Who serves in the South Carolina Senate?

Current members. Traceable sources.

This is a dated current-member snapshot. Membership follows the active term identified by the official chamber directory. A candidate list or vote lead does not establish a serving member. This view does not refresh automatically.

Checked November 6, 2026 (America/Chicago). The House contains 124 current members: 89 Republican and 35 Democratic. The Senate has 46 seats: 33 assessed serving Republicans, 12 serving Democrats and one vacancy assessment in District 15. Every directory name, party, district and exact profile link was independently checked against all 170 retained individual official profiles and the September 30 printed list.

Senate District 15 is an evidence-based vacancy assessment after Wes Climer’s irrevocable resignation effective November 3, corroborated by the State Election Commission’s special election that day. The stale directory listing of Climer is not treated as an official vacancy label. No successor is assigned before primary-source qualification or oath verification. The SEC’s public notices schedule certification of the November 3 general election for November 10, 2026.

Constitution Article III section 10 starts regular legislative terms on the Monday after the general election. New House terms begin November 9, 2026, after this snapshot. The regular Senate cohort was elected in 2024 for terms through the Monday after the November 2028 election. The January legislative session, organization and oath requirements are separate events. November 2026 winners are not automatically substituted for current members.

The operative House plan incorporates Act 226 / S 1024, effective June 17, 2022 and applicable from the 2024 election. The Senate plan is Act 117 / H 4493, effective December 10, 2021 and applicable from the 2024 election. Current RFA legislative GIS layers are retained separately from congressional maps and litigation.

These are legislative representation maps. Statewide demographic measures remain under the direct 2024 ACS state authority. No district demographic or ZIP/ZCTA findings are inferred.

Affiliations follow verified serving members. District 15 has no assigned party while successor qualification is unverified. This checked snapshot does not refresh automatically.

Small-scale state legislative display polygons checked against retained current RFA legal district polygons. All display rings are retained. Not address-level district determination.

Official roster sources

• Official House directory — district order ↗
• Official Senate directory — district order ↗
• Official 126th Session List of Members — corrected September 30, 2026 ↗
• South Carolina Constitution Article III sections 9, 10 and 26 — term, session and oath ↗
• Wes Climer’s direct resignation statement — effective November 3, 2026 ↗
• State Election Commission — November 3, 2026 District 15 special election ↗
• State Election Commission public notices — November 10 general-election certification schedule ↗

District boundary sources

• Official legislative district map index ↗
• S 1024 / Act 226 — House revisions effective June 17, 2022 ↗
• H 4493 / Act 117 — Senate plan effective December 10, 2021 ↗
• Current RFA legislative GIS map and operative layers ↗

These maps describe representation. The 2024 ACS State Demographics authority remains statewide; no district, ZIP, or ZCTA demographic findings are inferred.

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