The South Carolina Libertarian Party is a ballot-qualified political party in the state of South Carolina. It is the state affiliate party of the national Libertarian Party of the United States. The state chair is Kasie Whitener.
As of 2016, there are two Libertarian officeholders in the state of South Carolina, both of whom were elected to non-partisan positions.
Four candidates secured the South Carolina Libertarian Party nomination for statewide offices.
On November 2, 2019, the South Carolina Libertarian Party held its business convention for the 2020 election cycle in Florence, South Carolina.
Delegates and alternates to the 2020 Libertarian National Convention in Austin, Texas, were elected at this convention.
That evening, a Presidential Candidate Debate was held at Francis Marion University Chapman Auditorium.
Libertarian Party candidates meeting the following criteria were invited to participate: Constitutionally qualified to be elected to the office; current sustaining member of the national party; filed with the FEC as a candidate for the Libertarian nomination;[3] and raised $5000 or more from sources other than the candidate or immediate family by the end of Labor Day Weekend. Fusion candidates were disqualified from the debate.
Based on FEC reports and communication with candidates, the following were considered qualified and participated in the debate: