |
3 years | Vacant | 1st time | |||
| Richard Winn | |||||||||
| 41 | James Burchill Richardson | Democratic-Republican | December 8, 1802 – December 7, 1804 (Term limited) |
2 years | Ezekiel Pickens | ||||
| 42 | Paul Hamilton | Democratic-Republican | December 7, 1804 – December 9, 1806 (Term limited) |
2 years | Thomas Sumter, Jr. | ||||
| – | Charles Pinckney | Democratic-Republican | December 9, 1806 – December 10, 1808 (Term limited) |
2 years | John Hopkins | 3rd time | |||
| – | John Drayton | Democratic-Republican | December 10, 1808 – December 8, 1810 (Term limited) |
2 years | Frederick Nance | 2nd time | |||
| 43 | Henry Middleton | Democratic-Republican | December 8, 1810 – December 10, 1812 (Term limited) |
2 years | Samuel Farrow | ||||
| 44 | Joseph Alston | Democratic-Republican | December 10, 1812 – December 10, 1814 (Term limited) |
2 years | Eldred Simkins | ||||
| 45 | David Rogerson Williams | Democratic-Republican | December 10, 1814 – December 5, 1816 (Term limited) |
2 years | Robert Creswell | ||||
| 46 | Andrew Pickens | Democratic-Republican | December 5, 1816 – December 8, 1818 (Term limited) |
2 years | John A. Cuthbert | ||||
| 47 | John Geddes | Democratic-Republican | December 8, 1818 – December 7, 1820 (Term limited) |
2 years | William Youngblood | ||||
| 48 | Thomas Bennett, Jr. | Democratic-Republican | December 7, 1820 – December 7, 1822 (Term limited) |
2 years | William Pinckney | ||||
| 49 | John Lyde Wilson | Democratic-Republican | December 7, 1822 – December 3, 1824 (Term limited) |
2 years | Henry Bradley | ||||
| 50 | Richard Irvine Manning I | Democratic-Republican | December 3, 1824 – December 9, 1826 (Term limited) |
2 years | William Bull | ||||
| 51 | John Taylor | Democratic-Republican | December 9, 1826 – December 6, 1828 (Term limited) |
2 years | James Witherspoon | ||||
| 52 | Stephen Decatur Miller | Nullifier (Democratic) | December 6, 1828 – December 9, 1830 (Term limited) |
2 years | Thomas Williams | ||||
| 53 | James Hamilton, Jr. | Nullifier (Democratic) | December 9, 1830 – December 10, 1832 (Term limited) |
2 years | Patrick Noble | ||||
| 54 | Robert Young Hayne | Nullifier (Democratic) | December 10, 1832 – December 9, 1834 (Term limited) |
2 years | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | ||||
| 55 | George McDuffie | Democratic | December 9, 1834 – December 10, 1836 (Term limited) |
2 years | Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook | ||||
| 56 | Pierce Mason Butler | Democratic | December 10, 1836 – December 7, 1838 (Term limited) |
2 years | William DuBose | ||||
| 57 | Patrick Noble | Democratic | December 7, 1838 – April 7, 1840 (Died) |
1.5 years | Barnabas Kelet Henagan | ||||
| 58 | Barnabas Kelet Henagan | Democratic | April 7, 1840 – December 9, 1840 (Not a candidate for election) |
8 months | Vacant | Not elected | |||
| 59 | John Peter Richardson II | Democratic | December 9, 1840 – December 8, 1842 (Term limited) |
2 years | William K. Clowney | ||||
| 60 | James Henry Hammond | Democratic | December 8, 1842 – December 7, 1844 (Term limited) |
2 years | Isaac D. Witherspoon | ||||
| 61 | William Aiken, Jr. | Democratic | December 7, 1844 – December 8, 1846 (Term limited) |
2 years | J.F. Ervin | ||||
| 62 | David Johnson | Democratic | December 8, 1846 – December 12, 1848 (Term limited) |
2 years | William Cain | ||||
| 63 | Whitemarsh B. Seabrook | Democratic | December 12, 1848 – December 13, 1850 (Term limited) |
2 years | William Henry Gist | ||||
| 64 | John Hugh Means | Democratic | December 13, 1850 – December 9, 1852 (Term limited) |
2 years | Joshua John Ward | ||||
| 65 | John Lawrence Manning | Democratic | December 9, 1852 – December 11, 1854 (Term limited) |
2 years | James Irby | ||||
| 66 | James Hopkins Adams | Democratic | December 11, 1854 – December 9, 1856 (Term limited) |
2 years | Richard de Treville | ||||
| 67 | Robert F.W. Allston | Democratic | December 9, 1856 – December 10, 1858 (Term limited) |
2 years | Gabriel Cannon | ||||
| 68 | William Henry Gist | Democratic | December 10, 1858 – December 14, 1860 (Term limited) |
2 years | M. E. Carn | ||||
| 69 | Francis Wilkinson Pickens | Confederate Democrat | December 14, 1860 – December 17, 1862 (Term limited) |
2 years | W.W. Harllee | ||||
| 70 | Milledge Luke Bonham | Confederate Democrat | December 17, 1862 – December 18, 1864 (Term limited) |
2 years | Plowden Weston (Died) | ||||
| Vacant | |||||||||
| 71 | Andrew Gordon Magrath | Confederate Democrat | December 18, 1864 – May 25, 1865 (Overthrown) |
6 months | Robert McCaw | Imprisoned by the Union Army | |||
| – | Second Military District (Military Government) | May 25, 1865 – June 30, 1865 |
– | State government dissolved | |||||
| 72 | Benjamin Franklin Perry | Unionist Democrat | June 30, 1865 – November 29, 1865 (Served until state government reestablished) |
5 months | Office of Lieutenant Governor temporarily abolished | Not elected; appointed by President Andrew Johnson |
Post-Civil War Governors through the present
Governors are elected at-large
- 2-year term, renewable once: 1868-1927
- 4-year term, not renewable consecutively: 1927-1982
- 4-year term, renewable once consecutively: 1982–present
| Governors of the State of South Carolina (1865 to present) | |||||||||||
| No. | Governor | Party | Term in office[b] | Time in Office | Election | Lieutenant Governor | Notes | ||||
| 73 | James Lawrence Orr | No Party | November 26, 1865 – July 6, 1868 (Not candidate for election) |
2.5 years | 1865 | W.D. Porter | First popularly elected governor | ||||
| 74 | Robert Kingston Scott | Republican | July 6, 1868 – December 7, 1872 (Term limited) |
4.5 years | 1868 | Lemuel Boozer | |||||
| 1870 | Alonzo J. Ransier | ||||||||||
| 75 | Franklin J. Moses, Jr. | Republican | December 7, 1872 – December 1, 1874 (Lost renomination) |
2 years | 1872 | Richard Howell Gleaves | |||||
| 76 | Daniel Henry Chamberlain | Republican | December 1, 1874 – December 14, 1876 (Lost reelection) |
2 years | 1874 | Lost reelection in 1876 election, but refused to leave office | |||||
| – | Disputed | December 14, 1876 – April 11, 1877 |
– | Disputed between Chamberlain and Wade Hampton III. Two governments were formed during this time. Main article: Disputed government of South Carolina of 1876-77 | |||||||
| 77 | Wade Hampton III | Democratic | April 11, 1877 – September 26, 1879 (Resigned)[c] |
2.5 years | 1876 | William Dunlap Simpson | Declared sole governor four months after taking office | ||||
| 1878 | |||||||||||
| 78 | William Dunlap Simpson | Democratic | February 26, 1879 – September 1, 1880 (Resigned)[d] |
1.5 years | Vacant | Not elected | |||||
| 79 | Thomas Bothwell Jeter | Democratic | September 1, 1880 – November 30, 1880 (Not a candidate for election) |
