(Columbia-AP) March 31, 2004 - The field is set for Republicans and Democrats seeking the US Senate seat being given up by Democrat Ernest Hollings this year, as well as the state's six US House seats. Hollings is retiring. He was first elected to the position in 1966.

State Education Superintendent Inez Tenenbaum and former police officer Ben Frasier are seeking the Democratic nomination for Hollings seat. There are six Republican candidates: former Governor David Beasley, former Attorney General Charlie Condon, Fourth District Representative Jim DeMint, Myrtle Beach Mayor Mark McBride, Charleston businessman Thomas Ravenel and Bluffton businesswoman Orly Benny Davis.

First District Congressman Henry Brown is being challenged by fellow-Republican Bob Batchelder in the June primary. Second District Representative Joe Wilson faces Democrat Michael Ray Ellisor in November.

Third District Congressman Gresham Barrett is unopposed. In the Fourth District seat DeMint is giving up, the Republican candidates are former Congressman Bob Inglis, Jack Adams and former South Carolina House members Phil Bradley and Carole Wells.

Fifth District Representative John Spratt will face Republican Albert Spencer in November. Republicans Gary McLeod and Michael Reino are seeking the nomination to face incumbent Democrat Jim Clyburn in November.

Filing for South Carolina Statehouse and Congressional seats closed at noon Tuesday. Democrats and Republicans expect the GOP to retain control of the Legislature. Republicans hold 29 of 46 Senate seats and 73 of 124 House seats. The Democratic and Republican primaries are Tuesday, June 8. The general election is Tuesday, November 2.

Several State Senate seats will be hotly contested in both the primaries and the general election this year. In District 19 Hemphill Pride will challenge Kay Patterson, who has held the seat since 1985, for the Democratic nomination.

Republican John Courson, the incumbent, will face Democrat Kit Smith in District 20. And, Barney Giese will run against Ken Wingate in the Republican Primary for the right to run for his father's seat against Democrat Joel Lourie in District 22.

Here's a list of filers for federal and solicitors offices by the two main political parties.

Office	Democrats	Republicans
US Senate	Inez Tenenbaum (Lexington) Ben Frasier (Wadmalaw Island)	Thomas Ravenel (Charleston) David Beasley (Columbia) Charlie Condon (Mt. Pleasant) Orly Benny-Davis (Hilton Head Island Mark McBride (Myrtle Beach) Jim DeMint (Columbia)
US House District 1	-	Henry Brown (North Charleston) Bob Batchelder (Myrtle Beach)
US House District 2	Michael Ray Ellisor (Lexington)	Joe Wilson (Springdale)
US House District 3	-	J. Gresham Barrett (Westminster)
US House District 4	Brandon P. Brown (Taylors) Andrew Wittman (Greer)	Bob Inglis (Greenville) Carole Wells (Woodruff) Phil Bradley (Greenville) Jack Adams (Greenville
US House District 5	John Spratt (York)	Albert Spencer (Gaffney)
US House District 6	James "Jim" Clyburn (Columbia)	Gary McLeod (Manning) Michael Reino (Florence
1st Circuit Solicitor	David Pascoe (St. Matthews)	Robby Robbins (Summerville)
2nd Circuit Solicitor		Barbara Morgan (Aiken)
4th Circuit Solicitor	Jay Hodge (Cheraw) Glenn B. Manning (Bennettsville)	-
7th Circuit Solicitor	-	Trey Gowdy (Spartanburg)
8th Circuit Solicitor	Bryan Able (Laurens) Stephen Drew Geoly (Greenwood)	Lance Sheek (Greenwood) Jerry Peace (Greenwood)
9th Circuit Solicitor	-	Ralph Hoisington (Mt. Pleasant)
10th Circuit Solicitor	-	Chrissy Adams (Seneca) Druanne White (Anderson)
11th Circuit Solicitor	-	Donald Myers (Lexington)
14th Circuit Solicitor	Randolph Murdaugh III (Hampton)	-
16th Circuit Solicitor	-	Tommy Pope (York)

updated 7:45am by Chris Rees