2022 South Carolina Secretary of State election
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November 8, 2022
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The 2022 South Carolina Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of South Carolina. Incumbent Republican Mark Hammond was seeking another term in office against Democratic challenger Rosemounda Peggy Butler,[1][2] after defeating an opponent in the Republican primary.[3] The last Democratic Secretary of State of South Carolina was John T. Campbell in 1991. Primary elections were held on June 14, 2022.[4][5] Hammond defeated his Democratic opponent and retained his seat.[6]
Republican primary
[edit]
Hammond
- 60–70%70–80%80–90%
Candidates
[edit]- Keith Blanford, businessman and perennial candidate[4]
- Mark Hammond, incumbent secretary of state[7]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Hammond (incumbent) | 257,131 | 75.1% | |
| Republican | Keith Blanford | 85,050 | 24.9% | |
| Total votes | 342,181 | 100% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Rosemounda Peggy Butler, former West Columbia councilwoman[8]
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Safe R | December 1, 2021 |
| Elections Daily[10] | Safe R | November 7, 2022 |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
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1,071,451 | 63.33% | ||
| Democratic |
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619,341 | 36.61% | ||
| Write-in | 1,109 | 0.07% | |||
| Total votes | 1,691,901 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
[edit]| County[11] | Mark Hammond Republican |
Rosemounda Peggy Butler Democratic |
Write-in Various |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Abbeville | 6,240 | 72.99% | 2,306 | 26.97% | 3 | 0.04% | 3,934 | 46.02% | 8,549 |
| Aiken | 37,679 | 68.82% | 17,025 | 31.10% | 44 | 0.08% | 20,654 | 37.73% | 54,748 |
| Allendale | 589 | 32.78% | 1,208 | 67.22% | 0 | 0.00% | -619 | -34.45% | 1,797 |
| Anderson | 48,847 | 77.36% | 14,265 | 22.59% | 29 | 0.05% | 34,582 | 54.77% | 63,141 |
| Bamberg | 1,833 | 46.28% | 2,127 | 53.70% | 1 | 0.03% | -294 | -7.42% | 3,961 |
| Barnwell | 3,802 | 60.74% | 2,453 | 39.19% | 4 | 0.06% | 1,349 | 21.55% | 6,259 |
| Beaufort | 44,911 | 63.12% | 26,180 | 36.79% | 60 | 0.08% | 18,731 | 26.33% | 71,151 |
| Berkeley | 44,014 | 62.14% | 26,763 | 37.79% | 50 | 0.07% | 17,251 | 24.36% | 70,827 |
| Calhoun | 3,471 | 62.02% | 2,123 | 37.93% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,348 | 24.08% | 5,597 |
| Charleston | 78,695 | 52.15% | 72,104 | 47.78% | 100 | 0.07% | 6,591 | 4.37% | 150,899 |
| Cherokee | 12,813 | 79.46% | 3,308 | 20.51% | 5 | 0.03% | 9,505 | 58.94% | 16,126 |
| Chester | 6,084 | 63.41% | 3,505 | 36.53% | 5 | 0.05% | 2,579 | 26.88% | 9,594 |
| Chesterfield | 8,342 | 66.68% | 4,164 | 33.29% | 4 | 0.03% | 4,178 | 33.40% | 12,510 |
| Clarendon | 6,660 | 58.48% | 4,722 | 41.46% | 6 | 0.05% | 1,938 | 17.02% | 11,388 |
| Colleton | 7,774 | 62.22% | 4,715 | 37.74% | 5 | 0.04% | 3,059 | 24.48% | 12,494 |
| Darlington | 12,207 | 61.11% | 7,760 | 38.85% | 8 | 0.04% | 4,447 | 22.26% | 19,975 |
| Dillon | 4,435 | 56.64% | 3,391 | 43.31% | 4 | 0.05% | 1,044 | 13.33% | 7,830 |
| Dorchester | 30,357 | 61.66% | 18,837 | 38.26% | 40 | 0.08% | 11,520 | 23.40% | 49,234 |
| Edgefield | 6,140 | 69.79% | 2,655 | 30.18% | 3 | 0.03% | 3,485 | 39.61% | 8,798 |
| Fairfield | 3,956 | 47.65% | 4,333 | 52.19% | 13 | 0.16% | -377 | -4.54% | 8,302 |
| Florence | 24,385 | 59.08% | 16,863 | 40.85% | 30 | 0.07% | 7,522 | 18.22% | 41,278 |
| Georgetown | 17,484 | 64.03% | 9,819 | 35.96% | 4 | 0.01% | 7,665 | 28.07% | 27,307 |
| Greenville | 117,887 | 66.62% | 58,922 | 33.30% | 149 | 0.08% | 58,965 | 33.32% | 176,958 |
| Greenwood | 15,021 | 69.16% | 6,684 | 30.77% | 15 | 0.07% | 8,337 | 38.38% | 21,720 |
| Hampton | 2,805 | 50.30% | 2,769 | 49.66% | 2 | 0.04% | 36 | 0.65% | 5,576 |
| Horry | 97,236 | 73.07% | 35,804 | 26.90% | 39 | 0.03% | 61,432 | 46.16% | 133,079 |
| Jasper | 6,557 | 59.13% | 4,524 | 40.79% | 9 | 0.08% | 2,033 | 18.33% | 11,090 |
