2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina

The 2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of South Carolina.

For related races, see 2022 United States Senate elections.

2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina
November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Tim Scott
(presumptive)		 TBD
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. senator

Tim Scott
Republican


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

Incumbent Republican Senator Tim Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2013 by then-Governor Nikki Haley following the resignation of Jim DeMint. Scott won the 2014 special election to serve the remainder of DeMint’s term and was re-elected to a full six-year term in 2016 with 60.6% of the vote. He is running for re-election to a second full term,[1] having stated that the 2022 race will be his last.[2]

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

Withdrawn
  • Timothy Swain[3] (running for State House)[4]

Endorsements
Tim Scott
U.S. Executive Branch Officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Individuals
Organizations

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Scott (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

Results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angela Geter
Democratic Catherine Fleming Bruce
Democratic Krystle Matthews
Total votes

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[14] Solid R November 19, 2021
Inside Elections[15] Solid R January 7, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] Safe R November 3, 2021
Politico[17] Solid R April 1, 2022
RCP[18] Safe R January 10, 2022

Notes

    References
    1. Alex Rogers, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett. "Retirements shake up 2022 map as Republican senators eye exits". CNN. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
    2. Frazin, Rachel (August 9, 2019). "GOP Sen. Tim Scott says if he runs in 2022 it will be his last race". TheHill. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
    3. "Tim Scott Draws A 2022 GOP Primary Challenger". FITSNews. March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
    4. https://twitter.com/SwainForSenate/status/1506667540554133519
    5. Fortier-Bensen, Tony (March 2, 2021). "Donald Trump endorses Sen. Tim Scott for reelection". WCIV. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
    6. Meg Kinnard (June 28, 2021). "South Carolina's Tim Scott launches 2022 reelection campaign". APNews.
    7. "Palmetto Politics". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
    8. Raju, Manu; Rogers, Alex (March 12, 2021). "McConnell quietly courts Senate primary candidates 'who can win' regardless of Trump ties". CNN. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021.
    9. "Our Candidates (2021-2022)". BAMPAC. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
    10. "Endorsed Candidates". proisraelamerica.org.
    11. Schechter, Maayan (April 13, 2021). "Why this SC Democrat says she's the one to beat GOP Sen. Tim Scott in 2022". Retrieved April 13, 2021.
    12. Olson, Mike (April 13, 2021). "State Rep. Krystle Matthews kicks off campaign for U.S. Senate". Retrieved April 13, 2021.
    13. https://www.thestate.com/article257436832.html
    14. "2022 Senate Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
    15. "Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
    16. "2022 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
    17. "South Carolina Senate Race 2022". Politico. April 1, 2022.
    18. "Battle for the Senate 2022". RCP. January 10, 2022.
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