List of United States Senators from South Carolina

South Carolina ratified the Constitution on May 23, 1788. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in July 1861 owing to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from July 1868.

List of Senators

Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.						C o n g r e s s	Class 3 Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
1	Pierce Butler	Pro- Administration	March 4, 1789 – October 25, 1796	Elected in 1789.	1	1st Congress	1	Elected in 1789. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1795	Pro- Administration	Ralph Izard	1
		Anti- Administration				2nd Congress
		Re-elected in 1793. Resigned.		2	3rd Congress
					Democratic- Republican	4th Congress	2	Election year unknown. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801	Federalist	Jacob Read	2
Vacant			October 25, 1796 – December 8, 1796
2	John Hunter	Democratic- Republican	December 8, 1796 – November 26, 1798		Elected to finish Butler's term. Resigned.
		5th Congress
3	Charles Pinckney		Democratic- Republican		December 6, 1798 – June 6, 1801	Elected to finish Hunter's term.
		Re-elected in 1799. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain.	3	6th Congress
				7th Congress		3	Elected in 1800. Died.	March 4, 1801 – October 26, 1802	Democratic- Republican	John E. Colhoun	3
Vacant					June 6, 1801 – December 15, 1801
4	Thomas Sumter	Democratic- Republican			December 15, 1801 – December 16, 1810				Elected to finish Pinckney's term.
							October 26, 1802 – November 4, 1802	Vacant
		Elected to finish Colhoun's term. Resigned.					November 4, 1802 – November 21, 1804	Democratic- Republican	Pierce Butler	4
				8th Congress
							November 21, 1804 – December 6, 1804	Vacant
		Elected to finish Butler's term.					December 6, 1804 – February 26, 1826	Democratic- Republican	John Gaillard	5
			Re-elected in 1805. Resigned.	4				9th Congress
		10th Congress				4		Re-elected in 1806.
		11th Congress
Vacant			December 16, 1810 – December 31, 1810
5	John Taylor	Democratic- Republican	December 31, 1810 – November 1816		Elected to finish Sumter's term.
		Re-elected December 20, 1810. Resigned.		5	12th Congress
					13th Congress	5		Re-elected in 1812.
					14th Congress
Vacant			November 1816 – December 4, 1816
6	William Smith	Democratic- Republican	December 4, 1816 – March 3, 1823								Elected to finish Taylor's term.
		Re-elected in 1816. Lost re-election.		6	15th Congress
					16th Congress	6		Re-elected in 1818.
					17th Congress
7	Robert Y. Hayne	Jacksonian Republican	March 4, 1823 – December 13, 1832	Elected in 1822.	7						18th Congress	Crawford Republican
		Jacksonian				19th Congress		7			Re-elected in 1824. Died.	Jacksonian
							February 26, 1826 – March 8, 1826		Vacant
		Appointed to continue Gaillard's term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].					March 8, 1826 – November 29, 1826		Jacksonian	William Harper	6
		Elected to finish Gaillard's term. Lost re-election.					November 29, 1826 – March 3, 1831		Jacksonian	William Smith	7
						20th Congress
				Re-elected in 1828. Resigned to become S.C. Governor.	8	21st Congress
		Nullifier				22nd Congress	8	Elected in 1830. Resigned due to ill health	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Nullifier	Stephen Decatur Miller	8
Vacant			December 13, 1832 – December 29, 1832
8	John C. Calhoun	Nullifier	December 29, 1832 – March 3, 1843	Elected to finish Hayne's term.
		23rd Congress						March 3, 1833 – November 26, 1833	Vacant
						Elected to finish Miller's term.		November 26, 1833 – November 29, 1842	Nullifier	William C. Preston	9
		Re-elected in 1834.		9	24th Congress
					Democratic	25th Congress	9		Re-elected in 1837. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].			Whig
					26th Congress
		Re-elected in 1840. Resigned.		10	27th Congress
								November 29, 1842 – December 23, 1842	Vacant
						Elected to finish Preston's term.		December 23, 1842 – August 17, 1846	Democratic	George McDuffie	10
9	Daniel Elliott Huger	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845		Elected to finish Calhoun's term. Resigned.	28th Congress	10		Re-elected in 1842 or 1843. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].
Vacant			March 3, 1845 – November 26, 1845			29th Congress
10	John C. Calhoun	Democratic	November 26, 1845 – March 31, 1850		Re-elected to finish Huger's term.
								August 17, 1846 – December 4, 1846	Vacant
		Appointed to continue McDuffie's term. Elected to finish McDuffie's term.						December 4, 1846 – May 25, 1857	Democratic	Andrew Butler	11
				Re-elected in 1846. Died.	11	30th Congress
