South Carolina During the 2000s - The General Assembly

Members of the 116th General Assembly - 2005 to 2006

This 116th General Assembly convened in two regular sessions: The first session was held from January 11th to June 14th in 2005. The second session was held from January 10th to June 14th in 2006.

The SC House of Representatives continued as before with one hundred-twenty-four (124) election districts, each with one delegate elected. The SC Senate continued as before with forty-six (46) election districts, each with one delegate elected.

Click Here to view / download the official list for the 2005 session as prepared by the SC legislature.

Election District

House of Representative (County From)

District No. 1
Oconee County (partial)

William Ramsey Whitmire (Oconee)

District No. 2
Oconee County (partial)
Pickens County (partial)

William Edward Sandifer, III (Oconee)

District No. 3
Pickens County (partial)

B.R. Skelton (Pickens)

District No. 4
Pickens County (partial)

David R. Hiott (Pickens)

District No. 5
Pickens County (partial)

Phillip Drayton Owens (Pickens)

District No. 6
Anderson County (partial)

W. Brian White (Anderson)

District No. 7
Anderson County (partial)

Ronald Parker Townsend (Anderson)

District No. 8
Anderson County (partial)
Oconee County (partial)

Becky Rogers Martin (Anderson)

District No. 9
Anderson County (partial)

Michael Dwain Thompson (Anderson)

District No. 10
Anderson County (partial)

Daniel T. Cooper (Anderson)

District No. 11
Abbeville County (partial)
Anderson County (partial)

Paul L. Agnew (Abbeville)

District No. 12
Greenwood County (partial)
McCormick County (all)

Julia Anne Parks (Greenwood)

District No. 13
Greenwood County (partial)

Lewis Eugene Pinson (Greenwood)

District No. 14
Abbeville County (Partial)
Greenwood County (partial)
Laurens County (partial)

Michael Allen Pitts (Laurens)

District No. 15
Laurens County (partial)
Newberry County (partial)

Jeffrey Darren Duncan (Laurens)

District No. 16
Greenville County (partial)
Laurens County (partial)

J. Adam Taylor (Laurens)

District No. 17
Greenville County (partial)

Henry Franklin Cato (Greenville)

District No. 18
Greenville County (partial)

Lewis Raymond Vaughn (Greenville)

District No. 19
Greenville County (partial)

Dwight A. Loftis (Greenville)

District No. 20
Greenville County (partial)

Glenn Lewis Hamilton (Greenville)

District No. 21
Greenville County (partial)

Robert William Leach, Sr. (Greenville)

District No. 22
Greenville County (partial)

Gloria Arias Haskins (Greenville)

District No. 23
Greenville County (partial)

Fletcher Nathaniel Smith, Jr. (Greenville)

District No. 24
Greenville County (partial)

*David Horton Wilkins (1) (Greenville) /
Bruce Wyche Bannister (2) (Greenville)

District No. 25
Greenville County (partial)

Karl B. Allen (Greenville)

District No. 26
Greenville County (partial)
Pickens County (partial)

Rex Fontaine Rice (Greenville)

District No. 27
Greenville County (partial)

Garry R. Smith (Greenville)

District No. 28
Greenville County (partial)

Daniel L. Tripp (Greenville)

District No. 29
Cherokee County (partial)
Chester County (partial)
York County (partial)

E. DeWitt McCraw (Cherokee)

District No. 30
Cherokee County (partial)

Olin Ray Phillips (Cherokee)

District No. 31
Spartanburg County (partial)

Brenda Lee (3) (Spartanburg) /
Harold Mitchell, Jr. (4) (Spartanburg)

District No. 32
Spartanburg County (partial)

William Douglas Smith (Spartanburg)

District No. 33
Cherokee County (partial)
Spartanburg County (partial)

Lanny Franklin Littlejohn (Spartanburg)

District No. 34
Spartanburg County (partial)

Scott Talley (Spartanburg)

District No. 35
Spartanburg County (partial)

Phillip K. Sinclair (Spartanburg)

District No. 36
Spartanburg County (partial)

Joseph George Mahaffey (Spartanburg)

District No. 37
Spartanburg County (partial)

Guy Ralph Davenport, Jr. (Spartanburg)

District No. 38
Spartanburg County (partial)

Robert E. Walker (Spartanburg)

District No. 39
Lexington County (partial)
Saluda County (all)

Marion B. Frye (Lexington)

District No. 40
Lexington County (partial)
Newberry County (partial)

Walton J. McLeod (Newberry)

District No. 41
Chester County (partial)
Fairfield County (all)

Creighton B. Coleman (Fairfield)

District No. 42
Spartanburg (partial)
Union County (all)

Michael A. Anthony (Union)

District No. 43
Chester County (partial)
York County (partial)

