The2022 South Carolina House of Representatives election took place on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennialUnited States elections .South Carolina voters electedstate representatives in all 124 of the state's house districts. Republicans flipped eight seats held by Democrats, while Democrats flipped one seat held by a Republican; with their majority expanded by a net gain of seven seats, Republicans achieved a supermajority in the chamber.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
The 2022 election results are compared below to the 2020 election.
Popular vote Republican
68.96% Democratic
29.31% Other
1.74%
House seats Republican
70.97% Democratic
29.03%
In total, 13 representatives (two Democrats and 11 Republicans) retired, one of whom (a Republican) sought another office.[ 5]
District 25:Leola C. Robinson-Simpson retired. District 95:Jerry Govan Jr. retired. District 8:Jonathon D. Hill retired. District 27:Garry R. Smith retired. District 30:Steve Moss retired. District 44:Sandy McGarry retired. District 46:Gary Simrill retired. District 48:Bruce M. Bryant retired. District 65:Jay Lucas retired. District 85:Chip Huggins retired. District 92:Joseph Daning retired. District 106:Russell Fry retired torun forU.S. representative forSouth Carolina's 7th congressional district District 110:William S. Cogswell Jr. retired. Two Republicans resigned before the end of their terms.[ 6]
District 97:Mandy Kimmons resigned December 21, 2021, to focus on her legal practice. District 18:Tommy Stringer resigned January 7, 2022, due to family and health concerns. Incumbents defeated [ edit ] In primary elections [ edit ] Source:[ 7]
Two Democrats lost renomination.
District 70:Wendy Brawley lost renomination to fellow incumbentJermaine Johnson in a redistricting race. District 101:Cezar McKnight lost renomination to fellow incumbentRoger K. Kirby in a redistricting race. Six Republicans lost renomination.
District 6:W. Brian White lost renomination toApril Cromer . District 10:West Cox lost renomination toThomas Beach . District 36:Rita Allison lost renomination toRob Harris . District 40:Rick Martin lost renomination toJoe White . District 52:Vic Dabney lost renomination toBen Connell . District 114:Lin Bennett lost renomination to Gary Brewer. In general elections [ edit ] Five Democrats lost re-election to Republicans.
District 12:J. Anne Parks lost election toDaniel Gibson . District 64:Kimberly Johnson lost election toFawn Pedalino . District 116:Chardale Murray lost election toMatt Leber . District 117:Krystle Matthews lost election toJordan Pace . District 122:Shedron D. Williams lost election to Bill Hager. One Republican lost re-election to a Democrat.
District 75:Kirkman Finlay III lost election toHeather Bauer . Nine races were decided by 10% or lower.
District Winner Margin 75 Democratic (flip) 1.59% 102 Democratic 2.24% 55 Democratic 3.30% 116 Republican (flip) 3.42% 54 Democratic 4.66% 12 Republican (flip) 5.83% 115 Democratic 7.61% 122 Republican (flip) 7.98% 110 Republican 8.27%
There were two special elections in 2022 to the South Carolina House of Representatives which preceded the general election.
[ edit ] This election took place on May 17, 2022.
[ edit ] This election took place on May 24, 2022.
Results by district [ edit ] District 1 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bill Whitmire (incumbent) 14,049 96.74 Write-in 474 3.26 Total votes 14,523 100.0 Republican hold
District 2 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bill Sandifer (incumbent) 10,840 88.35 Write-in 1,430 11.65 Total votes 12,270 100.0 Republican hold
District 3 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jerry Carter (incumbent) 7,031 95.39 Write-in 340 4.61 Total votes 7,371 100.0 Republican hold
District 4 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican David Davey Hiott (incumbent) 13,295 98.88 Write-in 150 1.12 Total votes 13,445 100.0 Republican hold
District 5 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Neal Collins (incumbent) 10,854 97.06 Write-in 329 2.94 Total votes 11,183 100.0 Republican hold
District 11 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Craig A. Gagnon (incumbent) 10,545 99.23 Write-in 82 0.77 Total votes 10,627 100.0 Republican hold
District 16 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Mark N Willis (incumbent) 11,081 98.02 Write-in 224 1.98 Total votes 11,305 100.0 Republican hold
District 17 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Mike Burns (incumbent) 14,127 98.37 Write-in 234 1.63 Total votes 14,361 100.0 Republican hold
District 19 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Patrick B Haddon (incumbent) 7,851 96.82 Write-in 258 3.18 Total votes 8,109 100.0 Republican hold
District 20 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Adam Morgan (incumbent) 11,358 97.78 Write-in 258 2.22 Total votes 11,616 100.0 Republican hold
District 21 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bobby Cox (incumbent) 13,109 97.80 Write-in 295 2.20 Total votes 13,404 100.0 Republican hold
District 22 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jason Elliott (incumbent) 12,006 96.33 Write-in 457 3.67 Total votes 12,463 100.0 Republican hold
District 23 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Chandra Dillard (incumbent) 6,054 97.16 Write-in 177 2.84 Total votes 6,231 100.0 Democratic hold
