South Carolina Senate
The Senate of South Carolina ( South Carolina Senate ) is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly , the institution entrusted with the legislative process of the US state of South Carolina . The House of Commons is formed by the South Carolina House of Representatives .
The Senate consists of 46 senators who are all elected at the same time for a four-year term, each senator representing one constituency. The election always takes place at the same time as the presidential election in the United States.
The 1895 Constitution of South Carolina provided for each county in the state to elect a senator for a four-year term. The elections were initially staggered and half of the mandates were filled alternately every two years . Following a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case v Reynolds. Sims from 1964, there was a reallocation of constituencies in 1966 and 27 constituencies with 50 senators with a two-year term were temporarily formed. In 1967 there was a further division into 20 constituencies with 46 senators and a four-year electoral term. The number of constituencies was reduced to 16 in 1972 and 1984, when constituencies were created with only one senator.
The Senate boardroom, along with the House of Representatives, is located in the South Carolina State House in the capital, Columbia .
Composition of the Senate
| Party affiliation | Number of Senators |
|---|---|
| Republican Party | 26th |
| Democratic Party | 19th |
| vacant | 1 |
| Total number | 46 |
| majority | 6th |
management
Lieutenant Governor Ken Ard (R) is currently the President of the Senate and Glenn F. McConnell (R- Charleston ) is the Vice President ( pro tempore ).
Members of the South Carolina Senate
Composition of the Senate in the past
| year |
Democratic Party |
Republican Party |
Independent Politicians / Others |
majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 1868 | 6 (a) | 25th | 0 | 19th |
| 1870 | 5 | 26th | 1 | 22nd |
| 1872 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 23 |
| 1874 | 0 | 26th | 7 (b) | 19th |
| 1876 | 15th | 18th | 0 | 3 |
| 1878 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
| 1880 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 30th |
| 1902- 1906 |
41 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 1908 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1910 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 1912- 1914 |
44 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 1916- 1918 |
45 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 1920- 1964 |
46 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 1966 | 43 | 6th | 1 | 37 |
| 1968 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
| 1972 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
| 1976 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
| 1980 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 34 |
| 1984 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 26th |
| 1988 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 1992 | 30th | 16 | 0 | 14th |
| 1996 | 25th | 21st | 0 | 4th |
| 2000 | 22 (c) | 24 (c) | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 20th | 26 (d) | 0 | 6th |
| 2008 | 19th | 27 | 0 | 8th |
- (a) The election of a Democrat in Abbeville was declared invalid, the mandate remained vacant.
- (b) All seven were members of the Conservative Party of South Carolina .
- (c) After the 2000 elections, there was initially a stalemate in the Senate as 23 Democrats and 23 Republicans had been elected. Democrat J. Verne Smith of Greer joined the Republicans to repeal the stalemate.
- (d) Republicans won another seat in a 2007 by-election. The Senate therefore currently consists of 27 Republicans and 19 Democrats.
Web links
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South Carolina State House Online (English)
- South Carolina Legislative Information Tracking System Allows Users to Track Legislative Activities, Create Custom Lists, and Obtain Information Services on Web or Handheld Computers
- The South Carolina Senate Democrat Caucus (English)
- The South Carolina Senate Republican Caucus (English)
- Project Vote Smart - State Senate of South Carolina (English)
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