2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election information
Election for Governor of South Carolina
For related races, see 2022 United States gubernatorial elections.
2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election
← 2018
November 8, 2022
2026 →
Turnout
50.86%
Nominee
Henry McMaster
Joe Cunningham
Party
Republican
Democratic
Running mate
Pamela Evette
Tally Parham Casey
Popular vote
988,501
692,691
Percentage
58.04%
40.67%
County results
Congressional district results
Precinct results
McMaster: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Cunningham: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% No data
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Henry McMaster
Republican
Elected Governor
Henry McMaster
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The 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of South Carolina. Incumbent Republican Governor Henry McMaster ran for re-election for a second full term in office and secured the Republican nomination in the June 14 primary. Joe Cunningham, former United States Representative from South Carolina's 1st congressional district, was the Democratic nominee.[1] McMaster won the general election with 58% of the vote — a larger margin than in 2018.
McMaster became the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to win Calhoun County since 1994 and the first to win Clarendon County and Dillon County since 1990. This election marks the largest gubernatorial victory in the state since 1990, when incumbent Republican Carroll Campbell won his re-election bid by a margin of 41.7%.
^"South Carolina Primary Results". CNNpolitics. CNN. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
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