District 24 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bruce W Bannister (incumbent) 12,049 96.77 Write-in 402 3.23 Total votes 12,451 100.0 Republican hold
District 29 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Dennis Moss (incumbent) 10,668 98.92 Write-in 117 1.08 Total votes 10,785 100.0 Republican hold
District 31 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Rosalyn Henderson-Myers (incumbent) 5,536 97.90 Write-in 119 2.10 Total votes 5,655 100.0 Democratic hold
District 32 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Max Hyde (incumbent) 8,682 96.93 Write-in 275 3.07 Total votes 8,957 100.0 Republican hold
District 33 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Travis A Moore (incumbent) 11,203 98.44 Write-in 177 1.56 Total votes 11,380 100.0 Republican hold
District 34 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Roger A Nut t(incumbent) 10,732 98.03 Write-in 216 1.97 Total votes 10,948 100.0 Republican hold
District 35 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bill Chumley (incumbent) 12,269 98.01 Write-in 249 1.99 Total votes 12,518 100.0 Republican hold
District 37 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Steven W Long (incumbent) 9,379 97.84 Write-in 207 2.16 Total votes 9,586 100.0 Republican hold
District 38 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Josiah Magnuson (incumbent) 12,875 98.36 Write-in 215 1.64 Total votes 13,090 100.0 Republican hold
District 39 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Cal Forrest (incumbent) 12,385 99.06 Write-in 118 0.94 Total votes 12,503 100.0 Republican hold
District 41 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Annie E McDaniel (incumbent) 8,075 57.28 Republican Jennifer Brecheisen 6,005 42.59 Write-in 18 0.13 Total votes 14,098 100.0 Democratic hold
District 42 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Doug Gilliam (incumbent) 8,905 94.57 Write-in 511 5.43 Total votes 9,416 100.0 Republican hold
District 43 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Randy Ligon(incumbent) 10,334 98.64 Write-in 142 1.36 Total votes 10,476 100.0 Republican hold
District 46 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Heath Sessions 10,373 97.55 Write-in 261 2.45 Total votes 10,634 100.0 Republican hold
District 47 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Tommy Pope (incumbent) 12,501 98.54 Write-in 185 1.46 Total votes 12,686 100.0 Republican hold
District 51 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic David Weeks (incumbent) 7,895 98.42 Write-in 127 1.58 Total votes 8,022 100.0 Democratic hold
District 53 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Richard L Richie Yow (incumbent) 9,777 99.32 Write-in 67 0.68 Total votes 11,249 100.0 Republican hold
District 54 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Patricia Moore Pat Henegan (incumbent) 5,804 52.30 Republican Sterling McDiarmid 5,287 47.64 Write-in 7 0.06 Total votes 11,098 100.0 Democratic hold
District 56 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Tim McGinnis (incumbent) 13,242 98.81 Write-in 159 1.19 Total votes 13,401 100.0 Republican hold
District 57 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Lucas Atkinson (incumbent) 8,500 98.53 Write-in 127 1.47 Total votes 8,627 100.0 Democratic hold
District 58 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jeff Johnson (incumbent) 10,115 98.97 Write-in 105 1.03 Total votes 10,220 100.0 Republican hold
District 59 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Terry Alexander (incumbent) 7,483 97.96 Write-in 156 2.04 Total votes 7,639 100.0 Democratic hold
District 60 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Phillip Lowe (incumbent) 9,550 98.51 Write-in 144 1.49 Total votes 9,694 100.0 Republican hold
District 62 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Robert Williams (incumbent) 6,974 96.74 Write-in 235 3.26 Total votes 7,209 100.0 Democratic hold
District 65 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Cody T Mitchell 10,760 98.94 Write-in 115 1.06 Total votes 10,875 100.0 Republican hold
District 67 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Murrell Smith (incumbent) 9,705 98.43 Write-in 155 1.57 Total votes 9,860 100.0 Republican hold
District 68 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Heather Ammons Crawford (incumbent) 10,910 71.95 Democratic Ernest Carson 4,243 27.98 Write-in 11 0.07 Total votes 15,164 100.0 Republican hold
District 69 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Chris Wooten (incumbent) 11,836 97.69 Write-in 280 2.31 Total votes 12,116 100.0 Republican hold
District 71 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Nathan Ballentine (incumbent) 13,712 97.78 Write-in 311 2.22 Total votes 14,023 100.0 Republican hold
District 72 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Seth Rose (incumbent) 5,730 98.49 Write-in 88 1.51 Total votes 5,818 100.0 Democratic hold
District 73 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Chris Hart (incumbent) 8,305 98.58 Write-in 120 1.42 Total votes 8,425 100.0 Democratic hold
District 74 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Todd Rutherford (incumbent) 9,089 98.60 Write-in 129 1.40 Total votes 9,218 100.0 Democratic hold
2022 South Carolina's 75th State House district election Precinct resultsBauer: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Finlay III: 50–60% 60–70%
