South Carolina
The politics team at washingtonpost.com is tracking presidential endorsements made by state legislators in Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina. Below is a list of endorsements made by legislators in South Carolina.
Some state legislators have yet to confirm their support for a candidate. Endorsements will be added as more details become available. If you want to inform us about an endorsement, e-mail us at politicscalendar@washingtonpost.com.
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South Carolina Endorsement Highlights
Democratic Endorsements
Barack Obama
3 (of 3) of Democratic endorsements
- J. Todd Rutherford State Representative (D)
- Bakari Sellers State Representative (D)
- Joseph H. Jefferson State Representative (D)
Republican Endorsements
John McCain
48 (of 48) of Republican endorsements
- Hugh K. Leatherman State Senator (R)
- Glenn F. McConnell State Senator (R)
- William H. O’Dell State Senator (R)
- Converse A. Chellis State Representative (R)
- Michael A. Pitts State Representative (R)
- Wallace B. Scarborough State Representative (R)
- J. Gary Simrill State Representative (R)
- Donald C. Smith State Representative (R)
- G. Murrell Smith State Representative (R)
- Garry R. Smith State Representative (R)
- J. Roland Smith State Representative (R)
- W. Douglas “Doug” Smith State Representative (R)
- L. Kit Spires State Representative (R)
- J. Adam Taylor State Representative (R)
- McLain R. “Mac” Toole State Representative (R)
- C. David Umphlett State Representative (R)
- Thad T. Viers State Representative (R)
- Robert E. “Bob” Walker State Representative (R)
- William R. “Bill” Whitmire State Representative (R)
- William D. Witherspoon State Representative (D)
- Annette D. Young State Representative (R)
- Catherine C. Ceips State Senator (R)
- John E. Courson State Senator (R)
- Michael L. Fair State Senator (R)
- Kristopher R. “Kris” Crawford State Representative (R)
- Thomas M. “Tom” Dantzler State Representative (R)
- G. Ralph Davenport State Representative (R)
- Tracy R. Edge State Representative (R)
- Marion B. Frye State Representative (R)
- Michael W. “Mike” Gambrell State Representative (R)
- Carl L. Gullick State Representative (R)
- Ben A. Hagood State Representative (R)
- Nelson L. Hardwick State Representative (R)
- Robert W. Harrell State Representative (R)
- James H. Harrison State Representative (R)
- Gloria Arias Haskins State Representative (R)
- William G. “Bill” Herbkersman State Representative (R)
- Shirley R. Hinson State Representative (R)
- Phillip D. Lowe State Representative (R)
- James H. “Jay” Lucas State Representative (R)
- Joseph G. “Joe” Mahaffey State Representative (R)
- James H. Merrill State Representative (R)
- Lewis E. “Gene” Pinson State Representative (R)
- Bruce W. Bannister State Representative (R)
- Kenneth A. “Kenny” Bingham State Representative (R)
- Don C. Bowen State Representative (R)
- Joan B. Brady State Representative (R)
- William F. “Bill” Cotty State Representative (R)
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