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Campbell served as a state representative from 1971 to 1975 during the administration of Governor [[John C. West]], who defeated Republican nominee [[Albert Watson]], the choice of [[U.S. Senator]] [[Strom Thurmond]], in the 1970 South Carolina gubernatorial election. With [[Lee Atwater]] as a key political strategist, Campbell ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in 1974. He lost to the Democrat W. Brantley Harvey, Jr. (1930-2018), but his ticket mate, [[James B. Edwards]], a state senator and oral surgeon from [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] won the governorship. Despite the loss, Campbell would continue to seek Atwater's counsel throughout his career.

Campbell served as a state representative from 1971 to 1975 during the administration of Governor [[John C. West]], who defeated Republican nominee [[Albert Watson]], the choice of [[U.S. Senator]] [[Strom Thurmond]], in the 1970 South Carolina gubernatorial election. With [[Lee Atwater]] as a key political strategist, Campbell ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in 1974. He lost to the Democrat W. Brantley Harvey, Jr. (1930-2018), but his ticket mate, [[James B. Edwards]], a state senator and oral surgeon from [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] won the governorship. Despite the loss, Campbell would continue to seek Atwater's counsel throughout his career.

From 1976 to 1978,  Campbell was a state senator and the executive assistant to Governor Edwards.  In 1978, Campbell was elected U.S. Representative for the Greenville-based 4th congressional district; he defeated [[Max Heller]], the Democratic mayor of Greenville and an emigrant from [[Austria]], to fill the seat vacated by the retiring Democrat James Robert Mann.<ref name=cbg>{{cite web|author=Cole Blease Graham|date=Spring 1998|title=Between a Rock and a Hard Place: South Carolina's Republican Presidential Primary|publisher=Southern Cultures|volume=4| issue = 1|pages=48|doi=10.1353/scu.1998.0091|jstor=26235530|s2cid==145306010}}</ref> Campbell hence became the first Republican to hold the 4th district seat since Reconstruction.

From 1976 to 1978,  Campbell was a state senator and the executive assistant to Governor Edwards.  In 1978, Campbell was elected U.S. Representative for the Greenville-based 4th congressional district; he defeated [[Max Heller]], the Democratic mayor of Greenville and an emigrant from [[Austria]], to fill the seat vacated by the retiring Democrat James Robert Mann.<ref name=cbg>Cole Blease Graham, "Between a Rock and Hard Place: South Carolina's Republican Presidential Primary," ''Southern Cultures'' (Spring 1998).</ref> Campbell hence became the first Republican to hold the 4th district seat since Reconstruction.

He was the state campaign chairman for [[Ronald Reagan]]'s successful 1980 and 1984 presidential campaigns.

He was the state campaign chairman for [[Ronald Reagan]]'s successful 1980 and 1984 presidential campaigns.

and as southern regional chairman for [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] in 1988.

and as southern regional chairman for [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] in 1988.

As governor, Campbell coordinated the state's response in 1989 to Hurricane Hugo.  He lured BMW, a [[Germamy|German]] [[automobile]] company, to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Greer, near Greenville, South Carolina.<ref name=nga>{{cite web|url=https://www.nga.org/governor/carroll-a-campbell/|title=Carroll A. Campbell|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=September 29, 2021}}</ref> In 2002, BMW contributed $10 million for the Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center at [[Clemson University]].  

As governor, Campbell coordinated the state's response in 1989 to Hurricane Hugo.  He lured BMW, a [[Germany|German]] [[automobile]] company, to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Greer, near Greenville, South Carolina.<ref name=nga>{{cite web|url=https://www.nga.org/governor/carroll-a-campbell/|title=Carroll A. Campbell|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=September 29, 2021}}</ref> In 2002, BMW contributed $10 million for the Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center at [[Clemson University]].  

During the Campbell administration, the state was confronted with allegations of financial mismanagement at the University of South Carolina, which led to the resignation of the university president James B. Holderman.. Twenty-seven state legislators were convicted in a vote-buying scandal uncovered by a federal investigation into [[bribery]] and [[narcotics]] abuse against the lawmakers and several other individuals.<ref>Lpu Krasky, "USC's James Holderman: From President to Criminal," ''The State,'' accessed October 1, 2021; under pay wall.</ref> He was the president of the National  

During the Campbell administration, the state was confronted with allegations of financial mismanagement at the University of South Carolina, which led to the resignation of the university president James B. Holderman.. Twenty-seven state legislators were convicted in a vote-buying scandal uncovered by a federal investigation into [[bribery]] and [[narcotics]] abuse against the lawmakers and several other individuals.<ref>Lpu Krasky, "USC's James Holderman: From President to Criminal," ''The State,'' accessed October 1, 2021; under pay wall.</ref> He was the president of the National