2022 South Carolina Attorney General election

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]

2022 South Carolina Attorney General election

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Nominee Alan Wilson
Party Republican
Popular vote 1,223,080
Percentage 97.32%

Wilson:      70–80%      80–90%     >90%

Attorney General before election

Alan Wilson
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Alan Wilson
Republican

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Alan Wilson
Executive branch officials

Results

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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

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Candidates

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No Democratic candidates filed to run.

Declined

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General election

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Predictions

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

Results

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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

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References

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  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.