2022 South Carolina Attorney General election

2022 South Carolina Attorney General election
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Nominee Alan Wilson
Party Republican
Popular vote 1,223,080
Percentage 97.32%
Wilson:      >90%
Attorney General before election

Alan Wilson
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Alan Wilson
Republican

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The 2022 South Carolina Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of South Carolina. Incumbent Attorney General Alan Wilson won a fourth term.[1] The only two candidates to file for the election were Wilson and another Republican attorney, Lauren Martel.[2][3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Lauren Martel, attorney[4]
  • Alan Wilson, incumbent attorney general[1]

Endorsements

Alan Wilson
Executive branch officials

Results

Results by county
  Wilson
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alan Wilson (incumbent) 228,538 65.71%
Republican Lauren Martel 119,247 34.29%
Total votes 347,785 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

No Democratic candidates filed to run.

Declined

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] Safe R September 14, 2022
Elections Daily[10] Safe R November 1, 2022

Results

2022 South Carolina Attorney General election[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Alan Wilson (incumbent) 1,223,080 97.32%
Write-ins Write-in 33,709 2.68%
Total votes 1,256,789 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Folks, Will (March 16, 2022). "South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson Files For Reelection". www.fitsnews.com. FITSNews. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Gale, Heather; Parkhouse, Emma (March 30, 2022). "Know Your Candidate: A brief look at who is running for the upcoming 2022 election season". ABC 15 News. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  3. ^ "South Carolina". Politics1. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  4. ^ Folks, Will (January 24, 2022). "Lowcountry Lawyer To Challenge Incumbent South Carolina Attorney General". www.fitsnews.com. FITSNews. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Endorsement of Attorney General Alan Wilson". www.donaldjtrump.com. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "Attorney General Primary results". Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  7. ^ Folks, Will (June 10, 2021). "Sources: David Pascoe Mulling Campaign For South Carolina Attorney General". www.fitsnews.com. FITSNews. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Folks, Will (February 21, 2022). "Interview With David Pascoe: 'ProbeGate' Prosecutor Speaks On South Carolina's Broken Judicial System". www.fitsnews.com. FITSNews. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  9. ^ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  10. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  11. ^ "State of South Carolina Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
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