Francis Gregory Delleney, Jr. (Chester)

District No. 44
Lancaster County (partial)

James M. Neal (Lancaster)

District No. 45
Lancaster County (partial)
York County (partial)

Eldridge R. Emory (Lancaster)

District No. 46
York County (partial)

J. Gary Simril (York)

District No. 47
York County (partial)

Herb Kirsh (York)

District No. 48
York County (partial)

Ralph W. Norman (York)

District No. 49
York County (partial)

Bessie Ayers Moody-Lawrence (York)

District No. 50
Lee County (partial)
Sumter County (partial)

Grady Allen Brown (Lee)

District No. 51
Sumter County (partial)

David Weeks (Sumter)

District No. 52
Kershaw County (partial)

Vincent A. Sheheen (5) (Kershaw) /
Laurie Slade Funderburk (6) (Kershaw)

District No. 53
Chesterfield County (partial)

Ted M. Vick (Chesterfield)

District No. 54
Chesterfield County (partial)
Marlboro County (all)

Douglas Jennings, Jr. (Marlboro)

District No. 55
Dillon County (all)
Horry County (partial)

Jackie Elliott Hayes (Dillon)

District No. 56
Chesterfield County (partial)
Darlington County (partial)

Denny Woodall Neilson (Darlington)

District No. 57
Marion County (partial)

James A. Battle, Jr. (Marion)

District No. 58
Horry County (partial)

Liston Douglas Barfield (Horry)

District No. 59
Florence County (partial)
Marion County (partial)

Mack Torise Hines (Florence)

District No. 60
Florence County (partial)
Sumter County (partial)

Marty W. Coates (Florence)

District No. 61
Florence County (partial)

Lester P. Branham, Jr. (Florence)

District No. 62
Darlington County (partial)
Florence County (partial)

Jesse Edison Hines (Darlington)

District No. 63
Florence County (partial)

James Gladney McGee (Florence)

District No. 64
Clarendon County (partial)
Williamsburg County (partial)

Charles Alexander Harvin, III (7) (Clarendon) /
Cathy Brand Harvin (8) (Clarendon)

District No. 65
Chesterfield County (partial)
Darlington County (partial)
Kershaw County (partial)
Lancaster County (partial)

James Howle Lucas (Darlington)

District No. 66
Orangeburg County (partial)

Gilda Yevette Cobb-Hunter (Orangeburg)

District No. 67
Clarendon County (partial)
Sumter County (partial)

George Murrell Smith, Jr. (Sumter)

District No. 68
Horry County (partial)

Thad T. Viers (Horry)

District No. 69
Lexington County (partial)

Edward Holland Pitts, Jr. (Lexington)

District No. 70
Richland County (partial)
Sumter County (partial)

Joseph H. Neal (Richland)

District No. 71
Lexington County (partial) (added in '05)
Richland County (partial)

Nathan Ballentine (Lexington)

District No. 72
Richland County (partial)

James Emerson Smith, Jr. (Richland)

District No. 73
Richland County (partial)

Joe Ellis Brown (Richland)

District No. 74
Richland County (partial)

James Todd Rutherford (Richland)

District No. 75
Richland County (partial)

James Hodges Harrison (Richland)

District No. 76
Richland County (partial)

Leon Howard (Richland)

District No. 77
Richland County (partial)

John L. Scott, Jr. (Richland)

District No. 78
Richland County (partial)

Joan B. Brady (Richland)

District No. 79
Kershaw County (partial)
Richland County (partial)

William F. Cotty (Richland)

District No. 80
Richland County (partial)

Jimmy Charles Bales (Richland)

District No. 81
Aiken County (partial)

Robert S. Perry, Jr. (Aiken)

District No. 82
Aiken County (partial)
Edgefield County (partial)

William Clyburn (Aiken)

District No. 83
Aiken County (partial)
Edgefield County (partial)

Donald C. Smith (Aiken)

District No. 84
Aiken County (partial)

J. Roland Smith (Aiken)

District No. 85
Lexington County (partial)

Chip Huggins (Lexington)

District No. 86
Aiken County (partial)

James E. Stewart, Jr. (Aiken)

District No. 87
Lexington County (partial)

Nikki Randhawa Haley (Lexington)

District No. 88
Lexington County (partial)
Richland County (partial)

McLain R. Toole (Lexington)

District No. 89
Lexington County (partial)

Kenny Bingham (Lexington)

District No. 90
Bamberg County (all)
Barnwell County (partial)
Orangeburg County (partial)

Thomas Nathaniel Rhoad (Bamberg)

District No. 91
Allendale County (all)
Barnwell County (partial)

Lonnie Hosey (Barnwell)

District No. 92
Berkeley County (partial)

Shirley Rogers Hinson (Berkeley)

