The Republican candidate won South Carolina's Senate seat R+25.9.
South Carolina, 2022. Candidate results and statewide totals below.
akashicSouth Carolina — 2022 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
627,616
37.0%
Republican (R)
1,066,274
62.9%
akashicCandidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2022 Senate returns.
akashic| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
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| Tim Scott | RRepublican | 1,066,274 | 62.9% |
| Krystle Matthews | DDemocrat | 627,616 | 37.0% |
| Other | OOther | 1,812 | 0.1% |
akashic2022 presidential election
South Carolina, 2022
RepublicanR+25.9
How it voted
Share of the 2022 vote
| Republican ✓Republican | 62.9% | 1,070,031 |
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| DemocraticDemocratic | 37.1% | 629,908 |
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| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
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46 counties, each filled by 2022 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
akashicSouth Carolina's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
South Carolina's Senate margins| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
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| 1978 | −11.4% |
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| 1980 | +40.7% |
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| 1984 | −35.0% |
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| 1986 | +27.5% |
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| 1990 | −31.7% |
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| 1992 | +3.1% |
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| 1996 | −9.4% |
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| 1998 | +7.0% |
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| 2002 | −10.2% |
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| 2004 | −9.6% |
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| 2008 | −15.3% |
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| 2010 | −34.4% |
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| 2014 | −17.5% |
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| 2016 | −26.2% |
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| 2020 | −10.3% |
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| 2022 | −25.9% |
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