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Political party strength in South Carolina

Political party strength in South Carolina

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The following table indicates the parties of elected officials in the U.S. state of South Carolina:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Bold indicates present office holders.

1776–1864

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1865–present

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Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Democratic–Nonpartisan
League (D-NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. President under the Articles of Confederation chosen by the General Assembly.
  2. Resigned.
  3. Imprisoned by British during American Revolution.
  4. Governor under the Articles of Confederation chosen by the General Assembly.
  5. Died in office.
  6. Assumed office following death or resignation of predecessor.
  7. Deposed by the Union Army.
  8. Appointed by President Andrew Johnson.
  9. The Department of Agriculture was established in 1879.[2]
  10. First popularly-elected Governor.
  11. Claimed governorship following 1876 election.
  12. Responsibilities originally housed at the Department of Agriculture were transferred to other state agencies from 1891 to 1904.
  13. Charles Boineau was elected in Richmond County in a special election as the first Republican to win election to the House since 1900.[3]
  14. First elected in a special election.
  15. Appointed on an interim basis by Governor Mark Sanford.
  16. Elected by state legislature to fill vacancy.
  17. Resigned January 24, 2017 upon confirmation as United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
  18. Last elected Adjutant General, retired on January 17, 2019.
  19. State Senator Clementa C. Pinckney was assassinated in June 2015.
  20. Margie Bright Matthews succeeded Pinckney.
  21. Adjutant General became an appointed position in 2019.
  22. Appointed by Governor Henry McMaster.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "South Carolina Adjutant General". BallotPedia. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  2. [2]
    Subcommittee Study of the Department of Agriculture (July 28, 2017), pg. 9.
  3. [3]
    "South Caroliniana Library – University Libraries | University of South Carolina". sc.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
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