The2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of theUnited States Senate to represent thestate ofSouth Carolina . Incumbent Republican SenatorTim Scott won reelection to a second full term, defeatingstate representative Krystle Matthews .[ 1] This was the third consecutive election for this seat where both major party nominees were black.
Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2013 following the resignation of fellow RepublicanJim DeMint . With 61.1% of the vote, he won the2014 special election to serve the remainder of DeMint's term. Scott was then re-elected to a full six-year term in2016 with 60.6% of the vote.
Primary elections in South Carolina were held on June 14, 2022. Scott won the Republican primary unopposed, while Matthews won the Democratic primary in a June 28 runoff.[ 2]
Scott has said this election would be his last, and will not run again in 2028.[ 3] [ 4]
Timothy Swain[ 5] (opted to run for State House seat 121, defeated in primary) [ 6] [ 7] Tim Scott
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Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[ a] Margin of error Tim Scott (R) Krystle Matthews (D) Larry Adams Jr. (I) Other Undecided Echelon Insights [ 36] August 31 – September 7, 2022 600 (RV) ± 5.1% 54% 37% – – 9% Moore Information Group (R)[ 37] March 8–13, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.0% 57% 25% 5% 2% 11%
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] By congressional district [ edit ] Scott won six of seven congressional districts.[ 39]
^ Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear ^ "2022 US Senate Election Results: Live Map" .ABC News . November 8, 2022. RetrievedNovember 9, 2022 .^ News 4, A. B. C. (June 28, 2022)."Krystle Matthews wins primary runoff despite controversial leaked call with inmate" .WCIV . RetrievedSeptember 30, 2022 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^a b Alex Rogers, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett (January 27, 2021)."Retirements shake up 2022 map as Republican senators eye exits" .CNN . RetrievedFebruary 14, 2021 . ^ Frazin, Rachel (August 9, 2019)."GOP Sen. Tim Scott says if he runs in 2022 it will be his last race" .The Hill . RetrievedFebruary 14, 2021 . ^ "Tim Scott Draws A 2022 GOP Primary Challenger" .FITSNews . March 25, 2021. RetrievedMarch 26, 2021 .^ @SwainForSenate (March 23, 2022)."After much consideration, and with my filing deadline only a week away, I had to make a hard choice. Unfortunatel…" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Staff Reports (June 15, 2022)." "Tuesday, June 14 Primary Results" " .The Island News . RetrievedNovember 13, 2022 . ^a b "Palmetto Politics" .The Post and Courier . July 15, 2021. RetrievedJuly 15, 2021 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Meg Kinnard (June 28, 2021)."South Carolina's Tim Scott launches 2022 reelection campaign" .AP News . ^a b Fortier-Bensen, Tony (March 2, 2021)."Donald Trump endorses Sen. Tim Scott for reelection" .WCIV . RetrievedMarch 2, 2021 . ^a b Raju, Manu ; Rogers, Alex (March 12, 2021)."McConnell quietly courts Senate primary candidates 'who can win' regardless of Trump ties" .CNN .Archived from the original on August 24, 2021.^a b "Our Candidates (2021-2022)" .BAMPAC . RetrievedJanuary 29, 2022 .^a b "Endorsed Candidates" .proisraelamerica.org . Archived fromthe original on December 20, 2021. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2022 .^ Olson, Mike (April 13, 2021)."State Rep. Krystle Matthews kicks off campaign for U.S. Senate" . RetrievedApril 13, 2021 . ^ Dennis Jr., Rickey Ciapha (November 8, 2022)."Matthews loses SC seat; Cribb cruises to Berkeley County supervisor reelection" .The Post and Courier . RetrievedDecember 23, 2022 . ^ The State (subscription required)^ Shain, Andy (January 17, 2022)." "Columbia preservationist joins US Senate race for Tim Scott's seat" " .The Post and Courier . RetrievedNovember 10, 2022 . ^ Schechter, Maayan (April 13, 2021)."Why this SC Democrat says she's the one to beat GOP Sen. Tim Scott in 2022" . RetrievedApril 13, 2021 . ^ "Angela Geter" .Ballotpedia . RetrievedMarch 20, 2025 .^ Savannah Moss and Samantha, Swann (April 1, 2024)."Candidate filings close. Who's on ballot? Contested races in Upstate in June, November" .The Greenville News . RetrievedApril 6, 2024 . ^ "2022 Statewide Primaries" .South Carolina Election Commission .^ "2022 Statewide Primaries - RUNOFF" .South Carolina Election Commission .^ "2022 Senate Race ratings" .The Cook Political Report . RetrievedJanuary 14, 2021 .^ "Senate ratings" .Inside Elections . RetrievedJanuary 18, 2021 .^ "2022 Senate" .Sabato's Crystal Ball . RetrievedJanuary 28, 2021 .^ "South Carolina Senate Race 2022" .Politico . April 1, 2022.^ "Battle for the Senate 2022" .RCP . January 10, 2022.^ "2022 Election Forecast" .Fox News . May 12, 2022. RetrievedMay 12, 2022 .^ "2022 Election Forecast" .DDHQ . July 20, 2022. RetrievedJuly 20, 2022 .^ "2022 Election Forecast" .FiveThirtyEight . June 30, 2022. Archived fromthe original on June 30, 2022. RetrievedJune 30, 2022 .^ "Economist's 2022 Senate forecast" .The Economist . September 7, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 7, 2022 .^a b c d e "Tim Scott's Ratings and Endorsements" .justfacts.votesmart.org . RetrievedNovember 3, 2022 .^ "CCAGW PAC Endorses Sen. Tim Scott and Five South Carolina House Candidates" .www.businesswire.com . October 19, 2022. RetrievedNovember 3, 2022 .^ "NRA-PVF - Grades - South Carolina" .nrapvf.org . NRA-PVF. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022.^ "Endorsements - Stand for America PAC" .standforamericapac.com . RetrievedNovember 3, 2022 .^ Echelon Insights ^ Moore Information Group (R) ^ "2022 Statewide General Election" .South Carolina Election Commission .^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::839561a1-8c15-4c4b-ab56-3275d68092f9 Official campaign websites
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