The 2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the
United States Senate
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to represent the
state
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of
South Carolina
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. Incumbent Republican Senator
Tim Scott
Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving since 2013 as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from South Carolina. A member of the Re ...
won reelection to a second full term, defeating
state representative
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Krystle Matthews
Krystle N. Matthews (; born February 27, 1981) is an American people, American politician and engineering planner. She is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 117th district, serving from 2018 to 2022. She is a ...
. This was the third consecutive election for this seat where both major party nominees were black.
Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2013 following the resignation of fellow Republican
Jim DeMint
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. With 61.1% of the vote, he won the
2014 special election to serve the remainder of DeMint's term. Scott was then re-elected to a full six-year term in
2016
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with 60.6% of the vote.
Primary elections in South Carolina were held on June 14, 2022. Scott won the Republican primary unopposed, while Matthews won the Democratic primary in a June 28 runoff.
Scott has said this election would be his last, and will not run again in 2028.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
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Tim Scott
Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving since 2013 as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from South Carolina. A member of the Re ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator (2013–present)
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*Timothy Swain ''(opted to run for State House seat 121, defeated in primary)''
Endorsements
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
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Krystle Matthews
Krystle N. Matthews (; born February 27, 1981) is an American people, American politician and engineering planner. She is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 117th district, serving from 2018 to 2022. She is a ...
, former state representative (2018–2022)
Eliminated in runoff
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Catherine Fleming Bruce
Catherine Fleming Bruce (born December 3, 1961) is an American author, preservationist, and activist from South Carolina. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Early life and education
Catherine Fleming Bruce was born in Kentucky and later ...
, author and activist
Eliminated in primary
* Angela Geter, former chair of the
Spartanburg County
Spartanburg County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 327,997, making it the fifth-most populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Spartanbu ...
Democratic Party candidate for South Carolina House of Representatives in 2017 and candidate in the
2024 South Carolina Senate election
The 2024 South Carolina Senate election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections. Primary elections took place on June 11, 2024.
Certified parties
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.
First round
Results
Runoff
Results
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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(largest city:
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(largest city:
Hardeeville)
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(largest city:
Bennettsville
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)
By congressional district
Scott won six of seven congressional districts.
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See also
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2022 United States Senate elections
The 2022 United States Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, concurrently with other midterm elections at the federal, state, and local levels. Regularly scheduled elections were held for 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Sena ...
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2022 South Carolina elections
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.
Uni ...
Notes
References
External links
This Week in South Carolina , Midterm Election Recap - South Carolina ETVOfficial campaign websites
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South Carolina
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United States Senate
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