South Carolina's 2nd congressional district
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| Population (2000) | 668,668 |
| Median income | $42,915 |
| Ethnic composition | 69.5% White, 26.4% Black, 1.2% Asian, 3.3% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% other |
| Cook PVI | R+9 |
The 2nd Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in central and eastern South Carolina. It includes all of Lexington, Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Allendale and Barnwell counties; almost all of Richland County and parts of Aiken, Calhoun and Orangeburg counties. It is based in the state capital, Columbia; other major cities in the district are Beaufort and Hilton Head Island.
The district's current configuration dates from 1933, when South Carolina lost a district as a result of the 1930 Census. It has been in Republican hands since 1965, when the district's second-term Democratic congressman, Albert Watson, switched parties. The district's best-known congressman, Floyd Spence, represented the district for over 30 years and was chairman of the House Armed Services Committee from 1995 to 2001, when he died a few months after being elected to a 16th term. He was succeeded in a special election by one of his former aides, state senator Joe Wilson, who continues to hold the seat.
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(a) William Lowndes resigned in 1822; Hamilton succeeded him in a special election.
(b) Christopher C. Bowen successfully contested the election of Robert De Large in 1870 and the seat was declared vacant on January 24, 1873, just a few weeks before being filled by Alonzo J. Ransier for the next term.
(c) Charles Buttz successfully contested the election of Edmund Mackey in 1874 and filled the seat on November 7, 1876.
(d) Michael O'Connor died in 1881; Dibble succeeded him in a special election.
(e) Edmund Mackey successfully contested the election of Michael O'Connor and special election of Samuel Dibble to the Forty-seventh Congress and filled the seat for the remainder of the term.
(f) George Croft died in 1904; his son Theodore won a special election and served as caretaker until Patterson took office in 1905.
(g) Hampton Fulmer died in 1944; his widow Willa won a special election and served as caretaker until John Riley took office in 1945.
(h) John Riley died in 1962; his widow Corinne won a special election and served as caretaker until Watson took office in 1963.
(i) Watson served his first term and the first month of his second term as a Democrat, but was stripped of his seniority in 1965 for supporting Barry Goldwater in the previous year's presidential election. He then resigned and won a special election for his own vacancy as a Republican.
(j) Spence died in 2001; Wilson succeeded him in a special election.
Source: Political Graveyard database of South Carolina congressmen
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