2022 South Carolina Attorney General election

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2022 South Carolina Attorney General election
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  2018 November 8, 20222026 
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Nominee Alan Wilson
Party Republican
Popular vote1,223,080
Percentage97.32%

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Wilson:     >90%

Attorney General before election

Alan Wilson
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Alan Wilson
Republican

The 2022 South Carolina Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of South Carolina. Incumbent Attorney General Alan Wilson won a fourth term. [1] The only two candidates to file for the election were Wilson and another Republican attorney, Lauren Martel. [2] [3]

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Alan Wilson
Executive branch officials

Results

Results by county
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Results by county
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  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alan Wilson (incumbent) 228,538 65.71%
Republican Lauren Martel119,24734.29%
Total votes347,785 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

No Democratic candidates filed to run.

Declined

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [9] Safe RSeptember 14, 2022
Elections Daily [10] Safe RNovember 1, 2022

Results

2022 South Carolina Attorney General election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Alan Wilson (incumbent) 1,223,080 97.32%
Write-ins Write-in 33,7092.68%
Total votes1,256,789 100.00%
Republican hold

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