Newsletter     Signup   Email:    Zip:      Or click to Volunteer.               Executive   |   Legislative   |   Judicial South Carolina Politicians on the Issues Governor: Mark Sanford  Republican SC Governor; previously Representative (SC-1) Senate: Michael Cone  Democratic Challenger (2008 race) Bob Conley  Democratic Senate challenger (2008 race) Jim DeMint  Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative (SC-4) Lindsey Graham  Republican Sr Senator; previously Representative (SC-3) (2008 race) Mark McBride  Independent Senate challenger (2008 race) House: Gresham Barrett  Republican Representative (SC-3) Henry Brown  Republican Representative (SC-1) James Clyburn  Democratic Representative (SC-6) Lindsey Graham  Republican Sr Senator; previously Representative (SC-3) John Spratt  Democratic Representative (SC-5) Joe Wilson  Republican Representative (SC-2) Former candidates & officeholders: Jim DeMint  Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative (SC-4) Bob Inglis  Republican Representative (SC-4, retook seat in 2004) Floyd Spence  Former Republican Representative (SC-2, 1971-2001) Jim Hodges  Former Democratic SC Governor Mark Sanford  Republican SC Governor; previously Representative (SC-1) David Beasley  2004 former Republican challenger for Senate (SC); former Governor Fritz Hollings  Former Democratic Senator (SC; retired 2004) Inez Tenenbaum  2004 former Democratic Senate Challenger (SC) Alex Sanders  2002 Democratic Candidate (SC) Strom Thurmond  Former Republican Senator (SC); candidate for President (1948)