South Carolina 2022 General Election

The Green Papers: South Carolina 2022 General Election

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South Carolina
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 14 June 2022
✓ Runoff: Tuesday 28 June 2022
✓ General Election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

✓ Wednesday 30 March 2022 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Third/Minor .
✓ Tuesday 14 June 2022 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p EDT (1100-2300 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 28 June 2022 - Runoff . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p EDT (1100-2300 UTC).
✓ Friday 15 July 2022 - Filing Deadline - Independent .
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2022 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p EST (1200-0000 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	5,124,712	(1.65% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	9	(1.67% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	7	(1.61% of 435)
2010 Census:	4,645,975	(1.50% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	9	(1.67% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	7	(1.61% of 435)
Capital:	Columbia

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South Carolina State and Local Government

If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote in the primary, a runoff will be held between the top two vote-getters.

Voters who voted in a party's primary, can vote only in the runoff of the same party. Voters who did not vote in the primary, may vote in either party's runoff.

The primary is for Democratic and Republican candidates only. Candidates running unopposed for their Party's nomination will not appear on primary ballots.

A defeated primary candidate may not actively offer or campaign as a write-in candidate for the ensuing election. The use of posters or stickers on the ballot is not permitted. The voting machine provides for a voter to write-in a candidate. Write-in votes are not allowed in primary elections or the election of President or Vice-president.

While the state permits fusion (a candidate may be nominated by multiple parties), if a candidate runs for and looses a primary (of any party), the candidate cannot appear on the November ballot. [Section 7-11-10]

13 May 2022: Governor Henry D. McMaster (Republican) signed S 0108 {Rat #165} that bans fusion voting (candidates can run under the banner of mulitiple parties) effective in 2023.

The Alliance, Constitution, Green, Independence, Labor, Libertarian, United Citizens, and Working Families Parties may nominate by convention.

2022 Election Calendar from the South Carolina State.

Candidate Tracking from the South Carolina State Election Commission.

14 June 2022 Primary Returns from an official source, results from a media source, results from a media source.

14 June 2022 contests proceeding to a 28 June runoff

U.S. Senate Class 3 - Democratic: Catherine Fleming Bruce v. state Representative Krystle N. Matthews
Superintendent of Education - Republican: Lexington City Council Member Kathy Maness v. Ellen Weaver

28 June runoff returns from an official source, results from a media source, results from a media source.

8 November 2022 returns from the South Carolina State Election Commission. Vote totals last updated 17 November 2022 per the certified vote.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Lindsey Olin Graham • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008, 2014, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Class 3		Republican	Senator Timothy E. "Tim" Scott • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Served in U.S. House- first elected: 2010; re-elected: 2012. Appointed to the U.S. Senate: 2 January 2013 (re: resignation of Senator James W. "Jim" DeMint [Republican]); first elected in a special election: 4 November 2014; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins)

		Republican	1,066,274	62.88%	Senator Timothy E. "Tim" Scott • FEC S4SC00240; 19 Oct 22; Tot $40,596,965; Dsb $26,832,497

		Democratic	627,616	37.01%	state Representative Krystle N. Matthews • Advances to and won the 28 June 2022 Runoff • FEC S2SC00103; 28 Nov 22; Tot $135,356; Dsb $93,164

		Scattering	1,812	0.11%	Write-In

		Write-in			William Wise Murray, IV • FEC S2SC00160
Total			1,695,702	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Henry D. McMaster • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • 24 January 2017: Ascended to the Governor's Chair following the resignation of Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley (Republican) who became United Nations Ambassador; first elected: 2018. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		Republican	988,501	58.04%	Governor Henry D. McMaster • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette

		Democratic	692,691	40.67%	former Member of Congress Joseph Kendrick "Joe" Cunningham • for Lieutenant Governor: Tally Parham Casey • First elected: 2018; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2020.

		Libertarian	20,826	1.22%	Morgan "Bruce" Reeves • for Lieutenant Governor: Jessica Ethridge

		Scattering	1,174	0.07%	Write-In
Total			1,703,192	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. (Beginning in 2018, the Lieutenant Governor will be elected on same ticket with the Governor.)

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Pamela S. Evette • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

117^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2022, 2024. No Term Limit. 117^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 6 Republican (5 Renominated, 1 Lost / No longer running); 1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Nancy R. Mace • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Republican	153,757	56.39%	Member of Congress Nancy R. Mace • FEC H0SC01394; 19 Oct 22; Tot $5,482,676; Dsb $4,969,520

		Democratic	115,796	42.47%	Annie Andrews • FEC H2SC01127; 19 Oct 22; Tot $1,917,489; Dsb $1,609,036

		Alliance Party	2,634	0.97%	Joseph P. Oddo • FEC H2SC02190

		Scattering	494	0.18%	Write-In
Total			272,681	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson, Sr. • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First Elected 18 December 2001 in a special election to fill the seat vacated by the death of Floyd Spence. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Republican	147,699	60.01%	Member of Congress Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson, Sr. • FEC H2SC02059; 19 Oct 22; Tot $955,639; Dsb $712,461

		Democratic	98,081	39.85%	Juddson "Judd" Larkins • FEC H2SC02182; 19 Oct 22; Tot $86,668; Dsb $79,779

		Scattering	346	0.14%	Write-In
Total			246,126	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Duncan • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Republican	189,971	97.64%	Member of Congress Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Duncan • FEC H0SC03077; 19 Oct 22; Tot $1,600,547; Dsb $1,380,418

		Scattering	4,598	2.36%	Write-In
Total			194,569	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress William Richardson Timmons, IV • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1, 2 write-ins) - 118th Congress

