2022 South Carolina Attorney General election

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2022 South Carolina Attorney General election
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Nominee Alan Wilson
Party Republican
Popular vote1,223,080
Percentage97.32%
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Wilson:     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Attorney General before election

Alan Wilson
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Alan Wilson
Republican

An election was held 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

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Results by county
  Wilson
  •   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

By county

[12]

CountyAlan Wilson
Republican		Write-ins
Other parties
#%#%
Abbeville 6,75499.15%580.85%
Aiken 41,51897.53%1,0512.47%
Allendale 74997.78%172.22%
Anderson 52,76298.35%8861.65%
Bamberg 2,18098.33%371.67%
Barnwell 4,22098.64%581.36%
Beaufort 51,43797.90%1,1032.10%
Berkeley 51,59197.54%1,3022.46%
Calhoun 3,94497.84%872.16%
Charleston 96,06495.51%4,5214.49%
Cherokee 13,65199.09%1250.91%
Chester 6,85298.63%951.37%
Chesterfield 9,34798.88%1061.12%
Clarendon 7,50498.83%891.17%
Colleton 8,73698.05%1741.95%
Darlington 13,58098.51%2051.49%
Dillon 5,05498.31%871.69%
Dorchester 35,71297.01%1,1002.99%
Edgefield 6,66098.80%811.20%
Fairfield 5,00296.84%1633.16%
Florence 28,48697.68%6782.32%
Georgetown 19,36798.57%2801.43%
Greenville 133,05196.94%4,2043.06%
Greenwood 16,63898.03%3341.97%
Hampton 3,31998.81%401.19%
Horry 106,37598.75%1,3451.25%
Jasper 7,54498.42%1211.58%
Kershaw 17,50197.94%3582.06%
Lancaster 26,34298.28%4621.72%
Laurens 15,81898.16%2971.84%
Lee 2,61298.57%381.43%
Lexington 78,50697.02%2,4092.98%
Marion 4,91397.99%1012.01%
Marlboro 3,96198.73%511.27%
McCormick 3,10698.70%411.30%
Newberry 9,89298.49%1521.51%
Oconee 24,52398.40%3981.60%
Orangeburg 12,82996.63%4473.37%
Pickens 34,33898.14%6501.86%
Richland 67,82492.52%5,4807.48%
Saluda 5,32498.96%561.04%
Spartanburg 75,29097.74%1,7372.26%
Sumter 18,73597.23%1,7372.26%
Union 6,66798.30%1151.70%
Williamsburg 5,20897.42%1382.58%
York 72,04497.43%1,8992.57%
Totals1,223,08097.32%33,7092.68%

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Folks, Will (March 16, 2022). "South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson Files For Reelection". www.fitsnews.com. FITSNews . Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ Gale, Heather; Parkhouse, Emma (March 30, 2022). "Know Your Candidate: A brief look at who is running for the upcoming 2022 election season". ABC 15 News. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  3. ↑ "South Carolina". Politics1. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  4. ↑ Folks, Will (January 24, 2022). "Lowcountry Lawyer To Challenge Incumbent South Carolina Attorney General". www.fitsnews.com. FITSNews . Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Endorsement of Attorney General Alan Wilson". www.donaldjtrump.com. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Attorney General Primary results" . Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  7. ↑ Folks, Will (June 10, 2021). "Sources: David Pascoe Mulling Campaign For South Carolina Attorney General". www.fitsnews.com. FITSNews . Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. ↑ Folks, Will (February 21, 2022). "Interview With David Pascoe: 'ProbeGate' Prosecutor Speaks On South Carolina's Broken Judicial System". www.fitsnews.com. FITSNews . Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  9. ↑ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  10. ↑ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  11. ↑ "State of South Carolina Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  12. ↑ "SC - Election Night Reporting". South Carolina Election Commission. November 17, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
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