SC Republican Party

Early-voting centers will be closed Sunday, Feb. 18 and Monday, Feb. 19 for Presidents Day.

Nikki Haley is launching a bus tour before South Carolina’s Republican presidential primary on Feb. 24. The former governor is hoping the two-week push will show her commitment to her home state heading into the first-in-the-South vote.

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has applied for Secret Service Protection after multiple threats on the campaign trail.

Former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, became the fifth Republican presidential candidate to file for South Carolina's Feb. 24 GOP primary.

October 3, 2023 — We continue our special series dedicated to the 2024 South Carolina Republican presidential primary with a look at the divisions that exist Palmetto State's party. While the Republican electorate varies ideologically from one part of the state to the next, overall South Carolina is fairly representative of the national party.

August 8, 2023 — An in-depth recap of former President Donald Trump's recent appearance as keynote speaker at the S.C. Republican Party's annual Silver Elephant dinner.

Donald Trump spoke at the S.C. Republican Party's annual Silver Elephant dinner on Aug. 5, the same week the former president pleaded not guilty to felony charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

South Carolina Republicans have selected Drew McKissick as their chairman for a fourth term at a convention where some of the party's 2024 presidential hopefuls made pitches to voters in the first-in-the-South primary state. McKissick has led the party since 2017 in a state where the GOP holds all statewide-elected positions, all but one U.S. House seat and control of both legislative chambers. He defeated three challengers. Among the 2024 GOP presidential contenders, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy addressed the convention, while former President Donald Trump, Sen. Tim Scott and a super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent videos.

South Carolina Republicans tallied key victories on a night when the GOP nationwide struggled to generate the wins historically associated with a midterm election under an opposing party's president. They won the governor's race by the largest margin in over 30 years and reached a supermajority in the legislature. South Carolina GOP officials attribute their success in part to a historically large ground campaign, strong candidates at the top and record straight-ticket voting. After sustaining such great losses, some state Democrats are questioning the enthusiasm among the party's base.

Some South Carolina lawmakers who oppose abortion are being cautious when it comes to tightening the state's already restrictive laws even further. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, paving the way for states to enact total bans if they choose to do so. South Carolina currently has a law banning abortion after cardiac activity is detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy. Lawmakers called a special session after the high court's decision in June to discuss the issue. But some are hesitating after seeing voters in conservative Kansas overwhelmingly reject a measure that would allow the legislature to tighten restrictions or enact a total ban.