3 months | Not elected | ||||||
| 80 | Johnson Hagood | Democratic | November 30, 1880 – December 1, 1882 (Not a candidate for reelection) |
2 years | 1880 | John D. Kennedy | |||||
| 81 | Hugh Smith Thompson | Democratic | December 1, 1882 – July 10, 1886 (Resigned)[e] |
3.5 years | 1882 | John Calhoun Sheppard | |||||
| 1884 | |||||||||||
| 82 | John Calhoun Sheppard | Democratic | July 10, 1886 – November 30, 1886 (Not a candidate for election) |
5 months | Vacant | Not elected | |||||
| 83 | John Peter Richardson III | Democratic | November 30, 1886 – December 4, 1890 (Term limited) |
4 years | 1886 | William Mauldin | |||||
| 1888 | |||||||||||
| 84 | Benjamin Ryan Tillman | Democratic | December 4, 1890 – December 4, 1894 (Term limited) |
4 years | 1890 | Eugene Gary | |||||
| 1892 | Washington Hodges Timmerman | ||||||||||
| 85 | John Gary Evans | Democratic | December 4, 1894 – January 18, 1897 (Not a candidate for reelection) |
2 years | 1894 | ||||||
| 86 | William Haselden Ellerbe | Democratic | January 18, 1897 – June 2, 1899 (Died) |
2.5 years | 1896 | Miles Benjamin McSweeney | |||||
| 1898 | |||||||||||
| 87 | Miles Benjamin McSweeney | Democratic | June 2, 1899 – January 20, 1903 (Not a candidate for reelection) |
3.5 years | Robert B. Scarborough | ||||||
| 1900 | |||||||||||
| 88 | Duncan Clinch Heyward | Democratic | January 20, 1903 – January 15, 1907 (Term limited) |
4 years | 1902 | James Tillman | |||||
| 1904 | John Sloan | ||||||||||
| 89 | Martin Frederick Ansel | Democratic | January 15, 1907 – January 17, 1911 (Term limited) |
4 years | 1906 | Thomas Gordon McLeod | |||||
| 1908 | |||||||||||
| 90 | Coleman Livingston Blease | Democratic | January 17, 1911 – January 14, 1915 (Resigned)[f] |
4 years | 1910 | Charles Aurelius Smith | |||||
| 1912 | |||||||||||
| 91 | Charles Aurelius Smith | Democratic | January 14, 1915 – January 19, 1915 (Not a candidate for election) |
5 days | Vacant | Shortest term Not elected | |||||
| 92 | Richard Irvine Manning III | Democratic | January 19, 1915 – January 21, 1919 (Term limited) |
4 years | 1914 | Andrew Bethea | |||||
| 1916 | |||||||||||
| 93 | Robert Archer Cooper | Democratic | January 21, 1919 – May 20, 1922 (Resigned)[g] |
3.25 years | 1918 | J.T. Lyles | |||||
| 1920 | Wilson Godfrey Harvey | ||||||||||
| 94 | Wilson Godfrey Harvey | Democratic | May 20, 1922 – January 16, 1923 (Not a candidate for election) |
1.75 years | Vacant | Not elected | |||||
| 95 | Thomas Gordon McLeod | Democratic | January 16, 1923 – January 18, 1927 (Term limited) |
4 years | 1922 | E.B. Jackson | |||||
| 1924 | |||||||||||
| 96 | John Gardiner Richards, Jr. | Democratic | January 18, 1927 – January 20, 1931 (Term limited) |
4 years | 1926 | Thomas Bothwell Butler | First elected to four-year term[h] | ||||
| 97 | Ibra Charles Blackwood | Democratic | January 20, 1931 – January 15, 1935 (Term limited) |
4 years | 1930 | James Sheppard | |||||
| 98 | Olin D. Johnston | Democratic | January 15, 1935 – January 17, 1939 (Term limited) |
4 years | 1934 | Joseph Emile Harley | 1st time | ||||
| 99 | Burnet R. Maybank | Democratic | January 17, 1939 – November 4, 1941 (Resigned)[i] |
2.5 years | 1938 | ||||||
| 100 | Joseph Emile Harley | Democratic | November 4, 1941 – February 27, 1942 (Died) |
4 months | Vacant | Not elected | |||||
| Vacant | February 27, 1942 – March 2, 1942 |
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| 101 | Richard Manning Jefferies | Democratic | March 2, 1942 – January 19, 1943 (Not a candidate for election) |
8 months | Not elected | ||||||
| 98 | Olin D. Johnston | Democratic | January 19, 1943 – January 2, 1945 (Resigned)[j] |
2 years (6 years total) | 1942 | Ransome Judson Williams | 2nd time | ||||
| 102 | Ransome Judson Williams | Democratic | January 2, 1945 – January 21, 1947 (Not a candidate for election) |
2 years | Vacant | Not elected | |||||
| 103 | Strom Thurmond | Democratic | January 21, 1947 – January 16, 1951 (Term limited) |
4 years | 1946 | George Bell Timmerman, Jr. | |||||
| 104 | James Francis Byrnes | Democratic | January 16, 1951 – January 18, 1955 (Term limited) |
4 years | 1950 | ||||||
| 105 | George Bell Timmerman, Jr. | Democratic | January 18, 1955 – January 15, 1959 (Term limited) |
4 years | 1954 | Ernest F. Hollings | |||||
| 106 | Ernest F. Hollings | Democratic | January 20, 1959 – January 15, 1963 (Term limited) |
4 years | 1958 | Burnet R. Maybank Jr. | |||||
| 107 | Donald Stuart Russell | Democratic | January 15, 1963 – April 22, 1965 (Resigned)[k] |
1.5 years | 1962 | Robert Evander McNair | |||||
| 108 | Robert Evander McNair | Democratic | April 22, 1965 – January 19, 1971 (Term limited) |
5.5 years | Vacant | ||||||
| 1966 | John C. West | ||||||||||
| 109 | John C. West | Democratic | January 19, 1971 – January 21, 1975 (Term limited) |
4 years | 1970 | Earle Morris, Jr. | |||||
| 110 | James B. Edwards | Republican | January 21, 1975 – January 10, 1979 (Term limited) |
4 years | 1974 | W. Brantley Harvey, Jr. | |||||
| 111 | Richard Riley | Democratic | January 10, 1979 – January 14, 1987 (Term limited) |
8 years | 1978 | Nancy Stevenson | First elected to two consecutive 4-year terms | ||||
| 1982 | Michael R. Daniel | ||||||||||
| 112 | Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. | Republican | January 14, 1987 – January 11, 1995 (Term limited) |
8 years | 1986 | Nick Theodore | |||||
| 1990 | |||||||||||
| 113 | David Beasley | Republican | January 11, 1995 – January 13, 1999 (Lost reelection) |
4 years | 1994 | Bob Peeler | |||||
| 114 | Jim Hodges | Democratic | January 13, 1999 – January 15, 2003 (Lost reelection) |
4 years | 1998 | ||||||
| 115 | Mark Sanford | Republican | January 15, 2003 – January 12, 2011 (Term Limited) |
8 years | 2002 | André Bauer | |||||
| 2006 | |||||||||||
| 116 | Nikki Haley | Republican | January 12, 2011 – January 24, 2017 (Resigned)[l] |
6 years | 2010 | Ken Ard | First female governor First minority governor | ||||
| Glenn F. McConnell | |||||||||||
| J. Yancey McGill | |||||||||||
| 2014 | Henry McMaster | ||||||||||
| 117 | Henry McMaster | Republican | January 24, 2017 – Incumbent[m] |
5 years, 174 days[n] | Kevin L. Bryant | ||||||
| 2018 | Pamela Evette |
MEMBERS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE U.S. HOUSE 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 day), see United States congressional delegations from South Carolina.
List of representatives
| Member | Party | District | Years | Electoral history |
| D. Wyatt Aiken | Democratic | 3rd | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1887 | Elected in 1876. Retired. |
| William Aiken, Jr. | Democratic | 6th | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
| 2nd | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1853. Retired. |
