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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.[1] This was the third consecutive election for this seat where both major party nominees were black.
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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.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Catherine Fleming Bruce | 59,777 | 34.69% | |
Democratic | Krystle Matthews | 57,278 | 33.24% | |
Democratic | Angela Geter | 55,281 | 32.08% | |
Total votes | 172,336 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Krystle Matthews | 25,300 | 55.77% | |
Democratic | Catherine Fleming Bruce | 20,064 | 44.23% | |
Total votes | 45,364 | 100.0% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[22] | Solid R | November 19, 2021 |
Inside Elections[23] | Solid R | January 7, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[24] | Safe R | November 3, 2021 |
Politico[25] | Solid R | April 1, 2022 |
RCP[26] | Safe R | January 10, 2022 |
Fox News[27] | Solid R | May 12, 2022 |
DDHQ[28] | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
538[29] | Solid R | June 30, 2022 |
The Economist[30] | Safe R | September 7, 2022 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Tim Scott (R) |
Krystle Matthews (D) |
Larry Adams Jr. (I) |
Other | Undecided |
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Echelon Insights | August 31 – September 7, 2022 | 600 (RV) | ± 5.1% | 54% | 37% | – | – | 9% |
Moore Information Group (R) | March 8–13, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 57% | 25% | 5% | 2% | 11% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tim Scott (incumbent) | 1,066,274 | 62.88% | +2.31% | |
Democratic | Krystle Matthews | 627,616 | 37.01% | +0.08% | |
Write-in | 1,812 | 0.11% | +0.02% | ||
Total votes | 1,695,702 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |
Scott won 6 of 7 congressional districts.[36]
District | Scott | Matthews | Representative |
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1st | 62% | 38% | Nancy Mace |
2nd | 62% | 38% | Joe Wilson |
3rd | 75% | 25% | Jeff Duncan |
4th | 68% | 32% | William Timmons |
5th | 64% | 36% | Ralph Norman |
6th | 41% | 59% | Jim Clyburn |
7th | 67% | 33% | Tom Rice (117th Congress) |
Russell Fry (118th Congress) |
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