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An election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect theAttorney General of South Carolina. Incumbent Attorney GeneralAlan 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]
Executive branch officials
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Safe R | September 14, 2022 |
| Elections Daily[10] | Safe R | November 1, 2022 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alan Wilson (incumbent) | 1,223,080 | 97.32% | ||
| Write-ins | Write-in | 33,709 | 2.68% | ||
| Total votes | 1,256,789 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| County | Alan Wilson Republican | Write-ins Other parties | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Abbeville | 6,754 | 99.15% | 58 | 0.85% |
| Aiken | 41,518 | 97.53% | 1,051 | 2.47% |
| Allendale | 749 | 97.78% | 17 | 2.22% |
| Anderson | 52,762 | 98.35% | 886 | 1.65% |
| Bamberg | 2,180 | 98.33% | 37 | 1.67% |
| Barnwell | 4,220 | 98.64% | 58 | 1.36% |
| Beaufort | 51,437 | 97.90% | 1,103 | 2.10% |
| Berkeley | 51,591 | 97.54% | 1,302 | 2.46% |
| Calhoun | 3,944 | 97.84% | 87 | 2.16% |
| Charleston | 96,064 | 95.51% | 4,521 | 4.49% |
| Cherokee | 13,651 | 99.09% | 125 | 0.91% |
| Chester | 6,852 | 98.63% | 95 | 1.37% |
| Chesterfield | 9,347 | 98.88% | 106 | 1.12% |
| Clarendon | 7,504 | 98.83% | 89 | 1.17% |
| Colleton | 8,736 | 98.05% | 174 | 1.95% |
| Darlington | 13,580 | 98.51% | 205 | 1.49% |
| Dillon | 5,054 | 98.31% | 87 | 1.69% |
| Dorchester | 35,712 | 97.01% | 1,100 | 2.99% |
| Edgefield | 6,660 | 98.80% | 81 | 1.20% |
| Fairfield | 5,002 | 96.84% | 163 | 3.16% |
| Florence | 28,486 | 97.68% | 678 | 2.32% |
| Georgetown | 19,367 | 98.57% | 280 | 1.43% |
| Greenville | 133,051 | 96.94% | 4,204 | 3.06% |
| Greenwood | 16,638 | 98.03% | 334 | 1.97% |
| Hampton | 3,319 | 98.81% | 40 | 1.19% |
| Horry | 106,375 | 98.75% | 1,345 | 1.25% |
| Jasper | 7,544 | 98.42% | 121 | 1.58% |
| Kershaw | 17,501 | 97.94% | 358 | 2.06% |
| Lancaster | 26,342 | 98.28% | 462 | 1.72% |
| Laurens | 15,818 | 98.16% | 297 | 1.84% |
| Lee | 2,612 | 98.57% | 38 | 1.43% |
| Lexington | 78,506 | 97.02% | 2,409 | 2.98% |
| Marion | 4,913 | 97.99% | 101 | 2.01% |
| Marlboro | 3,961 | 98.73% | 51 | 1.27% |
| McCormick | 3,106 | 98.70% | 41 | 1.30% |
| Newberry | 9,892 | 98.49% | 152 | 1.51% |
| Oconee | 24,523 | 98.40% | 398 | 1.60% |
| Orangeburg | 12,829 | 96.63% | 447 | 3.37% |
| Pickens | 34,338 | 98.14% | 650 | 1.86% |
| Richland | 67,824 | 92.52% | 5,480 | 7.48% |
| Saluda | 5,324 | 98.96% | 56 | 1.04% |
| Spartanburg | 75,290 | 97.74% | 1,737 | 2.26% |
| Sumter | 18,735 | 97.23% | 1,737 | 2.26% |
| Union | 6,667 | 98.30% | 115 | 1.70% |
| Williamsburg | 5,208 | 97.42% | 138 | 2.58% |
| York | 72,044 | 97.43% | 1,899 | 2.57% |
| Totals | 1,223,080 | 97.32% | 33,709 | 2.68% |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
