2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election

The 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of South Carolina. Incumbent Republican Governor Henry McMaster took office on January 24, 2017 upon the resignation of Nikki Haley and was elected to a full term in his own right in 2018. He is running for re-election for a second full term in office.

See also: 2022 United States gubernatorial elections
2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election
November 8, 2022
 
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent Governor

Henry McMaster
Republican


Elections in South Carolina
Federal government
U.S. President
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
State offices
General elections
Gubernatorial elections
State Senate elections
State House elections
Ballot measures

Primary elections in South Carolina are scheduled to be held on June 14. Runoff elections for instances where no candidate receives over 50% of the vote are scheduled for June 28.

Republican primary

Declared
Republican candidates[lower-alpha 1]

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements
Henry McMaster
U.S. Executive Branch Officials
U.S. Senators
Governors
Organizations
Individuals

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry McMaster (incumbent)
Republican Harrison Musselwhite
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared
Democratic candidates[lower-alpha 1]

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements
Joe Cunningham
U.S. Senators
Local officials
Organizations
Mia McLeod
State Representatives

Results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carlton Boyd
Democratic Joe Cunningham
Democratic Mia McLeod
Democratic Calvin McMillan
Democratic William H. Williams
Total votes


Independents and Third Parties

Declared
Independent candidates[lower-alpha 1]
  • Healthcare advocate
    Gary Votour
    from
    Columbia

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[32] Solid R March 4, 2022
Inside Elections[33] Solid R March 4, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[34] Safe R January 26, 2022
Politico[35] Solid R April 1, 2022
RCP[36] Likely R January 10, 2022

Results
2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican TBD
Democratic TBD
Libertarian Morgan Bruce Reeves
Labor Party Gary Votour
Independence Party (South Carolina) Jokie Beckett Jr.
Independence Party (South Carolina) Michael Copeland
Total votes N/A

Notes
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