(AP) -- Rep. Bobby Harrell will retain his powerful post as speaker of the South Carolina House.
The House re-elected the Charleston Republican on Tuesday to the post he's held since 2005. No one else was nominated.
The election was part of the House's organizational session, which continues through Wednesday. The session occurs every two years, after voters elect their representatives. It's largely a matter of going through the motions, as Harrell's re-election shows.
Harrell will hand out committee posts Wednesday. Committees then choose their chairmen. One top spot is vacant after the retirement of Rep. Jim Harrison, who led the Judiciary Committee for 18 years.
Members will also choose where they sit in the chamber.
Republicans currently hold 77 of 123 House seats with a special election upcoming in Greenville County.
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