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South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
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| 2022 South Carolina House Elections | |
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| Primary | June 14, 2022 |
| Primary runoff | June 28, 2022 |
| General | November 8, 2022 |
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Elections for the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 14, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline was March 30, 2022.
All 124 were up for election in 2022. The chamber's Republican majority increased from 80-43 (with one vacancy) to 88-36.
The South Carolina House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Party control
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| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 43 | 36 | |
| Republican Party | 80 | 88 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 124 | 124 | |
Candidates
General
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Primary runoff
South Carolina House of Representatives Primary Runoff 2022 |
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| District 30 |
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| District 40 |
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| District 48 |
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| District 101 |
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| District 106 |
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Primary
South Carolina House of Representatives Primary 2022 |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 2 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 3 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 4 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 5 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 6 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 9 |
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| District 10 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 11 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 12 |
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| District 13 |
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| District 14 |
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| District 15 |
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| District 16 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 17 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 18 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 19 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 20 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 21 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 22 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 23 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 24 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 25 |
Adriene Atkinson |
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| District 26 |
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| District 27 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 28 |
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| District 29 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 30 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
Dean Cook |
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| District 31 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 32 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 33 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 34 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 35 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 36 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 37 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 38 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 39 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 40 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 41 |
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| District 42 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 43 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 45 |
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| District 46 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 47 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 48 |
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| District 49 |
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| District 50 |
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| District 51 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 52 |
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| District 53 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 54 |
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| District 55 |
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| District 56 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 57 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 58 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 59 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 60 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 61 |
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| District 62 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 63 |
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| District 64 |
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| District 65 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 66 |
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| District 67 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 68 |
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| District 69 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 70 |
Wendy Brawley (i) |
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| District 71 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 72 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 73 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 74 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 75 |
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| District 76 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 77 |
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| District 78 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 79 |
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| District 80 |
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| District 81 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 82 |
Did not make the ballot: |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 83 |
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| District 84 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 85 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
Rebecca Blackburn Hines |
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| District 86 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 87 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 88 |
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| District 89 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 91 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 92 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 95 |
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| District 96 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 97 |
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| District 98 |
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| District 99 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 100 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 101 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 102 |
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| District 103 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 104 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 105 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 106 |
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| District 107 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 108 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 109 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 110 |
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| District 111 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 112 |
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| District 113 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 114 |
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| District 117 |
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| District 118 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 119 |
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| District 120 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 122 |
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| District 123 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. Click a link below to read survey responses from candidates in that district:
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Incumbents who were not re-elected
Incumbents defeated in general elections
Six incumbents lost in the Nov. 8 general election.
Incumbents defeated in primary elections
Seven incumbents lost in the June 14 primaries. One incumbent lost in the June 28 primary runoffs.
Retiring incumbents
Thirteen incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[1] Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Office | Reason |
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| Jonathon Hill |  Republican |
House District 8 | Retired |
| Leola Robinson-Simpson |  Democratic |
House District 25 | Retired |
| Garry Smith | Republican |
House District 27 | Retired |
| Steve Moss | Republican |
House District 30 | Retired |
| Sandy McGarry | Republican |
House District 44 | Retired |
| Gary Simrill | Republican |
House District 46 | Retired |
| Bruce Bryant | Republican |
House District 48 | Retired |
| James Lucas | Republican |
House District 65 | Retired |
| Chip Huggins | Republican |
House District 85 | Retired |
| Joseph Daning | Republican |
House District 92 | Retired |
| Jerry Govan Jr. | Democratic |
House District 95 | Other office |
| Russell Fry | Republican |
House District 106 | Other office |
| William S. Cogswell Jr. | Republican |
House District 110 | Retired |
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in South Carolina. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in South Carolina in 2022. Information below was calculated on May 25, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
The number of contested primaries in the South Carolina House of Representatives rose to 48 in 2022, the most since 2014. With 124 House districts holding elections, this represents 19% of the 248 possible primaries in the chamber.
Of those 44 contested primaries, 12 included Democrats and 36 included Republicans. For Democrats, this was down from 17 in 2020, a 29% decrease. For Republicans, the number increased 50% from 24 in the previous cycle
Ten of the contested primaries took place in open districts where no incumbents filed to run. The remaining 34 contested primaries included incumbents: 11 Democrats and 23 Republicans. That equals 30.6% of incumbents who filed for re-election, the largest percentage since 2018 in the chamber.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2010 to 2022.[2] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.
| Open Seats in South Carolina House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2022 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2022 | 124 | 15 (12%) | 109 (88%) |
| 2020 | 124 | 12 (10%) | 112 (90%) |
| 2018 | 124 | 8 (6%) | 116 (94%) |
| 2016 | 124 | 14 (11%) | 110 (89%) |
| 2014 | 124 | 11 (9%) | 113 (91%) |
| 2012 | 124 | 15 (12%) | 109 (88%) |
| 2010 | 124 | 11 (9%) | 113 (91%) |
Incumbents running in new districts
When an incumbent files to run for re-election in the same chamber but a new district, it leaves his or her original seat open. This may happen for a variety of reasons ranging from redistricting to a change in residences. This may result in instances where multiple incumbents face each other in contested primaries or general elections if the incumbent in the new district also seeks re-election.
In 2022, three incumbents filed to run for re-election in new districts different from those they represented before the election. Click [show] on the table below to view those incumbents.
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| Name | Party | Originally represented ... | Filed in 2022 in ... | New district open? | ||
| Roger Kirby | Democratic |
House District 61 | House District 101 | No | ||
| Gilda Cobb-Hunter | Democratic |
House District 66 | House District 95 | Yes | ||
| Jermaine Johnson | Democratic |
House District 80 | House District 70 | No | ||
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Title 7, Chapter 11 of the South Carolina Code
In South Carolina, a candidate can run as the nominee of a political party, as an independent, or as a write-in.
For partisan candidates
Non-presidential candidates seeking a party nomination for a general or special election must file the State Election Commission’s Statement of Intention of Candidacy/Party Pledge Form (SICPP) and pay the required fee—or submit a fee-petition signed by registered voters equal to the fee—between noon on March 16 and noon on March 30 (with the deadline extended to the next business day if the 30th falls on a weekend or holiday). Federal, statewide, and multi-county district candidates file with the State Election Commission; those running for State Senate, House, or county offices file with their home-county election commission. A candidate who files as a Democrat or Republican must pay a filing fee.[3]
Upon receipt, the filing officer stamps each form and fee receipt with the date and time received, retains the original, provides a copy to the candidate, and forwards a copy to the appropriate party executive committee. No name may appear on any primary ballot, convention slate, or general/special election ballot until certification by that committee, and any minor error or omission in filings must be construed in the candidate’s favor if statutory qualifications are otherwise met.
If, after the close of filing, two or fewer candidates remain for an office and one withdraws or dies, the party committee—or, for legislative seats, the state committee—may at its discretion reopen nominations. Both the county party chair and the state executive committee chair may designate observers to monitor filings. These rules do not apply to nonpartisan school-trustee elections governed by local law, which prevail in the event of any conflict.[4][3]
For independent candidates
An independent candidate must be nominated by petition. The petition must contain signatures equaling at least 5 percent of the qualified registered electors in the geographical area of the office being sought. No petition candidate is required to collect more than 10,000 signatures for any office.[5][6]
Petition candidates for multi-county offices must file their petitions with the South Carolina State Election Commission. All petition candidates for the state legislature also file with the State Election Commission. A petition candidate must also file a statement of economic interests with the State Ethics Commission. Signature requirements are detailed in the table below.[6]
| Petition signature requirements for independent candidates in South Carolina | ||
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| Office sought | Number of signatures needed | |
| Governor and other statewide offices | 5 percent of the qualified registered voters in the state | |
| State legislators | 5 percent of the qualified registered voters in the district or area to be represented | |
No candidates is required to collect more than 10,000 signatures.[5]
For write-in candidates
Generally, there are no filing forms or fees required to run as a write-in candidate. However, a write-in candidate should notify the appropriate election commission in writing that he or she is conducting a write-in campaign. A candidate who was defeated in a political party's primary may not actively campaign as a write-in candidate for the ensuing election.[6][7]
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the South Carolina House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[8]
- A U.S. citizen at the time of filing
- 21 years old at the filing deadline time
- A resident of the district at the filing deadline time
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[9] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $10,400/year | $231/day |
When sworn in
South Carolina legislators assume office the Monday after the election.[10]
South Carolina political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
South Carolina Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-three years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Presidential politics in South Carolina
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in South Carolina, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
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| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
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1,385,103 | 9 |
 
| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
43.4
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1,091,541 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.1
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27,916 | 0 | |
 
| Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G) |
0.3
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6,907 | 0 | |
 
| Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (Alliance Party) |
0.1
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1,862 | 0 | |
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Total votes: 2,513,329 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, South Carolina, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 40.7% | 855,373 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
54.9% | 1,155,389 | 9 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 2.3% | 49,204 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 0.6% | 13,034 | 0 | |
| Constitution | Darrell Castle/Scott Bradley | 0.3% | 5,765 | 0 | |
| Independence | Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson | 1% | 21,016 | 0 | |
| American | Peter Skewes/Michael Lacy | 0.2% | 3,246 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 2,103,027 | 9 | |||
| Election results via: South Carolina Election Commission | |||||
South Carolina presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 16 Democratic wins
- 15 Republican wins
- 1 other win
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | SR[11] | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Voting information
- See also: Voting in South Carolina
Redistricting following the 2020 census
South Carolina enacted new state legislative district maps on December 10, 2021, when Gov. McMaster signed a proposal approved by the South Carolina House and Senate into law. The South Carolina Senate approved House and Senate map proposals in a 43-1 vote on December 7, 2021, and the House approved the new districts in a 75-27 vote on December 9, 2021. Gov. McMaster signed the bill into law the next day.[12]
The House maps were updated on June 28, 2022, by Senate Bill 1024. The updated maps became effective for the 2024 elections.[13][14]
Below is the state House map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.
South Carolina State House Districts
before 2020 redistricting cycle
Click a district to compare boundaries.
South Carolina State House Districts
after 2020 redistricting cycle
Click a district to compare boundaries.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 South Carolina Code, "Title 7-11-15(a)," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Filing instructions for partisan candidates," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 South Carolina Code, "Title 7-11-70," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 South Carolina State Election Commission, "Candidates," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ South Carolina Code, "Title 7-11-210," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ South Carolina Secretary of State, "Qualifications for office," accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ South Carolina Constitution, "Article III, Section 10," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ States' Rights Democratic Party
- ↑ LegiScan, "South Carolina House Bill 4493," accessed December 14, 2021
- ↑ South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, "SC General Assembly," accessed March 17, 2025
- ↑ LegiScan, "South Carolina Senate Bill 1024," accessed March 17, 2025