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| Wyatt Aiken | Democratic | 3rd | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1917 | Elected in 1902. Lost renomination to Dominick. |
| Lemuel J. Alston | Democratic-Republican | 8th | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1811 | Elected in 1806. Retired. |
| John D. Ashmore | Democratic | 5th | March 4, 1859 – December 21, 1860 | Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860 but resigned due to Civil War. |
| Robert T. Ashmore | Democratic | 4th | June 2, 1953 – January 3, 1969 | Elected to finish Bryson’s term. Retired. |
| Robert Barnwell | Pro-Administration | 2nd | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 | Elected in 1790. Retired. |
| Robert Woodward Barnwell | Jacksonian | 2nd | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | Elected in 1828. Switched parties. |
| Nullifier | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | Re-elected in 1830 as a Nullifier. Retired. |
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| Gresham Barrett | Republican | 3rd | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011 | Elected in 2002. Retired. |
| Joseph Bellinger | Democratic-Republican | 4th | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | Elected in 1816. Retired. |
| Lemuel Benton | Anti-Administration | 3rd | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | Elected in 1793. Switched parties. |
| Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799 | Re-elected in 1794 as a Democratic-Republican. Lost re-election to B. Huger. |
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| James A. Black | Democratic | 1st | March 4, 1843 – April 3, 1848 | Elected in 1843. Died. |
| James Blair | Democratic-Republican | 9th | March 4, 1821 – May 8, 1822 | Elected to finish member-elect John S. Richards’ term |
| Jacksonian | 8th | March 4, 1829 – April 1, 1834 | Elected in 1828. Died. |
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| Milledge Luke Bonham | Democratic | 4th | March 4, 1857 – December 21, 1860 | Elected to finish Brooks’ term. Re-elected in 1860 but retired due to Civil War. |
| Christopher C. Bowen | Republican | 2nd | July 20, 1868 – March 3, 1871 | Elected to finish the short term. Lost re-election to De Large. |
| William Waters Boyce | Democratic | 6th | March 4, 1853 – December 21, 1860 | Elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1860 but retired due to Civil War. |
| John Bratton | Democratic | 4th | December 8, 1884 – March 3, 1885 | Elected to finish Evins’s term. Retired. |
| William H. Brawley | Democratic | 1st | March 4, 1891 – February 12, 1894 | Elected in 1890. Resigned to become US District Court judge. |
| Joseph Brevard | Democratic-Republican | 9th | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | Elected in 1818. Retired. |
| Preston Brooks | Democratic | 4th | March 4, 1853 – July 15, 1856 | Elected in 1853. Resigned to gain constituents’ support for Caning of Charles Sumner. |
| August 1, 1856 – January 28, 1857 | Re-elected to finish his own term. Died. |
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| Henry Brown | Republican | 1st | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2011 | Elected in 2000. Retired. |
| Joseph R. Bryson | Democratic | 4th | January 3, 1939 – March 10, 1953 | Elected in 1938. Died. |
| Aedanus Burke | Anti-Administration | 2nd | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 | Elected in 1788. Retired. |
| Armistead Burt | Democratic | 5th | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1843. Retired. |
| Sampson H. Butler | Democratic | 4th | March 4, 1839 – September 27, 1842 | Elected in 1838. Resigned. |
| William Butler | Democratic-Republican | 5th | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 | Elected in 1800. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
| 2nd | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1803. Retired. |
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| William Butler | Whig | 6th | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1840. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election to Simpson. |
| Charles W. Buttz | Republican | 2nd | November 7, 1876 – March 3, 1877 | Elected to finish Mackey’s term. Retired. |
| James F. Byrnes | Democratic | 2nd | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1925 | Elected in 1910. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Richard H. Cain | Republican | At-large | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1872. Retired. |
| 2nd | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Elected in 1876. Retired. |
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| Patrick C. Caldwell | Democratic | 9th | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1840. Redistricted to the 5th district and lost re-election to Burt. |
| John C. Calhoun | Democratic-Republican | 6th | March 4, 1811 – November 3, 1817 | Elected in 1810. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of War. |
| Joseph Calhoun | Democratic-Republican | 6th | June 2, 1807 – March 3, 1811 | Elected to finish Casey’s term. Retired. |
| Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. | Republican | 4th | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987 | Elected in 1978. Retired to run for Governor. |
| John Campbell | Jacksonian | 3rd | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | Elected in 1828. Lost re-election to Mitchell. |
| Nullifier | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | Elected in 1836. Switched parties. |
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| Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | Re-elected in 1838 as a Democrat. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
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| 4th | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1843. Retired. |
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| Robert B. Campbell | Democratic-Republican | 3rd | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Elected in 1823. Retired. |
| Nullifier | February 24, 1834 – March 3, 1837 | Elected to finish Singleton’s term. Retired. |
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| Lewis C. Carpenter | Republican | 3rd | November 3, 1874 – March 3, 1875 | Elected to finish Elliott’s term. Retired. |
| John Carter | Democratic-Republican | 9th | December 11, 1822 – March 3, 1823 | Elected to finish Blair’s term. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
| 8th | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1823. Retired. |
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| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | [data unknown/missing] | ||
| Levi Casey | Democratic-Republican | 6th | March 4, 1803 – February 3, 1807 | Elected in 1803. Died. |
