The 2022 South Carolina Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of South Carolina. Incumbent Republican Mark Hammond was seeking another term in office against Democratic challenger Rosemounda Peggy Butler, after defeating an opponent in the Republican primary. The last Democratic Secretary of State of South Carolina was John T. Campbell in 1991. Primary elections were held on June 14, 2022. Hammond defeated his Democratic opponent and retained his seat.
Republican primary
Candidates
Keith Blanford, businessman and perennial candidate Mark Hammond, incumbent secretary of state
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Declared Rosemounda Peggy Butler, former West Columbia councilwoman
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball December 1, 2021Elections DailyNovember 7, 2022
Results
By county CountyMark HammondRepublicanRosemounda Peggy ButlerDemocraticWrite-inVariousMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Abbeville6,24072.99%2,30626.97%30.04%3,93446.02%8,549Aiken37,67968.82%17,02531.10%440.08%20,65437.73%54,748Allendale58932.78%1,20867.22%00.00% -619 -34.45%1,797Anderson48,84777.36%14,26522.59%290.05%34,58254.77%63,141Bamberg1,83346.28%2,12753.70%10.03% -294 -7.42%3,961Barnwell3,80260.74%2,45339.19%40.06%1,34921.55%6,259Beaufort44,91163.12%26,18036.79%600.08%18,73126.33%71,151Berkeley44,01462.14%26,76337.79%500.07%17,25124.36%70,827Calhoun3,47162.02%2,12337.93%30.05%1,34824.08%5,597Charleston78,69552.15%72,10447.78%1000.07%6,5914.37%150,899Cherokee12,81379.46%3,30820.51%50.03%9,50558.94%16,126Chester6,08463.41%3,50536.53%50.05%2,57926.88%9,594Chesterfield8,34266.68%4,16433.29%40.03%4,17833.40%12,510Clarendon6,66058.48%4,72241.46%60.05%1,93817.02%11,388Colleton7,77462.22%4,71537.74%50.04%3,05924.48%12,494Darlington12,20761.11%7,76038.85%80.04%4,44722.26%19,975Dillon4,43556.64%3,39143.31%40.05%1,04413.33%7,830Dorchester30,35761.66%18,83738.26%400.08%11,52023.40%49,234Edgefield6,14069.79%2,65530.18%30.03%3,48539.61%8,798Fairfield3,95647.65%4,33352.19%130.16% -377 -4.54%8,302Florence24,38559.08%16,86340.85%300.07%7,52218.22%41,278Georgetown17,48464.03%9,81935.96%40.01%7,66528.07%27,307Greenville117,88766.62%58,92233.30%1490.08%58,96533.32%176,958Greenwood15,02169.16%6,68430.77%150.07%8,33738.38%21,720Hampton2,80550.30%2,76949.66%20.04%360.65%5,576Horry97,23673.07%35,80426.90%390.03%61,43246.16%133,079Jasper6,55759.13%4,52440.79%90.08%2,03318.33%11,090Kershaw15,20368.21%7,07331.73%140.06%8,13036.47%22,290Lancaster23,52368.10%10,99931.84%200.06%12,52436.26%34,542Laurens14,55773.67%5,17526.19%280.14%9,38247.48%19,760Lee2,21742.38%3,01057.54%40.08% -793 -15.16%5,231Lexington71,30872.14%27,45827.78%800.08%43,85044.36%98,846Marion4,02548.12%4,33651.84%30.04% -311 -3.72%8,364Marlboro3,35351.78%3,12248.21%10.02%2313.57%6,476McCormick2,79961.33%1,76538.67%00.00%1,03422.66%4,564Newberry9,10971.34%3,65428.62%50.04%5,45542.72%12,768Oconee22,89379.31%5,95520.63%170.06%16,93858.68%28,865Orangeburg10,06538.59%16,01061.38%80.03% -5,945 -22.79%26,083Pickens31,93679.85%8,03720.09%230.06%23,89959.75%39,996Richland48,89838.76%77,14661.14%1250.10% -28,248 -22.39%126,169Saluda4,97376.07%1,56223.89%20.03%3,41152.18%6,537Spartanburg68,92671.25%27,73728.67%730.08%41,18942.58%96,736Sumter15,27049.97%15,27850.00%110.04% -8 -0.03%30,559Union6,02469.82%2,59530.08%90.10%3,42939.74%8,628Williamsburg4,09342.19%5,60457.76%50.05% -1,511 -15.57%9,702York62,05564.91%33,49635.04%460.05%28,55929.87%95,597Totals1,071,45163.33%619,34136.61%1,1090.07%452,11026.72%1,691,901 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Charleston (largest municipality: Charleston) Hampton (largest municipality: Hampton) Jasper (largest municipality: Hardeeville) Clarendon (largest municipality: Manning) Marlboro (largest municipality: Bennettsville)
By congressional district Hammond won six of seven congressional districts. District Hammond Peggy Butler Representative 62% 38%Nancy Mace 63% 37%Joe Wilson 75% 25%Jeff Duncan 67% 33%William Timmons 66% 34%Ralph Norman 41% 59%Jim Clyburn67%33%Tom Rice (117th Congress)Russell Fry (118th Congress)
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