The 75th district, which is nestled in the heart ofRichland County , contains some ofColumbia 's more affluent neighborhoods, includingForest Acres , Shandon, and Rosewood.[ 12] Kirkman Finlay III , who was re-elected with 50.7% of the vote in 2020.[ 13]
Source Ranking As of CNalysis[ 9] Likely R November 7, 2022
Kirkman Finlay III
State officials
Leon Howard , state representative for the 76th district (1995–present)(Democratic) [ 14] Local officials
Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2022 Candidate (party) Total receipts Total disbursements Cash on hand Kirkman Finlay III (R) $340,078 $326,928 $5,614 Heather Bauer (D) $65,968 $64,534 $1,434 Source: South Carolina Ethics Commission[ 16] [ 17]
District 76 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Leon Howard (incumbent) 9,186 99.04 Write-in 89 0.96 Total votes 9,275 100.0 Democratic hold
District 78 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Beth Bernstein (incumbent) 9,770 97.91 Write-in 209 2.09 Total votes 9,979 100.0 Democratic hold
District 81 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bart T Blackwell (incumbent) 13,180 97.41 Write-in 351 2.59 Total votes 13,531 100.0 Republican hold
District 82 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic William Bill Clyburn (incumbent) 6,510 94.03 Write-in 413 5.97 Total votes 6,923 100.0 Democratic hold
District 84 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Melissa Oremus (incumbent) 8,934 97.92 Write-in 190 2.08 Total votes 9,124 100.0 Republican hold
District 86 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bill Taylor (incumbent) 9,727 98.30 Write-in 168 1.70 Total votes 9,895 100.0 Republican hold
District 87 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Paula Rawl Calhoon (incumbent) 14,153 98.48 Write-in 219 1.52 Total votes 14,372 100.0 Republican hold
District 89 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Micah Caskey (incumbent) 8,760 96.84 Write-in 286 3.16 Total votes 9,046 100.0 Republican hold
District 91 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Lonnie Hosey (incumbent) 7,560 97.15 Write-in 222 2.85 Total votes 7,782 100.0 Democratic hold
District 96 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican D Ryan McCabe (incumbent) 8,323 98.32 Write-in 142 1.68 Total votes 8,465 100.0 Republican hold
District 98 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Christopher J Murphy (incumbent) 6,770 57.82 Democratic Sydney Clinton 4,925 42.06 Write-in 14 0.12 Total votes 11,709 100.0 Republican hold
District 99 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Marvin Mark Smith (incumbent) 11,104 98.23 Write-in 200 1.77 Total votes 11,304 100.0 Republican hold
District 100 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Sylleste Davis (incumbent) 9,639 98.34 Write-in 163 1.66 Total votes 9,802 100.0 Republican hold
The 102nd district takes in parts ofBerkeley andDorchester counties; its share of Dorchester includes a portion ofSummerville , the county's second-most populous municipality. The incumbent was DemocratJoe Jefferson , who was re-elected unopposed in 2020.[ 18]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Source Ranking As of CNalysis[ 9] Tilt D November 7, 2022
Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2022 Candidate (party) Total receipts Total disbursements Cash on hand Joe Jefferson (D) $14,694 $15,472 $10,941 Ralph Elsey (R) $6,172 $6,512 $97 Source: South Carolina Ethics Commission[ 22] [ 23]
District 103 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Carl Anderson (incumbent) 7,458 97.30 Write-in 207 2.70 Total votes 7,665 100.0 Democratic hold
District 104 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican William Bailey (incumbent) 16,810 99.17 Write-in 140 0.83 Total votes 16,950 100.0 Republican hold
District 105 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Kevin Hardee (incumbent) 12,110 99.10 Write-in 110 0.90 Total votes 12,220 100.0 Republican hold
District 107 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Case Brittain (incumbent) 11,742 98.51 Write-in 177 1.49 Total votes 11,919 100.0 Republican hold
District 108 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Lee Hewitt (incumbent) 15,847 98.91 Write-in 175 1.09 Total votes 16,022 100.0 Republican hold
District 111 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Wendell Gilliard (incumbent) 9,541 98.21 Write-in 174 1.79 Total votes 9,715 100.0 Democratic hold
District 112 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Joe Bustos (incumbent) 12,007 59.10 Democratic David Stanley Artushin 8,267 40.69 Write-in 41 0.20 Total votes 20,315 100.0 Republican hold
District 113 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Marvin R. Pendarvis (incumbent) 6,056 98.14 Write-in 115 1.86 Total votes 6,171 100.0 Democratic hold
District 118 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bill Herbkersman (incumbent) 12,584 96.58 Write-in 445 3.42 Total votes 13,029 100.0 Republican hold
District 120 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Weston Newton (incumbent) 13,427 98.62 Write-in 188 1.38 Total votes 13,615 100.0 Republican hold
District 121 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Michael F. Rivers Sr. (incumbent) 6,523 57.33 Republican Eric J Erickson 4,848 42.61 Write-in 6 0.05 Total votes 11,377 100.0 Democratic hold
District 123 general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jeff Bradley (incumbent) 13,455 92.38 Write-in 1,110 7.62 Total votes 14,565 100.0 Republican hold
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