| John J. Chappell | Democratic-Republican | 4th | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | Elected in 1812. Lost re-election to Bellinger. |
| Langdon Cheves | Democratic-Republican | 1st | December 31, 1810 – March 3, 1815 | Elected to finish Marion’s term. Retired. |
| William K. Clowney | Nullifier | 7th | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | Elected in 1833. Lost re-election to Rogers. |
| March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | Elected in 1836. Retired. |
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| Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 6th | January 3, 1993 – Present | Elected in 1992. |
| William F. Colcock | Democratic | 7th | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1848. Retired. |
| Manuel S. Corley | Republican | 3rd | July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869 | Elected to finish the short term. Retired. |
| James S. Cothran | Democratic | 3rd | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1886. Retired. |
| George W. Croft | Democratic | 2nd | March 4, 1903 – March 10, 1904 | Elected in 1902. Died. |
| Theodore G. Croft | Democratic | 2nd | May 17, 1904 – March 3, 1905 | Elected to finish his father’s term. Retired. |
| Joe Cunningham | Democratic | 1st | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | Elected in 2018. Lost re-election to Mace. |
| George W. Dargan | Democratic | 6th | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1882. Retired. |
| Mendel J. Davis | Democratic | 1st | April 27, 1971 – January 3, 1981 | Elected to finish Rivers’s term. Retired. |
| Warren R. Davis | Jacksonian | 6th | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 | Elected in 1826. Switched parties. |
| Nullifier | March 4, 1831 – January 29, 1835 | Re-elected in 1830 as a Nullifier. Re-elected in 1834 but died before next term began. |
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| Robert C. De Large | Republican | 2nd | March 4, 1871 – January 24, 1873 | Elected in 1870. Seat declared vacant. |
| Jim DeMint | Republican | 4th | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005 | Elected in 1998. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Butler Derrick | Democratic | 3rd | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1995 | Elected in 1974. Retired. |
| Samuel Dibble | Democratic | 2nd | June 9, 1881 – May 31, 1882 | Elected to finish O’Connor’s term. Lost the election contest to Mackey. |
| 1st | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1882. Retired. |
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| Frederick H. Dominick | Democratic | 3rd | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933 | Elected in 1916. Lost renomination to J. C. Taylor. |
| William Jennings Bryan Dorn | Democratic | 3rd | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | Elected in 1946. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| January 3, 1951 – December 31, 1974 | Elected in 1950. Retired to run for Governor and resigned following defeat. |
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| William Drayton | Jacksonian | 1st | May 17, 1825 – March 3, 1833 | Elected to finish Poinsett’s term. Retired. |
| Jeff Duncan | Republican | 3rd | January 3, 2011 – Present | Elected in 2010. |
| Elias Earle | Democratic-Republican | 8th | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807 | Elected to finish his nephew’s term. Lost re-election to Alston. |
| March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | [data unknown/missing] | |||
| 7th | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1812. Lost re-election to J. Taylor. |
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| March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 | Elected in 1816. Retired. |
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| John B. Earle | Democratic-Republican | 8th | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 | Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804 but declined the seat. |
| Samuel Earle | Democratic-Republican | 6th | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | Elected in 1794. Retired. |
| J. Edwin Ellerbe | Democratic | 6th | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1913 | Elected in 1904. Lost renomination to Ragsdale. |
| Robert B. Elliott | Republican | 3rd | March 4, 1871 – November 1, 1874 | Elected in 1870. Resigned to become sheriff. |
| William Elliott | Democratic | 7th | March 4, 1887 – September 23, 1890 | Elected in 1886. Lost election contest to T. Miller. |
| March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1890. Retired. |
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| 1st | March 4, 1895 – June 4, 1896 | Elected in 1894. Lost election contest to Murray. |
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| March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1896. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
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| Franklin H. Elmore | States Rights Democratic | 4th | December 10, 1836 – March 3, 1839 | Elected to finish Hammond’s term. Retired. |
| James Ervin | Democratic-Republican | 3rd | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 | Elected in 1816. Retired. |
| David R. Evans | Democratic-Republican | 5th | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | Elected in 1812. Retired. |
| John H. Evins | Democratic | 4th | March 4, 1877 – October 20, 1884 | Elected in 1876. Died. |
| Samuel Farrow | Democratic-Republican | 8th | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | Elected in 1812. Retired. |
| John Myers Felder | Jacksonian | 4th | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | Elected in 1830. Swtiched partied. |
| Nullifier | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | Re-elected in 1833 as a Nullifier. Retired. |
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| David E. Finley | Democratic | 5th | March 4, 1899 – January 26, 1917 | Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1916 but died before next term began. |
| Hampton P. Fulmer | Democratic | 7th | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 | Elected in 1920. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
| 2nd | March 4, 1933 – October 19, 1944 | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1932. Died. |
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| Willa L. Fulmer | Democratic | 2nd | November 7, 1944 – January 3, 1945 | Elected to finish her husband’s term. Retired. |
| Allard H. Gasque | Democratic | 6th | March 4, 1923 – June 17, 1938 | Elected in 1922. Died. |
| Elizabeth Hawley Gasque | Democratic | 6th | September 13, 1938 – January 3, 1939 | Elected to finish her husband’s term. Retired. |
