2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina

The 2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of South Carolina. Incumbent senator Tim Scott won reelection to a second full term, defeating state representative Krystle Matthews. 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. 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 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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Scott, incumbent U.S. Senator (2013–present)

Withdrawn

• Timothy Swain (opted to run for State House seat 121, defeated in primary)

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Krystle Matthews, former state representative (2018–2022)

Eliminated in runoff

• Catherine Fleming Bruce, author and activist

Eliminated in primary

• Angela Geter, former chair of the Spartanburg County Democratic Party, candidate for South Carolina House of Representatives in 2017 and South Carolina Senate in 2024

First round

Results

Runoff

Results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Hampton (largest city: Hampton)
• Jasper (largest city: Hardeeville)
• Marlboro (largest city: Bennettsville)

By congressional district

Scott won 6 of 7 congressional districts.

See also

• 2022 United States Senate elections
• 2022 South Carolina elections

Notes

References

External links

• This Week in South Carolina | Midterm Election Recap - South Carolina ETV

Official campaign websites

• Krystle Matthews (D) for Senate
• Tim Scott (R) for Senate
• Catherine Fleming Bruce (D) for United States Senate
• Angela Geter