District No. 93
Calhoun County (all)
Lexington County (partial)
Orangeburg County (partial)

Harry Legare Ott, Jr. (Calhoun)

District No. 94
Charleston County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

Converse A. Chellis, III (Dorchester)

District No. 95
Orangeburg County (partial)

Jerry N. Govan, Jr. (Orangeburg)

District No. 96
Aiken County (partial)
Lexington County (partial)

Ken Clark (Lexington)

District No. 97
Dorchester County (partial)

George Hampton Bailey (Dorchester)

District No. 98
Charleston County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

Annette D. Young (Dorchester)

District No. 99
Berkeley County (partial)
Charleston County (partial)

James Merrill (Berkeley)

District No. 100
Berkeley County (partial)

Clyde David Umphlett (Berkeley)

District No. 101
Williamsburg County (partial)

Kenneth Kennedy (Williamsburg)

District No. 102
Berkeley County (partial)

Joseph Herman Jefferson (Berkeley)

District No. 103
Georgetown County (partial)
Williamsburg County (partial)

Carl Lovetta Anderson (Georgetown)

District No. 104
Horry County (partial)

Tracy Russell Edge (Horry)

District No. 105
Horry County (partial)

William David Witherspoon (Horry)

District No. 106
Horry County (partial)

Nelson L. Hardwick (Horry)

District No. 107
Horry County (partial)

Alan Delk Clemmons (Horry)

District No. 108
Charleston County (partial)
Georgetown County (partial)

Vida Osteen Miller (Georgetown)

District No. 109
Charleston County (partial)

David James Mack, III (Charleston)

District No. 110
Charleston County (partial)

Harry Bancroft Limehouse, III (Charleston)

District No. 111
Charleston County (partial)

Floyd Breeland (Charleston)

District No. 112
Charleston County (partial)

Ben A. Hagood, Jr. (Charleston)

District No. 113
Charleston County (partial)

Jackson S. Whipper (Charleston)

District No. 114
Charleston County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

*Robert William Harrell, Jr. (Charleston)

District No. 115
Charleston County (partial)

Wallace Berry Scarborough (Charleston)

District No. 116
Charleston County (partial)
Colleton County (partial)

Robert L. Brown (Charleston)

District No. 117
Berkeley County (partial)
Charleston County (partial)

Thomas Middleton Dantzler (Berkeley)

District No. 118
Beaufort County (partial)

William G. Herbkersman (Beaufort)

District No. 119
Charleston County (partial)

John Graham Altman, III (Charleston)

District No. 120
Colleton County (partial)
Hampton County (partial)

William Knight Bowers (Hampton)

District No. 121
Beaufort County (partial)
Colleton County (partial)

Walter P. Lloyd (9) (Colleton) /
Kenneth F. Hodges (10) (Colleton)

District No. 122
Hampton County (partial)
Jasper County (all)

Rubin Thayer Rivers, Jr. (Jasper)

District No. 123
Beaufort County (partial)

Richard Eugene Chalk (Beaufort)

District No. 124
Beaufort County (partial)

Catherine Crawford Ceips (Beaufort)
* David Horton Wilkins was elected as Speaker of the House. On June 2, 2005, the House elected Robert William Harrell, Jr. as Speaker of the House. Charles F. Reid was elected as Clerk.

Election District

Senator (County From)

District No. 1
Oconee County (all)
Pickens County (partial)

Thomas Cleveland Alexander (Oconee)

District No. 2
Pickens County (partial)

Larry A. Martin (Pickens)

District No. 3
Anderson County (partial)

Kevin Lee Bryant (Anderson)

District No. 4
Abbeville County (partial)
Anderson County (partial)

William Hamilton O'Dell (Abbeville)

District No. 5
Greenville County (partial)

Jefferson Verne Smith (Greenville)

District No. 6
Greenville County (partial)

Michael L. Fair (Greenville)

District No. 7
Greenville County (partial)

Ralph Anderson (Greenville)

District No. 8
Greenville County (partial)

David Lloyd Thomas (Greenville)

District No. 9
Greenville County (partial)
Laurens County (partial)

Daniel Byron Verdin, III (Laurens)

District No. 10
Abbeville County (partial)
Greenwood County (all)

John W. Drummond (Greenwood)

District No. 11
Spartanburg County (partial)

Glenn G. Reese (Spartanburg)

District No. 12
Spartanburg County (partial)

John David Hawkins (Spartanburg)

District No. 13
Spartanburg County (partial)

James Howarth Ritchie, Jr. (Spartanburg)

District No. 14
Cherokee County (partial)
Union County (partial)
York County (partial)

Harvey Smith Peeler, Jr. (Cherokee)

District No. 15
York County (partial)

Robert Wesley Hayes, Jr. (York)

District No. 16
Fairfield County (partial)
Lancaster County (partial)
York County (partial)

