South Carolina Republican Party | |
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| Abbreviation | SCGOP |
| Chairperson | Drew McKissick |
| Founder | Robert Smalls |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Headquarters | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Colors | Red |
| Seats in the U.S. Senate | 2 / 2 |
| Seats in the U.S. House of Representatives | 6 / 7 |
| Statewide Executive Offices | 8 / 9 |
| Seats in the South Carolina Senate | 30 / 46 |
| Seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives | 88 / 124 |
| Website | |
| www.sc.gop | |
The South Carolina Republican Party (SCGOP) is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in South Carolina. It is one of two major political parties in the state, along with the South Carolina Democratic Party, and is the dominant party. Incumbent governor Henry McMaster, as well as senators Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham, are members of the Republican party. Graham has served since January 3, 2003, having been elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2008, 2014, and 2020; Tim Scott was appointed in 2013 by then-governor Nikki Haley, who is also a Republican.
Since 2003, every governor of South Carolina has been a Republican. Additionally, Republicans hold a supermajority in both the South Carolina Senate and South Carolina House of Representatives. In 2020, District 1, which was represented by Democrat Joe Cunningham, was won by Republican Nancy Mace; the party now represents six out of seven of the state's congressional districts.