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Elections in South Carolina |
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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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Alan Wilson (incumbent) | 228,538 | 65.71% | |
Republican | Lauren Martel | 119,247 | 34.29% | |
Total votes | 347,785 | 100.0% |
No Democratic candidates filed to run.
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball [9] | Safe R | September 14, 2022 |
Elections Daily [10] | Safe R | November 1, 2022 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Alan Wilson (incumbent) | 1,223,080 | 97.32% | ||
Write-ins | Write-in | 33,709 | 2.68% | ||
Total votes | 1,256,789 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | |||||
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