2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina

The 2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of South Carolina.

Incumbent Republican Senator Tim Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2013 by then-Governor Nikki Haley following the resignation of Jim DeMint. Scott won the 2014 special election to serve the remainder of DeMint’s term and was re-elected to a full six-year term in 2016 with 60.6% of the vote. He is running for re-election to a second full term,^[1] having stated that the 2022 race will be his last.^[2]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Tim Scott, incumbent U.S. Senator (2013–present)^[1]
Timothy Swain^[3]

Endorsements[]

Tim Scott

U.S. Executive Branch Officials

Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)^[4]
Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States (2017–2021)^[5]
Mike Pompeo, former U.S. Secretary of State (2018–2021)^[5]
Nikki Haley, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018) and former Governor of South Carolina (2011–2017)^[6]

U.S. Senators

Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2003–present)^[5]
Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader from Kentucky (1985–present)^[7]

U.S. Representatives

Jeff Duncan, U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 3rd congressional district (2011–present)^[5]
Nancy Mace, U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 1st congressional district (2021–present)^[5]
Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 5th congressional district (2017–present)^[5]
Tom Rice, U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 7th congressional district (2013–present)^[5]
William Timmons, U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 4th congressional district (2019–present)^[5]
Joe Wilson, U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 2nd congressional district (2001–present)^[5]

Individuals

Drew McKissick, Chair of the South Carolina Republican Party (2017–present)^[5]

Organizations

Black America's Political Action Committee^[8]
Pro-Israel America^[9]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Angela Geter, chair of the Spartanburg County Democratic Party and candidate for South Carolina House of Representatives in 2017^[10]
Krystle Matthews, state representative (2018–present)^[11]
Catherine Fleming Bruce, author and activist^[12]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[13]	Solid R	November 19, 2021
Inside Elections^[14]	Solid R	January 7, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[15]	Safe R	November 3, 2021
RCP^[16]	Safe R	January 10, 2022

References[]

^ ^a ^b Alex Rogers, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett. "Retirements shake up 2022 map as Republican senators eye exits". CNN. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ Frazin, Rachel (August 9, 2019). "GOP Sen. Tim Scott says if he runs in 2022 it will be his last race". TheHill. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ "Tim Scott Draws A 2022 GOP Primary Challenger". FITSNews. March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
^ Fortier-Bensen, Tony (March 2, 2021). "Donald Trump endorses Sen. Tim Scott for reelection". WCIV. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Meg Kinnard (June 28, 2021). "South Carolina's Tim Scott launches 2022 reelection campaign". APNews.
^ "Palmetto Politics". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
^ Raju, Manu; Rogers, Alex (March 12, 2021). "McConnell quietly courts Senate primary candidates 'who can win' regardless of Trump ties". CNN. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021.
^ "Our Candidates (2021-2022)". BAMPAC. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "Endorsed Candidates". proisraelamerica.org.
^ Schechter, Maayan (April 13, 2021). "Why this SC Democrat says she's the one to beat GOP Sen. Tim Scott in 2022". Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ Olson, Mike (April 13, 2021). "State Rep. Krystle Matthews kicks off campaign for U.S. Senate". Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ https://www.thestate.com/article257436832.html
^ "2022 Senate Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ "2022 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
^ "Battle for the Senate 2022". RCP. January 10, 2022.

External links[]

Official campaign websites

Catherine Fleming Bruce (D) for Senate

[:0-1] Alex Rogers, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett. "Retirements shake up 2022 map as Republican senators eye exits". CNN. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[msn_news_august_9-2] Frazin, Rachel (August 9, 2019). "GOP Sen. Tim Scott says if he runs in 2022 it will be his last race". TheHill. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[3] "Tim Scott Draws A 2022 GOP Primary Challenger". FITSNews. March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

[4] Fortier-Bensen, Tony (March 2, 2021). "Donald Trump endorses Sen. Tim Scott for reelection". WCIV. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[ReelectionCampaign-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Meg Kinnard (June 28, 2021). "South Carolina's Tim Scott launches 2022 reelection campaign". APNews.

[6] "Palmetto Politics". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 15, 2021.

[7] Raju, Manu; Rogers, Alex (March 12, 2021). "McConnell quietly courts Senate primary candidates 'who can win' regardless of Trump ties". CNN. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021.

[8] "Our Candidates (2021-2022)". BAMPAC. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

[9] "Endorsed Candidates". proisraelamerica.org.

[10] Schechter, Maayan (April 13, 2021). "Why this SC Democrat says she's the one to beat GOP Sen. Tim Scott in 2022". Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[11] Olson, Mike (April 13, 2021). "State Rep. Krystle Matthews kicks off campaign for U.S. Senate". Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[12] ttps://www.thestate.com/article257436832.html

[Cook_PR-13] "2022 Senate Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[Inside_Elections-14] "Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-15] "2022 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

[RCP-16] "Battle for the Senate 2022". RCP. January 10, 2022.

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U.S. Senate	Class 2: 1789 1793 1796 (special) 1798 (special) 1801 (special) 1810 (special) 1810 1816 (special) 1822 1828 1832 (special) 1834 1840 1845 (special) 1846 1850 (special) 1858 (special) 1868 1870 1876 1882 1888 1894 1918 (special) 1918 1924 1930 1936 1941 (special) 1942 1948 1954 1956 (special) 1960 1966 1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 Class 3: 1789 1794/95 1800 1802 (special) 1804 (special) 1806 1812 1818 1824 1826 (special) 1830 1833 (special) 1837 1842 (special) 1848 1854 1857 (special) 1878 1884 1890 1897 1898 (special) 1903 1909 1914 1920 1926 1932 1938 1944 1950 1956 1962 1966 (special) 1968 1974 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2014 (special) 2016 2022
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See also: Political party strength in South Carolina

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