Chauncey Klugh Gregory (Lancaster)

District No. 17
Chester County (all)
Fairfield County (partial)
Union County (partial)
York County (partial)

Linda H. Short (Chester)

District No. 18
Lexington County (partial)
Newberry County (all)
Saluda County (all)
Union County (partial)

Ronnie W. Cromer (Newberry)

District No. 19
Richland County (partial)

Kay Patterson (Richland)

District No. 20
Richland County (partial)

John E. Courson (Richland)

District No. 21
Calhoun County (partial)
Richland County (partial)

Darrell Jackson (Richland)

District No. 22
Kershaw County (partial)
Richland County (partial)

Joel Lourie (Richland)

District No. 23
Lexington County (partial)

John Milton Knotts, Jr. (Lexington)

District No. 24
Aiken County (partial)
Lexington County (partial)

W. Greg Ryberg (Aiken)

District No. 25
Aiken County (partial)
Edgefield County (all)
McCormick County (all)

Thomas Lucius Moore (Aiken)

District No. 26
Aiken County (partial)
Lexington County (partial)

Nikki Giles Setzler (Lexington)

District No. 27
Chesterfield County (all)
Kershaw County (partial)
Lancaster County (partial)
Marlboro County (partial)

Vincent A. Sheheen (Kershaw)

District No. 28
Dillon County (partial)
Florence County (partial)
Horry County (partial)
Marion County (partial)
Marlboro County (partial)
Williamsburg County (partial)

Dick Elliott (Horry)

District No. 29
Darlington County (partial)
Florence County (partial)
Lee County (partial)

Gerald Malloy (Darlington)

District No. 30
Dillon County (partial)
Florence County (partial)
Marion County (partial)

Kent M. Williams (Marion)

District No. 31
Chesterfield County (partial)
Darlington County (partial)
Florence County (partial)
Marlboro County (partial)

Hugh Kenneth Leatherman, Sr. (Florence)

District No. 32
Florence County (partial)
Georgetown County (partial)
Horry County (partial)
Williamsburg County (all)

John Yancey McGill (Williamsburg)

District No. 33
Horry County (partial)

Luke A. Rankin (Horry)

District No. 34
Charleston County (partial)
Georgetown County (partial)
Horry County (partial)

Raymond Edwin Cleary, III (Georgetown)

District No. 35
Sumter County (partial)
Lee County (partial)

Phil Peter Leventis (Sumter)

District No. 36
Calhoun County (all)
Clarendon County (partial)
Florence County (partial)
Lee County (partial)
Sumter County (partial)

John Calhoun Land, III (Clarendon)

District No. 37
Berkeley County (partial)
Charleston County (partial)
Colleton County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

Lawrence Kelly Grooms (Berkeley)

District No. 38
Berkeley County (partial)
Charleston County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

Russell R. Scott (Dorchester)

District No. 39
Bamberg County (all)
Colleton County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)
Hampton County (partial)
Orangeburg County (partial)

John Wesley Matthews, Jr. (Orangeburg)

District No. 40
Allendale County (partial)
Barnwell County (all)
Hampton County (partial
Orangeburg County (partial)

C. Bradley Hutto (Orangeburg)

District No. 41
Charleston County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

**Glenn Fant McConnell (Charleston)

District No. 42
Charleston County (partial)

Robert Ford (Charleston)

District No. 43
Berkeley County (partial)
Charleston County (partial)

George E. Campsen, III (Charleston)

District No. 44
Berkeley County (partial)
Charleston County (partial)

William Clarence Mescher (Charleston)

District No. 45
Allendale County (partial)
Beaufort County (partial)
Charleston County (partial)
Colleton County (partial)
Hampton County (partial)
Jasper County (all)

Clementa Carlos Pinckney (Jasper)

District No. 46
Beaufort County (partial)

Scott Head Richardson (Beaufort)
** Glenn Fant McConnell was elected President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Jeffrey S. Gossett was elected Clerk.
(1) David Horton Wilkins resigned from the House in 2005.
(2) Elected in a special election to replace David Horton Wilkins on October 4, 2005.
(3) Brenda Lee resigned from the House in 2005.
(4) Elected in a special election to replace Brenda Lee on November 29, 2005.
(5) Vincent A. Sheheen resigned from the House in 2004 to accept a seat in the SC Senate on Feb. 4, 2004.
(6) Elected in a special election to replace Vincent A. Sheheen on June 15, 2004.
(7) Charles Alexander Harvin, III died on October 11, 2005.
(8) Elected in a special election to replace Charles Alexander Harvin, III on February 14, 2006.
(9) Walter P. Lloyd died on April 14, 2005.
(10) Elected in a special election to replace Walter P. Lloyd on August 16, 2005.
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