		Republican	165,607	90.81%	Member of Congress William Richardson Timmons, IV • FEC H8SC04250; 19 Oct 22; Tot $1,136,636; Dsb $1,108,201

		Scattering	16,758	9.19%	Write-In

		Write-in; (Democratic)			Lee Turner
Total			182,365	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Member of Congress Ralph W. Norman, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected in a Special Election: 20 June 2017 [re: resignation of Member of Congress John Michael "Mick" Mulvaney (Republican) to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Trump Administration] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Republican	154,725	64.01%	Member of Congress Ralph W. Norman, Jr. • FEC H8SC05158; 19 Oct 22; Tot $832,294; Dsb $1,028,081

		Democratic	83,299	34.46%	Evangeline S. Hundley • FEC H2SC05102

		Green	3,547	1.47%	Larry J. Gaither, Jr. • FEC H6SC05145

		Scattering	136	0.06%	Write-In
Total			241,707	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Member of Congress James Enos "Jim" Clyburn • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	130,923	62.04%	Member of Congress James Enos "Jim" Clyburn • FEC H2SC02042; 19 Oct 22; Tot $3,301,478; Dsb $2,813,373

		Republican	79,879	37.85%	former Walterboro City Council Member Dwayne "Duke" Buckner • FEC H2SC06142; 28 Nov 22; Tot $204,446; Dsb $188,813

		Scattering	226	0.11%	Write-In
Total			211,028	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 7 Lost		Republican	Member of Congress Hugh Thompson "Tom" Rice, Jr. • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Lost Primary / No Longer Running
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Republican	164,440	64.77%	state Representative Russell W. Fry • FEC H2SC07280; 19 Oct 22; Tot $1,170,902; Dsb $1,016,199

		Democratic	89,030	35.07%	Daryl W. Scott • FEC H2SC07314

		Scattering	395	0.16%	Write-In
Total			253,865	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Secretary of State John Mark "Mark" Hammond • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Republican	1,071,451	63.33%	Secretary of State John Mark "Mark" Hammond

		Democratic	619,341	36.61%	former West Columbia City Council Member Rosemounda Peggy "Peggy" Butler

		Scattering	1,109	0.07%	Write-In
Total			1,691,901	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Attorney General Michael Alan "Alan" Wilson • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1, 1 write-in)

		Republican	1,223,080	97.32%	Attorney General Michael Alan "Alan" Wilson

		Scattering	33,709	2.68%	Write-In
Total			1,256,789	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Treasurer Curtis M. "Curt" Loftis, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Republican	1,129,961	79.67%	Treasurer Curtis M. "Curt" Loftis, Jr.

		Alliance Party	281,695	19.86%	Sarah E. Work

		Scattering	6,630	0.47%	Write-In
Total			1,418,286	100.00%

Comptroller General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Comptroller General Richard A. Eckstrom • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1, 1 write-in)

		Republican	1,229,879	98.21%	Comptroller General Richard A. Eckstrom

		Scattering	22,407	1.79%	Write-In
Total			1,252,286	100.00%

Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Agriculture Commissioner Hugh E. Weathers • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Named Interim Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of South Carolina on 14 September 2004 by Governor Mark Sanford upon the suspension of Republican Agriculture Commissioner Charles "Charlie" Sharpe; first elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010, 2014, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		Republican	1,085,139	77.60%	Agriculture Commissioner Hugh E. Weathers

		Green	213,219	15.25%	David Edmond

		United Citizens	95,625	6.84%	Chris Nelums

		Scattering	4,409	0.32%	Write-In
Total			1,398,392	100.00%

Superintendent of Education 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

Open		Republican	Education Superintendent Molly Mitchell Spearman • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - Education Superintendent Spearman will not seek re-election.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		Republican	937,493	55.52%	Ellen Weaver

		Democratic; Alliance Party	722,013	42.76%	Lisa E. Ellis

		Green	27,468	1.63%	Patricia M. Mickel

		Scattering	1,744	0.10%	Write-In
Total			1,688,718	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 1 incumbent, 1 candidate
	• Republican: 16 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates): 3 candidates
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Alliance Party (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• American
	• Labor
	• United Citizens: 1 candidate
	• Unity
	• Working Families
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 15 candidates
	• Write-in: 2 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• South Carolina Code of Laws
Election Authority
	• South Carolina State Election Commission
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• South Carolina Legislature
Democratic
	• South Carolina Democratic Party
	• South Carolina House Democratic Caucus
	• South Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus
Republican
	• South Carolina Republican Party
	• The South Carolina Senate Republican Caucus
Third Party
	• Alliance Party formerly called The American Party of South Carolina
	• Labor Party
	• South Carolina Green Party
	• South Carolina Labor Party
	• South Carolina Working Families Party
	• The Constitution Party of South Carolina
	• The Unity Party of South Carolina
Media & others
	• FITSNews - Sic Willie
	• Greenville Magazine
	• Lexington County Chronicle
	• Politics1.com - South Carolina
	• South Carolina Citizens for Life (SCCL is a non-partisan, non-sectarian pro-life organization and is the state affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee)
	• Spartanburg Herald-Journal
	• Statehouse Report - Charleston
	• The Greenville News
	• The Item - Sumter
	• The Lancaster News
	• The News & Reporter - Chester County
	• The Post and Courier - Charleston
	• The Times and Democrat - Orangeburg
	• The Union Daily Times
	• WCIV TV - ABC - Mount Pleasant
	• WCSC TV - CBS - Charleston
	• WIS TV - NBC - Columbia
	• WLTX TV - CBS - Columbia