| Thomas S. Gettys | Democratic | 5th | November 3, 1964 – December 31, 1974 | Elected to finish Hemphill’s term. Retired and resigned before next term began. |
| Alexander Gillon | Anti-Administration | 5th | March 4, 1793 – October 6, 1794 | Elected in 1793. Died. |
| Joseph Gist | Democratic-Republican | 8th | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
| 7th | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1823. Retired. |
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| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | [data unknown/missing] | ||
| James H. Goss | Republican | 4th | July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869 | Elected in 1868. Retired. |
| Theodore Gourdin | Democratic-Republican | 3rd | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | Elected in 1812. Lost re-election to B. Huger. |
| Andrew R. Govan | Democratic-Republican | 4th | December 4, 1822 – March 3, 1825 | Elected to finish Overstreet’s term. Switched parties. |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | Re-elected in 1824 as a Jacksonian. Lost re-election to Martin. |
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| Trey Gowdy | Republican | 4th | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019 | Elected in 2010. Retired. |
| Lindsey Graham | Republican | 3rd | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | Elected in 1994. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| William J. Grayson | Nullifier | 2nd | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | Elected in 1833. Lost re-election to Rhett. |
| John K. Griffin | Nullifier | 9th | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837 | Elected in 1830. Switched parties. |
| Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | Re-elected in 1838 as a Democrat. Retired. |
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| James Hamilton, Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 2nd | December 13, 1822 – March 3, 1825 | Elected to finish W. Lowndes’s term. Switched parties. |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | Re-elected in 1824 as a Jacksonian. Retired. |
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| James Henry Hammond | Nullifier | 4th | March 4, 1835 – February 26, 1836 | Elected in 1834. Resigned. |
| Wade Hampton I | Democratic-Republican | 2nd | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | Elected to finish the term of member-elect Barnwell, who declined to serve. Retired. |
| 4th | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 | Elected in 1803. Retired. |
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| Butler B. Hare | Democratic | 2nd | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 | Elected in 1924. Retired. |
| 3rd | March 4, 1939 – March 3, 1947 | Elected in 1938. Retired. |
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| James B. Hare | Democratic | 3rd | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | Elected in 1948. Lost renomination to Dorn. |
| Robert Goodloe Harper | Pro-Administration | 5th | February 9, 1795 – March 3, 1795 | Elected to finish Gillon’s term. Switched parties. |
| Federalist | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801 | Re-elected in 1794 as a Federalist. Retired. |
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| Thomas F. Hartnett | Republican | 1st | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987 | Elected in 1980. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor. |
| John J. Hemphill | Democratic | 5th | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1882. Lost renomination to Strait. |
| Robert W. Hemphill | Democratic | 5th | January 3, 1957 – May 1, 1964 | Elected in 1956. Resigned to become U.S. District Judge. |
| Solomon L. Hoge | Republican | 3rd | April 8, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | Elected in 1868.[a] Retired. |
| March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Elected in 1874. Retired. |
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| Kenneth Lamar Holland | Democratic | 5th | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1974. Retired. |
| Isaac E. Holmes | Democratic | 1st | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1838. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
| 6th | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1851 | Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1843. Lost re-election to W. Aiken. |
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| Benjamin Huger | Federalist | 3rd | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1805 | Elected in 1798. Retired. |
| March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | Elected in 1814. Lost re-election to Ervin. |
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| Daniel Huger | Pro-Administration | 3rd | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 | Elected in 1788. Retired. |
| John Hunter | Anti-Administration | 2nd | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | Elected in 1793. Redistricted to the 5th district and lost re-election to Harper. |
| Bob Inglis | Republican | 4th | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 | Elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011 | Elected in 2004. Lost renomination to Gowdy. |
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| James F. Izlar | Democratic | 1st | April 12, 1894 – March 3, 1895 | Elected to finish Brawley’s term. Retired. |
| John Jenrette | Democratic | 6th | January 3, 1975 – December 10, 1980 | Elected in 1974. Lost re-election to Napier and resigned early as a result of the ABSCAM scandal. |
| Joseph T. Johnson | Democratic | 4th | March 4, 1901 – April 19, 1915 | Elected in 1900. Resigned to accept a federal judgeship. |
| George Johnstone | Democratic | 3rd | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1890. Lost renomination to Latimer. |
| Laurence M. Keitt | Democratic | 3rd | March 4, 1853 – July 15, 1856 | Elected in 1853. Resigned to gain constituents’ support following Caning of Charles Sumner. |
| August 6, 1856 – December ??, 1860 | Elected to finish his own term. Retired early due to Civil War. |
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| John Kershaw | Democratic-Republican | 9th | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | Elected in 1812. Lost re-election to Mayrant. |
| Asbury Latimer | Democratic | 3rd | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1892. Retired. |
| George S. Legaré | Democratic | 1st | March 4, 1903 – January 31, 1913 | Elected in 1902. Died. |
| Hugh S. Legaré | Democratic | 1st | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | Elected in 1836. Lost re-election to Holmes. |
