Charles Boineau

{{Short description|American politician (1923–2005)}}{{Infobox officeholder

| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|9|27}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|6|1|1923|9|27}}

| birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.

| alma_mater = The Citadel

| branch = {{navy|United States}}

| battles = {{tree list}}

| death_place = Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.

| state_house = South Carolina

| term_start = August 8, 1961

| predecessor = Tom E. Elliott

| term_end = 1963

| party = Republican (after 1961)
Democratic (before 1961)

| spouse = Elizabeth Boatright Boineau

}}

Charles Evans Boineau Jr. (September 27, 1923 – June 1, 2005) was an American politician and the first Republican elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in the twentieth century.

Biography

Charles Evans Boineau Jr. was born on September 27, 1923, in Columbia, South Carolina. He was raised in Camden, South Carolina. He attended The Citadel from 1941 to 1943. He served during World War II as a naval aviator in the United States Navy in the Pacific theater.{{cite book|editor-last=Watson|editor-first=Inez|title=South Carolina Legislative Manual|date=January 27, 1962|volume=43|access-date=May 20, 2023|url=https://www.carolana.com/SC/Legislators/SC_Legislative_Manuals/SC_Legislative_Manual_1962.pdf}}

After the war, he returned to Richland County and became involved in local politics. He was a leader of the Democrats for Nixon in the 1960 election. He joined the Republican Party and became its candidate in a 1961 election to the South Carolina House of Representatives. He ran on a platform of opposition to President John F. Kennedy's New Frontier. He won the election becoming the first Republican member of the House since 1902. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962 and for election in 1964. He died on June 1, 2005, in Columbia, South Carolina.{{cite book|chapter= Boineau, Charles Evans, Jr|first=Neal D.|last=Thigpen|title=South Carolina Encyclopedia|publisher=Institute for Southern Studies at University of South Carolina|access-date=May 20, 2023|url=https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/boineau-charles-evans-jr/|date=May 17, 2016}}

Electoral history

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| title = 1961 South Carolina House of Representatives special election, Richland County{{cite news |title=Second Secession |work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |date=16 August 1961}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Charles Boineau

| votes = 7,333

| percentage = 56.05%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Joe Berry Jr.

| votes = 5,490

| percentage = 41.96%