Scott Talley

Scott Talley
Scott Talley
Member of the South Carolina Senate; from the 12th district
	In office; November 14, 2016 – November 14, 2024
Preceded by	Lee Bright
Succeeded by	Roger Nutt
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives; from the 34th district
	In office; 2000–2008
Preceded by	John D. Hawkins
Succeeded by	Michael Forrester (politician)
Personal details
Born	June 25, 1976 (age 49); Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Party	Republican
Spouse	Kelly J. Bigham (m. 2003)
Children	3
Alma mater	Wofford College (BA); University of South Carolina School of Law (JD)
Profession	Attorney, politician

Preceded byLee Bright

Succeeded byRoger Nutt

Scott F. Talley (born June 25, 1976) is an American politician. He is a former member of the South Carolina Senate from the 12th District (Spartanburg), serving from 2016 to 2024. Previously, he served the 34th House District in the South Carolina House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican party.

Year	Office	Type	Party		Main opponent	Party		Votes for Talley				Result	Swing		Ref.
Year	Office	Type	Party		Main opponent	Party		Total	%	P.	±%	Result	Swing		Ref.
2000	S.C. Representative	Rep. primary		Republican	Charles A. Nichols		Republican	2,533	80.44%	1st	N/A	Won	N/A		^[6]
2000		General		Republican	Write-in	N/A		8,816	99.65%	1st	N/A	Won		Hold	^[6]
2002		General		Republican	Write-in	N/A		6,695	99.84%	1st	+0.19%	Won		Hold	^[7]
2004		General		Republican	Royce A. Justice		Democratic	8,900	65.43%	1st	-34.41%	Won		Hold	^[8]
2006		General		Republican	Write-in	N/A		6,980	99.15%	1st	+33.72%	Won		Hold	^[9]
2008	S.C. Senate	Rep. primary		Republican	Lee Bright^[a]		Republican	4,194	44.15%	1st	N/A	Runoff	N/A		^[10]
2008		Rep. primary runoff		Republican	Lee Bright^[a]		Republican	3,701	48.70%	2nd	N/A	Lost	N/A		^[11]^[12]
2016		Rep. primary		Republican	Lee Bright^[a]		Republican	2,594	26.56%	2nd	-17.59%	Runoff	N/A		^[13]
		Rep. primary runoff		Republican	Lee Bright^[a]		Republican	4,863	51.60%	1st	+2.90%	Won	N/A		^[14]^[15]^[16]
		General		Republican	Write-in	N/A		41,352	98.36%	1st	N/A	Won		Hold	^[17]
2020		Rep. primary		Republican	Mark Lynch		Republican	8,015	52.82%	1st	+1.22%	Won	N/A		^[18]^[19]
2020		General		Republican	Dawn Bingham		Democratic	42,201	64.86%	1st	-33.50%	Won		Hold	^[20]

S.C. Senate

Scott Talley

Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 12th district
In office November 14, 2016 – November 14, 2024
Preceded by	Lee Bright
Succeeded by	Roger Nutt
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 34th district
In office 2000–2008
Preceded by	John D. Hawkins
Succeeded by	Michael Forrester (politician)

Personal details
Born	(1976-06-25) June 25, 1976 (age 49) Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Party	Republican
Spouse	Kelly J. Bigham (m. 2003)
Children	3
Alma mater	Wofford College (BA) University of South Carolina School of Law (JD)
Profession	Attorney, politician