| Election Name: | 2022 South Carolina Secretary of State election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 South Carolina Secretary of State election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 South Carolina Secretary of State election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | File:Mark Hammond cropped.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mark Hammond |
| Party1: | South Carolina Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,071,907 |
| Percentage1: | 63.33% |
| Nominee2: | Rosemounda Peggy Butler |
| Party2: | South Carolina Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 619,089 |
| Percentage2: | 36.61% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| Secretary of State | |
| Before Election: | Mark Hammond |
| Before Party: | South Carolina Republican Party |
| After Election: | Mark Hammond |
| After Party: | South Carolina Republican Party |
The 2022 South Carolina Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of South Carolina. Incumbent Republican Mark Hammond was seeking another term in office against Democratic challenger Rosemounda Peggy Butler,[1] [2] after defeating an opponent in the Republican primary.[3] The last Democratic Secretary of State of South Carolina was John T. Campbell in 1991. Primary elections were held on June 14, 2022.[4] [5] Hammond defeated his Democratic opponent and retained his seat.[6]
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | December 1, 2021 | |
| Elections Daily[10] | November 7, 2022 |
Hammond won 6 of 7 congressional districts.[11]
| District | Hammond | Peggy Butler | Representative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62% | 38% | Nancy Mace | |||
| 63% | 37% | Joe Wilson | |||
| 75% | 25% | Jeff Duncan | |||
| 67% | 33% | William Timmons | |||
| 66% | 34% | Ralph Norman | |||
| 41% | 59% | Jim Clyburn | |||
| 67% | 33% | Tom Rice (117th Congress) | |||
| Russell Fry (118th Congress) |