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United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2022

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U.S. House elections in South Carolina
Primary date
June 14, 2022
General election date
November 8, 2022
South Carolina's U.S. Congress elections
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The U.S. House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were on November 8, 2022. Voters elected seven candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's seven U.S. House districts. The primary was scheduled for June 14, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline was March 30, 2022.

Partisan breakdown

Members of the U.S. House from South Carolina -- Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 2022 After the 2022 Election
     Democratic Party 1 1
     Republican Party 6 6
Total 7 7

Candidates

District 1

See also: South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election candidates


Did not make the ballot:

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Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


Did not make the ballot:

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Minor Party convention candidates

    Alliance Party


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    District 2

    See also: South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

    General election candidates

    Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

    This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


    Did not make the ballot:

    Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
    Republican Party Republican primary candidates

    This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


    Did not make the ballot:

    District 3

    See also: South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

    General election candidates

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

    The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

      District 4

      See also: South Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

      General election candidates


      Did not make the ballot:

      Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

      This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


      Did not make the ballot:

      Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
      Minor Party convention candidates

        Constitution Party

        District 5

        See also: South Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

        General election candidates

        Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
        Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

        Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
        Republican Party Republican primary candidates

        This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

        Minor Party convention candidates

          Green Party

          District 6

          See also: South Carolina's 6th Congressional District election, 2022

          General election candidates

          Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
          Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

          Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
          Republican Party Republican primary candidates


          Did not make the ballot:

          Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

          District 7

          See also: South Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 2022

          General election candidates

          Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
          Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

          This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


          Did not make the ballot:

          Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
          Republican Party Republican primary candidates


          Did not make the ballot:

          Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
          Minor Party convention candidates

            Libertarian Party


            General election race ratings

            See also: Race rating definitions and methods

            Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

            • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
            • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
            • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
            • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

            Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

            Click the following links to see the race ratings in each of the state's U.S. House districts:

            Ballot access

            For information on candidate ballot access requirements in South Carolina, click here.

            Election analysis

            Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

            • District maps - A map of the state's districts before and after redistricting.
            • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
            • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
            • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

            District map

            Below were the district maps in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the maps in place before the election.

            South Carolina Congressional Districts
            until January 2, 2023

            Click a district to compare boundaries.

            South Carolina Congressional Districts
            starting January 3, 2023

            Click a district to compare boundaries.

            Competitiveness

            See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

            This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in South Carolina.

            Post-filing deadline analysis

            The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in South Carolina in 2022. Information below was calculated on May 10, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

            Twenty-eight candidates filed to run for South Carolina’s seven U.S. House districts, including nine Democrats and 19 Republicans. That’s four candidates per district, more than the 2.86 candidates per district in 2020 and less than the 6.14 in 2018.

            This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. South Carolina was apportioned seven districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census. All incumbents ran for re-election, meaning there were no open seats this year. The only years to feature open seats between 2012 and 2022 were 2018, when the 4th district was open, and 2012, when the newly-drawn 7th district was open.

            There were two contested Democratic primaries this year, the lowest number since 2016, and four contested Republican primaries, the highest number since at least 2012.

            Eight candidates - one Democrat and seven Republicans, including incumbent Rep. Tom Rice (R) - filed to run in the 7th district, more than in any other. That’s three less than the highest number of candidates who ran for a seat in 2020, when five candidates ran in the 1st district. There were three districts - the 2nd, the 3rd, and the 5th - where incumbents did not face primary challengers. One district - the 3rd - was guaranteed to Republicans because no Democrats filed. No districts were guaranteed to Democrats because no Republicans filed.

            Presidential elections

            See also: Presidential election in South Carolina, 2020 and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

            As a result of redistricting following the 2020 census, many district boundaries changed. As a result, analysis of the presidential vote in each of these new districts is not yet available. Once that analysis is available, it will be published here.

            South Carolina presidential election results (1900-2020)

            • 16 Democratic wins
            • 14 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
            Winning Party D D D D D D D D D D D D SR[5] D D D R R R D R R R R R R R R R R R


            State party control

            Congressional delegation

            The table below displays the partisan composition of South Carolina's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

            Congressional Partisan Breakdown from South Carolina, November 2022
            Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
            Democratic 0 1 1
            Republican 2 6 8
            Independent 0 0 0
            Vacancies 0 0 0
            Total 2 7 9

            State executive

            The table below displays the officeholders in South Carolina's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

            State executive officials in South Carolina, November 2022
            Office Officeholder
            Governor Republican Party Henry McMaster
            Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Pamela Evette
            Secretary of State Republican Party Mark Hammond
            Attorney General Republican Party Alan Wilson

            State legislature

            The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the South Carolina State Legislature as of November 2022.

            South Carolina State Senate

            Party As of November 2022
                 Democratic Party 16
                 Republican Party 30
                 Vacancies 0
            Total 46

            South Carolina House of Representatives

            Party As of November 2022
                 Democratic Party 43
                 Republican Party 80
                 Vacancies 1
            Total 124

            Trifecta control

            As of November 2022, South Carolina was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

            South Carolina Party Control: 1992-2022
            No Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty 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
            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
            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
            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

            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.[6]
            The House maps were updated on June 28, 2022, by Senate Bill 1024. The updated maps became effective for the 2024 elections.[7][8]


            See also

            South Carolina 2022 primaries 2022 U.S. Congress elections
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            Footnotes

            1. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
            2. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
            3. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
            4. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
            5. ↑ States' Rights Democratic Party
            6. ↑ LegiScan, "South Carolina House Bill 4493," accessed December 14, 2021
            7. ↑ South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, "SC General Assembly," accessed March 17, 2025
            8. ↑ LegiScan, "South Carolina Senate Bill 1024," accessed March 17, 2025


            South Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress
            Senators
            Lindsey Graham (R)
            Tim Scott (R)
            Representatives
            District 1
            District 2
            District 3
            District 4
            District 5
            District 6
            District 7
            Republican Party (8)
            Democratic Party (1)


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