| Kershaw | 15,203 | 68.21% | 7,073 | 31.73% | 14 | 0.06% | 8,130 | 36.47% | 22,290 |
| Lancaster | 23,523 | 68.10% | 10,999 | 31.84% | 20 | 0.06% | 12,524 | 36.26% | 34,542 |
| Laurens | 14,557 | 73.67% | 5,175 | 26.19% | 28 | 0.14% | 9,382 | 47.48% | 19,760 |
| Lee | 2,217 | 42.38% | 3,010 | 57.54% | 4 | 0.08% | -793 | -15.16% | 5,231 |
| Lexington | 71,308 | 72.14% | 27,458 | 27.78% | 80 | 0.08% | 43,850 | 44.36% | 98,846 |
| Marion | 4,025 | 48.12% | 4,336 | 51.84% | 3 | 0.04% | -311 | -3.72% | 8,364 |
| Marlboro | 3,353 | 51.78% | 3,122 | 48.21% | 1 | 0.02% | 231 | 3.57% | 6,476 |
| McCormick | 2,799 | 61.33% | 1,765 | 38.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,034 | 22.66% | 4,564 |
| Newberry | 9,109 | 71.34% | 3,654 | 28.62% | 5 | 0.04% | 5,455 | 42.72% | 12,768 |
| Oconee | 22,893 | 79.31% | 5,955 | 20.63% | 17 | 0.06% | 16,938 | 58.68% | 28,865 |
| Orangeburg | 10,065 | 38.59% | 16,010 | 61.38% | 8 | 0.03% | -5,945 | -22.79% | 26,083 |
| Pickens | 31,936 | 79.85% | 8,037 | 20.09% | 23 | 0.06% | 23,899 | 59.75% | 39,996 |
| Richland | 48,898 | 38.76% | 77,146 | 61.14% | 125 | 0.10% | -28,248 | -22.39% | 126,169 |
| Saluda | 4,973 | 76.07% | 1,562 | 23.89% | 2 | 0.03% | 3,411 | 52.18% | 6,537 |
| Spartanburg | 68,926 | 71.25% | 27,737 | 28.67% | 73 | 0.08% | 41,189 | 42.58% | 96,736 |
| Sumter | 15,270 | 49.97% | 15,278 | 50.00% | 11 | 0.04% | -8 | -0.03% | 30,559 |
| Union | 6,024 | 69.82% | 2,595 | 30.08% | 9 | 0.10% | 3,429 | 39.74% | 8,628 |
| Williamsburg | 4,093 | 42.19% | 5,604 | 57.76% | 5 | 0.05% | -1,511 | -15.57% | 9,702 |
| York | 62,055 | 64.91% | 33,496 | 35.04% | 46 | 0.05% | 28,559 | 29.87% | 95,597 |
| Totals | 1,071,451 | 63.33% | 619,341 | 36.61% | 1,109 | 0.07% | 452,110 | 26.72% | 1,691,901 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Charleston (largest municipality: Charleston)
- Hampton (largest municipality: Hampton)
- Jasper (largest municipality: Hardeeville)
- Clarendon (largest municipality: Manning)
- Marlboro (largest municipality: Bennettsville)
By congressional district
[edit]Hammond won six of seven congressional districts.[12]
| District | Hammond | Peggy Butler | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 62% | 38% | Nancy Mace |
| 2nd | 63% | 37% | Joe Wilson |
| 3rd | 75% | 25% | Jeff Duncan |
| 4th | 67% | 33% | William Timmons |
| 5th | 66% | 34% | Ralph Norman |
| 6th | 41% | 59% | Jim Clyburn |
| 7th | 67% | 33% | Tom Rice (117th Congress) |
| Russell Fry (118th Congress) |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Candidates for South Carolina Secretary of State". WLTX. June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ↑ Staff Reports (November 2, 2022). ""Looking at the races"". The Island News. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ↑ Collins, Jeffrey (June 14, 2022). ""Secretary of State Hammond wins GOP primary; to face Butler"". WACH-TV. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- 1 2 "2022 voter guide: Who's running for governor of South Carolina". The Greenville News. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ↑ WLTX (June 1, 2022). ""Candidates for South Carolina Secretary of State: Two candidates are challenging Mark Hammond's run for a sixth term"". WLTX-TV. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ↑ NPR Staff (November 8, 2022). ""Here are the results of all races for secretary of state in 2022"". NPR. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ↑ Staff Reports (June 6, 2022). ""Candidate for Secretary of State (R-SC): Mark Hammond"". WHNS-TV. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ↑ Staff Reports (October 24, 2022). ""Candidate for Secretary of State (D-SC): Rosemounda "Peggy" Butler"". WHNS-TV. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. December 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ↑ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- 1 2 Belangia, Conway (November 8, 2022). "Secretary of State". South Carolina Election Commission. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Dra 2020".
