2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina

2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina

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Nominee Tim Scott Krystle Matthews
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,066,274 627,616
Percentage 62.88% 37.01%

Scott:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Matthews:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
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U.S. senator before election

Tim Scott
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Tim Scott
Republican

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.

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]

Scott has said this election would be his last.[3][4]

  1. ^ "2022 US Senate Election Results: Live Map". ABC News. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  2. ^ News 4, A. B. C. (June 28, 2022). "Krystle Matthews wins primary runoff despite controversial leaked call with inmate". WCIV. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Alex Rogers, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett (January 27, 2021). "Retirements shake up 2022 map as Republican senators eye exits". CNN. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Frazin, Rachel (August 9, 2019). "GOP Sen. Tim Scott says if he runs in 2022 it will be his last race". The Hill. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

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