		31st Congress				11	Re-elected in 1848.
Vacant			March 31, 1850 – April 11, 1850
11	Franklin H. Elmore	Democratic	April 11, 1850 – May 29, 1850	Appointed to continue Calhoun's term. Died.
Vacant			May 29, 1850 – June 4, 1850
12	Robert Woodward Barnwell	Democratic	June 4, 1850 – December 8, 1850	Appointed to continue Elmore's term. Retired when successor elected.
Vacant			December 8, 1850 – December 18, 1850
13	Robert Rhett	Democratic	December 18, 1850 – May 7, 1852	Elected to finish Elmore's term. Resgined.
		32nd Congress
Vacant			May 7, 1852 – May 10, 1852
14	William F. De Saussure	Democratic	May 10, 1852 – March 3, 1853	Appointed to continue Rhett's term. Elected November 29, 1852[1]
15	Josiah J. Evans	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – May 6, 1858	Elected in 1852 or 1853. Died.	12				33rd Congress
		34th Congress				12	Re-elected in 1854. Died.
		35th Congress
								May 25, 1857 – December 7, 1857	Vacant
							Elected to finish Butler's term. Withdrew.	December 7, 1857 – November 11, 1860	Democratic	James Henry Hammond	12
Vacant			May 6, 1858 – May 11, 1858
16	Arthur P. Hayne	Democratic	May 11, 1858 – December 2, 1858	Appointed to continue Evans's term. Retired when successor elected.
17	James Chesnut, Jr.	Democratic	December 3, 1858 – November 10, 1860	Elected to finish Evans's term.
		Re-elected in 1858. Withdrew, and later expelled for his support of the Confederate States.		13	36th Congress
Vacant			November 10, 1860 – July 15, 1868						Civil War and Reconstruction
							Civil War and Reconstruction	November 11, 1860 – July 16, 1868		Vacant
					37th Congress	13
					38th Congress
				14	39th Congress
					40th Congress	14
18	Thomas J. Robertson	Republican	July 15, 1868 – March 3, 1877						Elected to finish the vacant term.
		Elected to finish the vacant term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]					July 16, 1868 – March 3, 1873	Republican		Frederick A. Sawyer	13
					41st Congress
				Re-elected in 1870. Retired.	15			42nd Congress
		43rd Congress				15	Elected in 1872 or 1873. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879	Republican	John J. Patterson	14
		44th Congress
19	Matthew Butler	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1895	Elected in 1876.	16				45th Congress
		46th Congress				16	Elected in 1878.	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1891	Democratic	Wade Hampton III	15
		47th Congress
		Re-elected in 1882.		17	48th Congress
					49th Congress	17	Re-elected in 1884. Lost re-election.
					50th Congress
		Re-elected in 1888. Lost renomination.		18	51st Congress
					52nd Congress	18	Elected in 1890. Retired.	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897	Democratic	John L. M. Irby	16
					53rd Congress
20	Benjamin Tillman	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – July 3, 1918	Elected December 11, 1894.	19				54th Congress
		55th Congress				19	Elected January 26, 1897. Died.	March 4, 1897 – May 20, 1897	Democratic	Joseph H. Earle	17
								May 20, 1897 – May 27, 1897	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Earle's term. Elected January 26, 1898 to finish Earle's term.[2] Retired.	May 27, 1897 – March 3, 1903	Democratic	John L. McLaurin	18
		56th Congress
		Re-elected in 1901.		20	57th Congress
					58th Congress	20	Elected in 1902. Died.	March 4, 1903 – February 20, 1908	Democratic	Asbury Latimer	19
					59th Congress
		Re-elected in 1907.		21	60th Congress
								February 20, 1908 – March 6, 1908	Vacant
							[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	March 6, 1908 – March 3, 1909	Democratic	Frank B. Gary	20
					61st Congress	21	Elected in 1908.	March 4, 1909 – November 17, 1944	Democratic	Ellison D. Smith	21
					62nd Congress
		Re-elected in 1912. Died.		22	63rd Congress
					64th Congress	22	Re-elected in 1914.
					65th Congress
Vacant			July 3, 1918 – July 6, 1918
21	Christie Benet	Democratic	July 6, 1918 – November 5, 1918						Appointed to continue Tillman's term. Lost election to finish Tillman's term.
22	William P. Pollock	Democratic	November 6, 1918 – March 3, 1919						Elected to finish Tillman's term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].
23	Nathaniel B. Dial	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1925	Elected in 1918. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].	23				66th Congress
		67th Congress				23	Re-elected in 1920.
		68th Congress
24	Coleman Livingston Blease	Democratic	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931	Elected in 1924. Lost renomination.	24				69th Congress
