| Election Name: | 2022 South Carolina House of Representatives election |
| Percentage2: | 29.31% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leader Since2: | January 8, 2013 |
| Leaders Seat2: | 74th |
| Last Election2: | 43 |
| Seats2: | 36 |
| Seat Change2: | 7 |
| Popular Vote2: | 436,566 |
| Swing2: | 5.49% |
| Swing1: | 6.34% |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Murrell Smith |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | Murrell Smith |
| After Party: | Republican |
| Leader2: | Todd Rutherford |
| Percentage1: | 68.96% |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2020 South Carolina House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2024 South Carolina House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | All 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 62 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,027,276 |
| Leader1: | Murrell Smith |
| Image1: | Murrell Smith (cropped 2).png |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leader Since1: | May 12, 2022 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 67th |
| Last Election1: | 81 |
| Seats1: | 88 |
| Seat Change1: | 7 |
The 2022 South Carolina House of Representatives election took place on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial United States elections. South Carolina voters elected state representatives in all 124 of the state's house districts. Republicans flipped eight seats held by Democrats, while Democrats flipped one seat held by a Republican; with their majority expanded by a net gain of seven seats, Republicans achieved a supermajority in the chamber.[1] [2] [3]
The 2022 election results are compared below to the 2020 election.
| Parties | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | % | Change | 2020 | 2022 | +/− | Strength | |||||||||
| South Carolina Republican Party | align=right | 1,027,276 | align=right | 68.96% | align=right | +6.34% | align=right | 81 | align=right | 88 | align=right | 7 | align=right | 70.97% | |
| South Carolina Democratic Party | align=right | 436,566 | align=right | 29.31% | align=right | −5.49% | align=right | 43 | align=right | 36 | align=right | 7 | align=right | 29.03% | |
| Write-in | 18,402 | 1.24% | −0.05% | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Libertarian Party of South Carolina | 5,375 | 0.36% | −0.42% | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Independent | 1,080 | 0.07% | +0.04% | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| American Party of South Carolina | 564 | 0.04% | −0.28% | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| South Carolina Green Party | 456 | 0.03% | +0.02% | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Totals | 1,489,719 | 100.0% | — | 124 | 124 | 100.0% | |||||||||
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission[4] | |||||||||||||||
In total, 13 representatives (two Democrats and 11 Republicans) retired, one of whom (a Republican) sought another office.[5]
Two Republicans resigned before the end of their terms.[6]
Source:[7]
Two Democrats lost renomination.
Six Republicans lost renomination.
Five Democrats lost re-election to Republicans.
One Republican lost re-election to a Democrat.
Nine races were decided by 10% or lower.
| District | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | data-sort-value=1 (flip) | 1.59% |
| 102 | data-sort-value=1 | 2.24% |
| 55 | data-sort-value=1 | 3.30% |
| 116 | data-sort-value=1 (flip) | 3.42% |
| 54 | data-sort-value=1 | 4.66% |
| 12 | data-sort-value=1 (flip) | 5.83% |
| 115 | data-sort-value=1 | 7.61% |
| 122 | data-sort-value=1 (flip) | 7.98% |
| 110 | data-sort-value=1 | 8.27% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] | May 19, 2022 | ||
| align=left | CNalysis[9] | November 7, 2022 |
There were two special elections in 2022 to the South Carolina House of Representatives which preceded the general election.
This election took place on May 17, 2022.
This election took place on May 24, 2022.
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| Election Name: | 2022 South Carolina's 75th State House district election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 2020 South Carolina House of Representatives election#District 75 |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | <--2024 South Carolina House of Representatives election#District 75!--> |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Nominee1: | Heather Bauer |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,505 |
| Percentage1: | 50.7% |
| Nominee2: | Kirkman Finlay III |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,270 |
| Percentage2: | 49.2% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| State representative | |
| Before Election: | Kirkman Finlay III |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Heather Bauer |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
The 75th district, which is nestled in the heart of Richland County, contains some of Columbia's more affluent neighborhoods, including Forest Acres, Shandon, and Rosewood.[10] The incumbent was Republican Kirkman Finlay III, who was re-elected with 50.7% of the vote in 2020.[11]
| Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate (party) | Total receipts | Total disbursements | Cash on hand | ||||
| Kirkman Finlay III (R) | align="right" | $340,078 | align="right" | $326,928 | align="right" | $5,614 | |
| Heather Bauer (D) | align="right" | $65,968 | align="right" | $64,534 | align="right" | $1,434 | |
| Source: South Carolina Ethics Commission[12] [13] | |||||||
The 102nd district takes in parts of Berkeley and Dorchester counties; its share of Dorchester includes a portion of Summerville, the county's second-most populous municipality. The incumbent was Democrat Joe Jefferson, who was re-elected unopposed in 2020.[14]
| Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate (party) | Total receipts | Total disbursements | Cash on hand | ||||
| Joe Jefferson (D) | align="right" | $14,694 | align="right" | $15,472 | align="right" | $10,941 | |
| Ralph Elsey (R) | align="right" | $6,172 | align="right" | $6,512 | align="right" | $97 | |
| Source: South Carolina Ethics Commission[17] [18] | |||||||