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| 2 | 84th United States Congress - Senate |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | State (class) | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation |
| 4 | Oregon (3) | Wayne Morse (I) | Changed Political Parties April 30, 1955 | Wayne Morse (D) | April 30, 1955 |
| 5 | West Virginia (1) | Harley M. Kilgore (D) | Died February 28, 1956 | William R. Laird, III (D) | March 13, 1956 |
| 6 | South Carolina (2) | Strom Thurmond (ID) | Resigned April 4, 1956, to trigger a contested primary as promised to voters | Thomas A. Wofford (D) | April 5, 1956 |
| 7 | Kentucky (2) | Alben W. Barkley (D) | Died April 30, 1956 | Robert Humphreys (D) | June 21, 1956 |
| 8 | Kentucky (2) | Robert Humphreys (D) | Successor elected November 6, 1956 | John S. Cooper (R) | November 7, 1956 |
| 9 | South Carolina (2) | Thomas A. Wofford (D) | Successor elected November 6, 1956 | Strom Thurmond (D) | November 7, 1956 |
| 10 | West Virginia (1) | William R. Laird, III (D) | Successor elected November 6, 1956 | W. Chapman Revercomb (R) | November 7, 1956 |

Question: Who represented the state of South Carolina in the 84th United States Congress between April 4, 1956 and November 7, 1956?
Answer: In the 84th United States Congress, Strom Thurmond represented until April 4, 1956, then Thomas A. Wofford (D) represented from April 5, 1956 to November 6, 1956 and Strom Thurmond (D) again from November 7, 1956.