An election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the attorney general of South Carolina. Republican incumbent Alan Wilson won re-election to a fourth term unopposed. The only two candidates to file for the election were Wilson and another Republican attorney, Lauren Martel.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Alan Wilson, incumbent attorney general (2011–present) Eliminated in primary Lauren Martel, attorney
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Declined David Pascoe, solicitor for the first judicial circuit of South Carolina
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball September 14, 2022Elections DailyNovember 1, 2022
Results
By county
CountyAlan WilsonRepublicanWrite-insOther parties#%#%Abbeville6,75499.15%580.85%Aiken41,51897.53%1,0512.47%Allendale74997.78%172.22%Anderson52,76298.35%8861.65%Bamberg2,18098.33%371.67%Barnwell4,22098.64%581.36%Beaufort51,43797.90%1,1032.10%Berkeley51,59197.54%1,3022.46%Calhoun3,94497.84%872.16%Charleston96,06495.51%4,5214.49%Cherokee13,65199.09%1250.91%Chester6,85298.63%951.37%Chesterfield9,34798.88%1061.12%Clarendon7,50498.83%891.17%Colleton8,73698.05%1741.95%Darlington13,58098.51%2051.49%Dillon5,05498.31%871.69%Dorchester35,71297.01%1,1002.99%Edgefield6,66098.80%811.20%Fairfield5,00296.84%1633.16%Florence28,48697.68%6782.32%Georgetown19,36798.57%2801.43%Greenville133,05196.94%4,2043.06%Greenwood16,63898.03%3341.97%Hampton3,31998.81%401.19%Horry106,37598.75%1,3451.25%Jasper7,54498.42%1211.58%Kershaw17,50197.94%3582.06%Lancaster26,34298.28%4621.72%Laurens15,81898.16%2971.84%Lee2,61298.57%381.43%Lexington78,50697.02%2,4092.98%Marion4,91397.99%1012.01%Marlboro3,96198.73%511.27%McCormick3,10698.70%411.30%Newberry9,89298.49%1521.51%Oconee24,52398.40%3981.60%Orangeburg12,82996.63%4473.37%Pickens34,33898.14%6501.86%Richland67,82492.52%5,4807.48%Saluda5,32498.96%561.04%Spartanburg75,29097.74%1,7372.26%Sumter18,73597.23%1,7372.26%Union6,66798.30%1151.70%Williamsburg5,20897.42%1382.58%York72,04497.43%1,8992.57%Totals1,223,08097.32%33,7092.68%
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Allendale (largest municipality: Allendale) Fairfield (largest municipality: Winnsboro) Lee (largest municipality: Bishopville) Marion (largest municipality: Marion) Orangeburg (largest municipality: Orangeburg) Richland (largest municipality: Columbia) Sumter (largest municipality: Sumter) Williamsburg (largest municipality: Kingstree) Bamberg (largest municipality: Bamberg) Calhoun (largest municipality: St. Matthews) Dillon (largest municipality: Dillon) Charleston (largest municipality: Charleston) Hampton (largest municipality: Hampton) Jasper (largest municipality: Hardeeville) Clarendon (largest municipality: Manning) Marlboro (largest municipality: Bennettsville)
See also South Carolina Attorney General
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