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
Joe Biden
8 (of 31) of Democratic endorsements
- Vida O. Miller State Representative (D)
- Fletcher N. Smith State Representative (D)
- Glenn G. Reese State Senator (D)
- James E. Smith State Representative (D)
- Jerry N. Govan State Representative (D)
- Dr. Jimmy C. Bales State Representative (D)
- James A “Jim” Battle State Representative (D)
- Gerald Malloy State Senator (D)
Hillary Rodham Clinton
8 (of 31) of Democratic endorsements
- Darrell Jackson State Senator (D)
- John W. Matthews State Senator (D)
- Linda H. Short State Senator (D)
- John L. Scott State Representative (D)
- Robert Ford State Senator (D)
- Cathy B. Harvin State Representative (D)
- David J. Mack State Representative (D)
- Terry Alexander State Representative (D)
John Edwards
11 (of 31) of Democratic endorsements
- C. Bradley Hutto State Senator (D)
- John C. Land State Senator (D)
- Leonidas E. “Leon” Stavrinakis State Representative (D)
- Ted Martin Vick State Representative (D)
- John W. Drummond State Senator (D)
- Christopher R. Hart State Representative (D)
- Lonnie Hosey State Representative (D)
- Leon Howard State Representative (D)
- William K. Bowers State Representative (D)
- Grady A. Brown State Representative (D)
- William “Bill” Clyburn State Representative (D)
Barack Obama
3 (of 31) of Democratic endorsements
- J. Todd Rutherford State Representative (D)
- Bakari Sellers State Representative (D)
- Joseph H. Jefferson State Representative (D)
Republican Endorsements
Mike Huckabee
6 (of 76) of Republican endorsements
- Glenn L. Hamilton State Representative (R)
- R. Keith Kelly State Representative (R)
- David L. Thomas State Senator (R)
- Daniel B. “Danny” Verdin State Senator (R)
- Rex F. Rice State Representative (R)
- Liston D. Barfield State Representative (R)
John McCain
48 (of 76) 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)
Mitt Romney
10 (of 76) of Republican endorsements
- Kevin L. Bryant State Senator (R) (Nov. 6, 2007)
- Larry A. Martin State Senator (D)
- W. Greg Ryberg State Senator (R)
- Edward H. “Ted” Pitts State Representative (R)
- Ronnie W. Cromer State Senator (R)
- Nikki Randhawa Haley State Representative (R)
- Chip Huggins State Representative (R)
- Phillip D. “Phil” Owens State Representative (R)
- Nathan Ballentine State Representative (R)
- Alan D. Clemmons State Representative (R)
Fred Thompson
12 (of 76) of Republican endorsements
- W. Brian White State Representative (R)
- Dwight A. Loftis State Representative (R)
- James H. “Jim” Ritchie State Senator (R)
- Michael D. Thompson State Representative (R)
- Eric M. Bedingfield State Representative (R)
- George E. “Chip” Campsen State Senator (R)
- Harry F. Cato State Representative (R)
- Ray Cleary State Senator (R)
- Jeffrey D. “Jeff” Duncan State Representative (R)
- Lawrence K. “Larry” Grooms State Senator (R)
- John D. Hawkins State Senator (R)
- David R. Hiott State Representative (R)
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