Chip Huggins

"Chip" Huggins (born November 30, 1961, in Columbia, South Carolina) is a Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented his Lexington County district (the 85th) since being elected in 1999 to succeed André Bauer.

Chip Huggins
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 85th district
In office 1999 – November 14, 2022
Preceded by	André Bauer
Succeeded by	Jay Kilmartin
Personal details
Born	(1961-11-30) November 30, 1961 (age 63) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ginger E. Gilstrap ​ (m. 1988)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Winthrop University
Profession	Politician

Huggins graduated from Winthrop University in 1987, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He married Ginger E. Gilstrap in 1988 and has two children.^[1]

Huggins defeated Richard Eckstrom to win his first election in 1999.^[2] He generally runs unopposed, and in 2008 when opposed by Democrat Jim Nelson won 13,122 votes (69.43% of the total) to Nelson's 5,769 (30.52%).^[3]

Huggins was opposed by Democrat Sam Edwards in the 2018 midterm election.^[4] Edwards received 6,273 votes (33.93%) to Huggins's 12,206 (66.01%).^[5]