| Asbury F. Lever | Democratic | 7th | November 5, 1901 – August 1, 1919 | Elected to finish Stokes’s term. Resigned to become member of Federal Farm Loan Board. |
| W. Turner Logan | Democratic | 1st | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925 | Elected in 1920. Lost renomination to T. McMillan. |
| Thomas Lowndes | Federalist | 1st | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1805 | Elected in 1800. Retired. |
| William Lowndes | Democratic-Republican | 4th | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
| 2nd | March 4, 1813 – May 8, 1822 | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1812. Resigned. |
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| Nancy Mace | Republican | 1st | January 3, 2021 – Present | Elected in 2020. |
| Edmund W. M. Mackey | Independent Republican | 2nd | March 4, 1875 – July 19, 1876 | Elected in 1874. Seat declared vacant. |
| Republican | May 31, 1882 – March 3, 1883 | Won election contest. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
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| 7th | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1884 | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1882. Died. |
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| Gabriel H. Mahon, Jr. | Democratic | 4th | November 3, 1936 – January 3, 1939 | Elected to finish McSwain’s term. Lost renomination to Bryson. |
| Edward C. Mann | Democratic | 7th | October 7, 1919 – March 3, 1921 | Elected to finish Lever’s term. Lost renomination to Fulmer. |
| James R. Mann | Democratic | 4th | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1979 | Elected in 1968. Retired. |
| Richard Irvine Manning I | Jacksonian | 8th | December 8, 1834 – May 1, 1836 | Elected to finish Blair’s term. Died |
| Robert Marion | Democratic-Republican | 1st | March 4, 1805 – December 4, 1810 | Elected in 1804. Retired and resigned early. |
| William D. Martin | Jacksonian | 4th | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 | Elected in 1826. Retired. |
| William Mayrant | Democratic-Republican | 9th | March 4, 1815 – October 21, 1816 | Elected in 1814. Lost re-election to S. Miller and resigned early. |
| Paul G. McCorkle | Democratic | 5th | February 21, 1917 – March 3, 1917 | Elected to finish Finley’s term in the 64th Congress. Retired. |
| John McCreary | Democratic-Republican | 8th | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | Elected in 1818. Lost re-election to Gist. |
| George McDuffie | Democratic-Republican | 6th | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
| 5th | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1823. Switched parties. |
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| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 | Re-elected in 1824 as a Jacksonian. Switched parties. |
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| Nullifier | March 4, 1831 – ???, 1825 | Re-elected in 1830 as a Nullifier. Resigned to become Governor. |
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| John L. McLaurin | Democratic | 6th | December 5, 1892 – May 31, 1897 | Elected to finish Stackhouse’s term. Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator. |
| Clara G. McMillan | Democratic | 1st | November 7, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | Elected to finish her husband’s term. Retired. |
| John L. McMillan | Democratic | 6th | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1973 | Elected in 1938. Lost renomination to Jenrette. |
| Thomas S. McMillan | Democratic | 1st | March 4, 1925 – September 29, 1939 | Elected in 1924. Died. |
| John McQueen | Democratic | 4th | February 12, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | Elected to finish Sims’s term in the 30th and 31st Congresses. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
| 1st | March 4, 1853 – December 21, 1860 | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1860 but retired due to Civil War. |
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| John J. McSwain | Democratic | 4th | March 4, 1921 – August 6, 1936 | Elected in 1920. Died. |
| Henry Middleton | Democratic-Republican | 1st | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 | Elected in 1814. Retired. |
| William Porcher Miles | Democratic | 2nd | March 4, 1857 – December 24, 1860 | Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1860 but retired due to Civil War. |
| Stephen Decatur Miller | Democratic-Republican | 9th | January 2, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | Elected to finish Mayrant’s term. Retired. |
| Thomas E. Miller | Republican | 7th | September 24, 1890 – March 3, 1891 | Won election contest. Lost re-election to W. Elliott. |
| Thomas R. Mitchell | Democratic-Republican | 3rd | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | Elected in 1820. Lost re-election to R. Campbell. |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | Elected in 1824. Lost re-election to J. Campbell. |
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| March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | Elected in 1830. Lost re-election to Singleton. |
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| Thomas Moore | Democratic-Republican | 6th | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 | Elected in 1800. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
| 7th | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1803. Retired. |
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| 8th | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | Elected in 1814. Retired. |
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| Mick Mulvaney | Republican | 5th | January 3, 2011 – February 16, 2017 | Elected in 2010. Resigned to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget. |
| George W. Murray | Republican | 7th | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Elected in 1892. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
| 1st | June 4, 1896 – March 3, 1897 | Won election contest. Lost re-election to W. Elliott. |
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| John L. Napier | Republican | 6th | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1980. Lost re-election to Tallon. |
| Wilson Nesbitt | Democratic-Republican | 8th | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | Elected in 1816. Retired. |
| Samuel J. Nicholls | Democratic | 4th | September 14, 1915 – March 3, 1921 | Elected to finish Johnson’s term. Retired. |
| Ralph Norman | Republican | 5th | June 20, 2017 – Present | Elected to finish Mulvaney’s term. |
| James Norton | Democratic | 6th | December 6, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | Elected to finish McLaurin’s term. Retired. |
| Abraham Nott | Federalist | 6th | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 | Elected in 1798. Retired. |
| William T. Nuckolls | Jacksonian | 7th | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833 | Elected in 1826. Retired. |
| Michael P. O’Connor | Democratic | 2nd | March 4, 1879 – April 26, 1881 | Elected in 1878. Died pending an election contest. |
| James Lawrence Orr | Democratic | 2nd | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1848. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
| 5th | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859 | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1853. Retired. |
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| James Overstreet | Democratic-Republican | 4th | March 4, 1819 – May 24, 1822 | Elected in 1818. Died. |
| James O’H. Patterson | Democratic | 2nd | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | Elected in 1904. Retired. |
| Liz J. Patterson | Democratic | 4th | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1986. Lost re-election to Inglis. |
| William H. Perry | Democratic | 4th | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1884. Retired. |
| Andrew Pickens | Anti-Administration | 6th | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | Elected in 1793. Retired. |
| Francis Wilkinson Pickens | Nullifier | 5th | December 8, 1834 – March 3, 1839 | Elected to finish McDuffie’s term. Switched parties. |
| Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | Re-elected in 1838 as a Democrat. Retired. |
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| Charles Pinckney | Democratic-Republican | 1st | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | Elected in 1818. Retired. |
| Henry L. Pinckney | Nullifier | 1st | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | Elected in 1833. Lost renomination and lost re-election to H. Legaré as a Unionist. |
| Thomas Pinckney | Federalist | 1st | November 23, 1797 – March 3, 1801 | Elected to finish W. L. Smith’s term. Retired. |
| Joel R. Poinsett | Democratic-Republican | 1st | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1825 | Re-elected in 1820. Switched parties. |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 7, 1825 | Re-elected in 1824 as a Jacksonian. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Mexico. |
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| J. Willard Ragsdale | Democratic | 6th | March 4, 1913 – July 23, 1919 | Elected in 1912. Died. |
| Joseph H. Rainey | Republican | 1st | December 12, 1870 – March 3, 1879 | Elected to finish Wittemore’s term. Lost re-election to J. S. Richardson. |
| Alonzo J. Ransier | Republican | 2nd | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1872. Retired. |
| Arthur Ravenel, Jr. | Republican | 1st | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 | Elected in 1986. Retired to run for Governor. |
| Robert Rhett | Democratic | 2nd | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1836. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
| 7th | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1843. Retired. |
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| Tom Rice | Republican | 7th | January 3, 2013 – Present | Elected in 2012. |
| James P. Richards | Democratic | 5th | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1957 | Elected in 1932. Retired. |
| John Peter Richardson II | Jacksonian | 8th | December 19, 1836 – March 3, 1837 | Elected to finish Manning’s term. Swithced parties. |
| Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | Re-elected in 1836 as a Democrat. Retired. |
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| John S. Richardson | Democratic | 1st | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1878. Retired. |
| Corinne Boyd Riley | Democratic | 2nd | April 10, 1962 – January 3, 1963 | Elected to finish her husband’s term. Retired. |
| John J. Riley | Democratic | 2nd | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949 | Elected in 1944. Lost renomination to H. Sims. |
| January 3, 1951 – January 1, 1962 | Elected in 1950. Died. |
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| L. Mendel Rivers | Democratic | 1st | January 3, 1941 – December 28, 1970 | Elected in 1940. Died. |
| James Rogers | Jacksonian | 7th | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | Elected in 1834. Lost re-election to Clowney. |
| Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1838. Retired. |
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| John Rutledge, Jr. | Federalist | 2nd | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 | Elected in 1796. Lost re-election to W. Butler. |
| Mark Sanford | Republican | 1st | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 | Elected in 1994. Retired to run for Governor. |
| May 7, 2013 – January 3, 2019 | Elected to finish Scott’s term. Lost renomination to Katie Arrington. |
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| Robert B. Scarborough | Democratic | 6th | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 | Elected in 1900. Retired. |
| Tim Scott | Republican | 1st | January 3, 2011 – January 2, 2013 | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012 but resigned when appointed U.S. Senator. |
| George W. Shell | Democratic | 4th | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | Elected in 1890. Retired. |
| Eldred Simkins | Democratic-Republican | 6th | January 24, 1818 – March 3, 1821 | Elected to finish Calhoun’s term. Retired. |
| Richard F. Simpson | Democratic | 2nd | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 | Elected in 1843. Retired. |
| Alexander D. Sims | Democratic | 4th | March 4, 1845 – November 22, 1848 | Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1848 but died before next term began. |
| Hugo S. Sims, Jr. | Democratic | 2nd | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | Elected in 1948. Lost renomination to J. Riley |
| Thomas D. Singleton | Nullifier | 3rd | March 4, 1833 – November 25, 1833 | Elected in 1833. Died. |
| Robert Smalls | Republican | 5th | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | Elected in 1874. Lost re-election to Tillman. |
| July 19, 1882 – March 3, 1883 | Won contested election. Retired. |
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| 7th | March 18, 1884 – March 3, 1887 | Elected to finish Mackey’s term. Lost re-election to Elliott. |
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| O’Brien Smith | Democratic-Republican | 4th | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807 | Elected in 1804. Retired. |
| William Smith | Democratic-Republican | 6th | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 | Elected in 1796. Lost re-election to Nott. |
| William L. Smith | Pro-Administration | 1st | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1795 | Elected in 1788. Switched parties. |
