Member (Residence)
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Party
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Years
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Cong ress
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Electoral history
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District location
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District established March 4, 1789
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William L. Smith
(Charleston)
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Pro-Administration
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March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1795
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1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
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Elected in 1788. Re-elected in 1790. Re-elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Portugal.
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1789–1793 "Charleston Division"
South Carolina congressional districts, 1789–1793 1st district, Charleston 2nd district, Beaufort-Orangeburg 3rd district, Georgetown-Cheraw 4th district, Camden 5th district, Ninety-Six
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1793–1833 "Charleston district"
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Federalist
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March 4, 1795 – July 10, 1797
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Vacant
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July 10, 1797 – November 23, 1797
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5th
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Thomas Pinckney (Charleston)
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Federalist
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November 23, 1797 – March 3, 1801
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5th 6th
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Elected to finish Smith's term. Re-elected in 1798. Retired.
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Thomas Lowndes (Charleston)
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Federalist
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March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1805
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7th 8th
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Elected in 1800. Re-elected in 1803. Retired.
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Robert Marion (Charleston)
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1805 – December 4, 1810
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9th 10th 11th
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Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Retired and then resigned.
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Vacant
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December 4, 1810 – December 31, 1810
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11th
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Langdon Cheves (Charleston)
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Democratic-Republican
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December 31, 1810 – March 3, 1815
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11th 12th 13th
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Elected in 1810. Later elected to finish Marion's term and seated January 24, 1811. Re-elected in 1812. Retired.
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Henry Middleton (Charleston)
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819
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14th 15th
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Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Retired.
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Charles Pinckney (Charleston)
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821
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16th
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Elected in 1818. Retired.
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Joel R. Poinsett (Charleston)
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Democratic-Republican[a]
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March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1825
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17th 18th 19th
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Re-elected in 1820. Re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1824. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Mexico.
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Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – March 7, 1825
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Vacant
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March 7, 1825 – May 17, 1825
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19th
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William Drayton (Charleston)
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Jacksonian
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May 17, 1825 – March 3, 1833
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19th 20th 21st 22nd
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Elected May 16, 1825 to finish Poinsett's term and seated December 5, 1825. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Retired.
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Henry L. Pinckney (Charleston)
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Nullifier
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March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
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23rd 24th
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Elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1834. Lost renomination and lost re-election as a Unionist.
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1833–1843 [data missing]
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Hugh S. Legaré (Charleston)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
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25th
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Elected in 1836. Lost re-election.
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Isaac E. Holmes (Charleston)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
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26th 27th
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Elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Redistricted to the 6th district.
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James A. Black (Cherokee Iron Works)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1843 – April 3, 1848
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28th 29th 30th
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Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Died.
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1843–1853 [data missing]
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Vacant
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April 3, 1848 – June 12, 1848
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30th
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Daniel Wallace (Jonesville)
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Democratic
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June 12, 1848 – March 3, 1853
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30th 31st 32nd
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Elected to finish Black's term. Re-elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. Retired.
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John McQueen (Bennettsville)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1853 – December 21, 1860
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33rd 34th 35th 36th
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Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860 but retired due to Civil War.
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1853–1860 [data missing]
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District inactive
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December 21, 1860 – July 18, 1868
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36th 37th 38th 39th 40th
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Civil War and Reconstruction
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Benjamin F. Whittemore (Darlington)
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Republican
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July 18, 1868 – February 24, 1870
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40th 41st
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Elected to finish the short term. Also elected to the next term. Resigned.
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1868–1873 [data missing]
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Vacant
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February 24, 1870 – December 12, 1870
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41st
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Joseph H. Rainey (Georgetown)
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Republican
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December 12, 1870 – March 3, 1879
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41st 42nd 43rd 44th 45th
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Elected to finish Wittemore's term. Also elected to the next full term. Re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Lost re-election.
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1873–1883 [data missing]
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John S. Richardson (Sumter)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
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46th 47th
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Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired.
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Samuel Dibble (Orangeburg)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891
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48th 49th 50th 51st
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Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired.
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1883–1893 [data missing]
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William H. Brawley (Charleston)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1891 – February 12, 1894
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52nd 53rd
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Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Resigned to become U.S. District Judge.
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1893–1903 [data missing]
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Vacant
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February 12, 1894 – April 12, 1894
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53rd
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James F. Izlar (Orangeburg)
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Democratic
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April 12, 1894 – March 3, 1895
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Elected to finish Brawley's term. Retired.
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William Elliott (Beaufort)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1895 – June 4, 1896
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54th
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Elected in 1894. Lost election contest.
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George W. Murray (Rembert)
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Republican
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June 4, 1896 – March 3, 1897
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Won election contest. Lost re-election.
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William Elliott (Beaufort)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903
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55th 56th 57th
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Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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George S. Legaré (Charleston)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1903 – January 31, 1913
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58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd
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Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912 but died before next term began.
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1903–1913 [data missing]
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Vacant
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January 31, 1913 – April 29, 1913
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62nd 63rd
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1913–1933 Berkeley, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, and Dorchester counties[11]
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Richard S. Whaley (Charleston)
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Democratic
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April 29, 1913 – March 3, 1921
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63rd 64th 65th 66th
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Elected to finish Legaré's term. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Retired.
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W. Turner Logan (Charleston)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925
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67th 68th
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Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Lost renomination.
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Thomas S. McMillan (Charleston)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1925 – September 29, 1939
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69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th
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Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Died.
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1933–1943 [data missing]
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Vacant
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September 29, 1939 – November 7, 1939
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76th
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Clara Gooding McMillan (Charleston)
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Democratic
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November 7, 1939 – January 3, 1941
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Elected to finish her husband's term. Retired.
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L. Mendel Rivers (Charleston)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1941 – December 28, 1970
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77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st
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Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Died.
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1943–1953 [data missing]
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1953–1963 [data missing]
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1963–1973 [data missing]
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Vacant
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December 28, 1970 – April 27, 1971
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91st 92nd
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Mendel Jackson Davis (Charleston)
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Democratic
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April 27, 1971 – January 3, 1981
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92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th
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Elected to finish Rivers's term. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired for health reasons.
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1973–1983 [data missing]
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Thomas Hartnett (Charleston)
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Republican
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January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987
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97th 98th 99th
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Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired to run for lieutenant governor of South Carolina.
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1983–1993 [data missing]
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Arthur Ravenel Jr. (Mount Pleasant)
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Republican
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January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995
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100th 101st 102nd 103rd
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Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for governor of South Carolina.
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1993–1995 [data missing]
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Mark Sanford (Charleston)
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Republican
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January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001
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104th 105th 106th
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Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired to run for governor of South Carolina.
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1995–2003 [data missing]
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Henry Brown (Hanahan)
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Republican
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January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2011
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107th 108th 109th 110th 111th
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Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired.
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2003–2013
Horry; parts of Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, and Georgetown.
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Tim Scott (Hanahan)
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Republican
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January 3, 2011 – January 2, 2013
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112th
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Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012, but resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
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Vacant
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January 2, 2013 – May 7, 2013
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112th 113th
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2013–2023
Parts of Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, and Dorchester.
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Mark Sanford (Charleston)
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Republican
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May 7, 2013 – January 3, 2019
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113th 114th 115th
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Elected to finish Scott's term. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost renomination.
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Joe Cunningham (Charleston)
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Democratic
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January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021
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116th
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Elected in 2018. Lost re-election.
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Nancy Mace (Charleston)
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Republican
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January 3, 2021 – present
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117th 118th
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Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.
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2023–2033
Beaufort and Berkeley; Parts of Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, and Jasper.
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