2022 South Carolina elections explained

Election Name:2022 South Carolina elections
Country:South Carolina
Type:midterm
Ongoing:no
Next Year:2024
Election Date:November 8, 2022
Previous Year:2020

South Carolina state elections in 2022 were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. All of South Carolina's executive officers were up for election, as well as all of South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives.

United States Congress

House of Representatives

See main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina. All of South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2022.

Results

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153,757 56.39% 115,796 42.47% 3,128 1.15% 272,681 100.0% Republican hold
147,699 60.01% 98,081 39.85% 346 0.14% 246,126 100.0% Republican hold
189,971 97.64% 0 0.0% 4,598 2.36% 194,569 100.0% Republican hold
165,607 90.81% 0 0.0% 16,758 9.19% 182,365 100.0% Republican hold
154,725 64.01% 83,299 34.46% 3,683 1.53% 241,707 100.0% Republican hold
79,879 37.85% 130,923 62.04% 226 0.11% 211,028 100.0% Democratic hold
164,440 64.77% 89,030 35.07% 395 0.16% 253,865 100.0% Republican hold
Total 1,056,078 65.91% 517,129 32.27% 29,134 1.82% 1,602,341 100.0%

Senate

See main article: 2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina.

Governor and lieutenant governor

See main article: 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election.

Attorney general

See main article: 2022 South Carolina Attorney General election. Incumbent Alan Wilson ran unopposed in the general.

Secretary of state

See main article: 2022 South Carolina Secretary of State election.

Treasurer

See main article: 2022 South Carolina Treasurer election.

Superintendent of Education

General election

State legislature

See main article: 2022 South Carolina House of Representatives election.

Results by State House districts

Winners:

All 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives were up for election in 2022.

PartiesPopular voteSeats
Vote%Change20202022+/−Strength
 South Carolina Republican Partyalign=right 1,027,276align=right 68.96%align=right +6.34%align=right 81align=right 88align=right 7align=right 70.97%
 South Carolina Democratic Partyalign=right 436,566align=right 29.31%align=right −5.49%align=right 43align=right 36align=right 7align=right 29.03%
 Write-in18,4021.24%−0.05%
 Libertarian Party of South Carolina5,3750.36%−0.42%
 Independent1,0800.07%+0.04%
 American Party of South Carolina5640.04%−0.28%
 South Carolina Green Party4560.03%+0.02%
Totals1,489,719100.0%124124100.0%
Source: South Carolina Election Commission[1]

Ballot measures

Amendment 1

The amendment increased the General Reserve Fund from 5% to 7% of state general fund revenues from the previous fiscal year. The increase was set to be phased in incrementally by one-half of one percent each year.

Amendment 1
Question:Must Section 36(A), Article III of the Constitution of this State, relating to the General Reserve Fund, be amended so as to provide that the General Reserve Fund of five percent of general fund revenue of the latest completed fiscal year must be increased each year by one-half of one percent of the general fund revenue of the latest completed fiscal year until it equals seven percent of such revenues?
Yes:947,610
No:583,583
Total:1,531,193
Mapcaption:Results by county
Yes
Notes:Source: South Carolina Secretary of State[2]
Map Size:230px

Amendment 2

The amendment increased the Capital Reserve Fund annual funding requirement from 2% to 3% of state general fund revenue.

Amendment 2
Question:Must Section 36(B), Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to provide that the Capital Reserve Fund of two percent of the general fund revenue of the latest completed fiscal year be increased to three percent of the general fund revenue of the latest completed fiscal year and to provide that the first use of the Capital Reserve Fund must be to offset midyear budget reductions?
Yes:973,178
No:584,911
Total:1,558,089
Mapcaption:Results by county
Yes
Notes:Source: South Carolina Secretary of State[3]
Map Size:230px

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: November 17, 2022 . 2022 Statewide General Election . South Carolina Election Commission . March 18, 2023 . scvotes.gov.
  2. Web site: South Carolina Amendment 1, General Reserve Fund Increase Measure (2022) . 2024-05-19 . Ballotpedia . en.
  3. Web site: South Carolina Amendment 1, General Reserve Fund Increase Measure (2022) . 2024-05-19 . Ballotpedia . en.