| Federalist | March 4, 1795 – July 10, 1797 | Re-elected in 1794 as a Federalist. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Portugal |
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| Floyd Spence | Republican | 2nd | January 3, 1971 – August 16, 2001 | Elected in 1970. Died. |
| John Spratt | Democratic | 5th | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2011 | Elected in 1982. Lost re-election to Mulvaney. |
| Eli T. Stackhouse | Democratic | 6th | March 4, 1891 – June 14, 1892 | Elected in 1890. Died. |
| William F. Stevenson | Democratic | 5th | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933 | Elected to finish Finley’s term in the 65th Congress. Lost renomination to Richards. |
| J. William Stokes | Democratic | 7th | March 4, 1895 – June 1, 1896 | Elected in 1894. Seat declared vacant due to election fraud. |
| November 3, 1896 – July 6, 1901 | Elected to finish his own term. Died. |
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| Philip H. Stoll | Democratic | 6th | October 7, 1919 – March 3, 1923 | Elected to finish Ragsdale’s term. Lost renomination to Gasque. |
| Thomas J. Strait | Democratic | 5th | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899 | Elected in 1892. Lost renomination to Finley. |
| Thomas Sumter | Anti-Administration | 4th | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 | Elected in 1788. Retired. |
| Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1797 – December 15, 1801 | Elected in 1796. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator. |
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| Thomas De Lage Sumter | Democratic | 8th | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1838. Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election to Woodward. |
| W. Jasper Talbert | Democratic | 2nd | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1892. Retired to run for Governor. |
| Robin Tallon | Democratic | 6th | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1982. Retired. |
| John Taylor | Democratic-Republican | 4th | March 4, 1807 – December 30, 1810 | Elected in 1806. Lost re-election to Lowndes and resigned early. |
| John Taylor | Democratic-Republican | 7th | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | Elected in 1814. Lost re-election to E. Earle. |
| John C. Taylor | Democratic | 3rd | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | Elected in 1932. Lost renomination to B. Hare. |
| Waddy Thompson, Jr. | Anti-Jacksonian | 6th | September 10, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | Elected to finish Davis’s term. Switched parties. |
| Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | Re-elected in 1836 as a Whig. Retired. |
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| George D. Tillman | Democratic | 5th | March 4, 1879 – July 19, 1882 | Elected in 1878. Lost contested election to Smalls. |
| 2nd | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1882. Lost renomination to Talbert. |
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| William Timmons | Republican | 4th | January 3, 2019 – Present | Elected in 2018. |
| Samuel W. Trotti | Democratic | 4th | December 17, 1842 – March 3, 1843 | Elected to finish Butler’s term. Retired. |
| Starling Tucker | Democratic-Republican | 5th | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823 | Elected in 1816. Redistricted to the 9th district. |
| 9th | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1823. Switched parties. |
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| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 | Re-elected in 1824 as a Jacksonian. Retired. |
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| Thomas T. Tucker | Anti-Administration | 5th | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 | Elected in 1788. Retired. |
| Alexander S. Wallace | Republican | 4th | May 27, 1870 – March 3, 1877 | Successfully contested election of William D. Simpson. Lost re-election to Evins. |
| Daniel Wallace | Democratic | 1st | June 12, 1848 – March 3, 1853 | Elected to finish Black’s term. Retired. |
| Albert Watson | Democratic | 2nd | January 3, 1963 – February 1, 1965 | Elected in 1962. Resigned to contest special election as a Republican. |
| Republican | June 15, 1965 – January 3, 1971 | Elected to finish his term as a Republican. Retired to run for Governor. |
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| Richard S. Whaley | Democratic | 1st | April 29, 1913 – March 3, 1921 | Elected to finish Legaré’s term. Retired. |
| Benjamin F. Whittemore | Republican | 1st | July 18, 1868 – February 24, 1870 | Elected to finish the short term. Resigned. |
| David Rogerson Williams | Democratic-Republican | 3rd | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809 | Elected in 1804. Retired. |
| March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | Elected in 1810. Retired. |
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| Joe Wilson | Republican | 2nd | December 18, 2001 – Present | Elected to finish Spence’s term. |
| John Wilson | Democratic-Republican | 7th | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
| 6th | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1823. Switched parties. |
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| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | Re-elected in 1824 as a Jacksonian. Lost re-election to W. Davis. |
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| Stanyarne Wilson | Democratic | 4th | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901 | Elected in 1894. Retired. |
| Richard Winn | Anti-Administration | 4th | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | Elected in 1793. Switched parties. |
| Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | Re-elected in 1794 as a Democratic-Republican. Lost re-election to T. Sumter. |
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| January 24, 1802 – March 3, 1803 | Elected to finish Sumter’s term. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
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| 5th | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1803. Retired. |
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| Robert Witherspoon | Democratic-Republican | 3rd | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 | Elected in 1808. Retired. |
| Joseph A. Woodward | Democratic | 3rd | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1843. Retired. |
| William Woodward | Democratic-Republican | 5th | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | Elected in 1814. Lost re-election to S. Tucker. |
| Edward Lunn Young | Republican | 6th | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | Elected in 1972. Lost re-election to Jenrette. |