South Carolina Democrats elected their first black party chairman, Jaime Harrison, over the weekend. Harrison will succeed outgoing Chairman Dick Harpootlian.

“You probably won’t get as interesting quotes,” the Orangeburg native told the Charleston Post and Courier in a nod to his predecessor’s loquacious reputation. “But I hope to be pretty substantive.”

Harrison, a former state party first vice chairman, ran uncontested for the post. He is a former aide to Assistant Minority Leader Rep. James E. Clyburn of South Carolina. Harrison will continue as a principal at the Podesta Group in addition to his new role.

Republicans also held their state party leadership elections over the weekend.

GOP Chairman Chad Connelly won re- election on May 4 in a contested race at his party’s convention with nearly 75 percent of the vote.