		70th Congress				24	Re-elected in 1926.
		71st Congress
25	James F. Byrnes	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – July 8, 1941	Elected in 1930.	25				72nd Congress
		73rd Congress				25	Re-elected in 1932.
		74th Congress
		Re-elected in 1936. Resigned.		26	75th Congress
					76th Congress	26	Re-elected in 1938. Lost renomination, and then died
					77th Congress
Vacant			July 8, 1941 – July 22, 1941
26	Alva M. Lumpkin	Democratic	July 22, 1941 – August 1, 1941						Appointed to continue Byrnes's term. Died.
27	Roger C. Peace	Democratic	August 5, 1941 – November 4, 1941						Appointed to continue Byrne's term. Retired when successor elected.
28	Burnet R. Maybank	Democratic	November 5, 1941 – September 1, 1954						Elected to finish Byrnes's term.
		Re-elected in 1942.		27	78th Congress
								November 17, 1944 – November 20, 1944	Vacant
							Appointed to complete Smith's term.	November 20, 1944 – January 3, 1945	Democratic	Wilton E. Hall	22
					79th Congress	27	Elected in 1944.	January 3, 1945 – April 18, 1965	Democratic	Olin D. Johnston	23
					80th Congress
		Re-elected in 1948. Died.		28	81st Congress
					82nd Congress	28	Re-elected in 1950.
					83rd Congress
Vacant			September 1, 1954 – September 6, 1954
29	Charles E. Daniel	Democratic	September 6, 1954 – December 23, 1954						Appointed to finish Maybank's term. Resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
30	Strom Thurmond	Democratic	December 24, 1954 – April 4, 1956						Appointed to finish Daniel's term, having been elected to the next term.
		Elected in 1954. Resigned.		29	84th Congress
31	Thomas A. Wofford	Democratic	April 5, 1956 – November 6, 1956						Appointed to continue Thurmond's term. Retired.
32	Strom Thurmond	Democratic	November 7, 1956 – January 3, 2003						Elected in 1956 to finish his own term.
		85th Congress			29	Re-elected in 1956.
		86th Congress
		Re-elected in 1960. Changed parties September 16, 1964.		30			87th Congress
					88th Congress	30	Re-elected in 1962. Died.
									Republican
					89th Congress
								April 18, 1965 – April 22, 1965	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Johnston's term. Lost nomination to finish Johnston's term.	April 22, 1965 – November 8, 1966	Democratic	Donald S. Russell	24
							Elected to finish Johnston's term.	November 9, 1966 – January 3, 2005	Democratic	Ernest Hollings	25
		Re-elected in 1966.		31	90th Congress
					91st Congress	31	Re-elected in 1968.
					92nd Congress
		Re-elected in 1972.		32	93rd Congress
					94th Congress	32	Re-elected in 1974.
					95th Congress
		Re-elected in 1978.		33	96th Congress
					97th Congress	33	Re-elected in 1980.
					98th Congress
		Re-elected in 1984.		34	99th Congress
					100th Congress	34	Re-elected in 1986.
					101st Congress
		Re-elected in 1990.		35	102nd Congress
					103rd Congress	35	Re-elected in 1992.
					104th Congress
		Re-elected in 1996. Retired.		36	105th Congress
					106th Congress	36	Re-elected in 1998. Retired.
					107th Congress
33	Lindsey Graham	Republican	January 3, 2003 – Present	Elected in 2002.	37				108th Congress
		109th Congress				37	Elected in 2004.	January 3, 2005 – January 1, 2013	Republican	Jim DeMint	26
		110th Congress
		Re-elected in 2008.		38	111th Congress
					112th Congress	38	Re-elected in 2010. Resigned to head The Heritage Foundation.
							Appointed to continue DeMint's term. Elected to finish DeMint's term.	January 2, 2013 – Present	Republican	Tim Scott	27
					113th Congress
		Re-elected in 2014.		39	114th Congress
					115th Congress	39	Re-elected in 2016.
					116th Congress
To be determined in the 2020 election.					40				117th Congress
						118th Congress	40	To be determined in the 2022 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 2							Class 3

List of living former U.S. Senators

As of October 2016, there are two former Senators who are living, both from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was Strom Thurmond of Class 2 (1954-1956, 1956-2003) on June 26, 2003. The most recent Class 3 senator to die was Donald S. Russell (1965-1966) on February 22, 1998.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
Ernest Hollings	1966–2005	3	January 1, 1922
James W. DeMint	2005–2013	3	September 2, 1951

See also

• List of United States Representatives from South Carolina
• United States Congressional Delegations from South Carolina

Notes

1. Byrd, p. 164.
2. Byrd, p. 166.

References

• Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy, ed. "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992". United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.