South Carolina — 2022 governor election
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Akashicstate2022 gubernatorial electionSouth Carolina · GovernorMcMasterR+17.4
How it voted
Share of the 2022 vote
| Henry McMaster ✓Republican | 58.1% | 991,882 |
|---|---|---|
| Joe CunninghamDemocrat | 40.7% | 695,280 |
| Bruce ReevesLibertarian | 1.2% | 20,931 |
2022gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
46 counties, each filled by 2022 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (46 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville, SC | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Aiken, SC | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Allendale, SC | Democratic | D+37.0 |
| Anderson, SC | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Bamberg, SC | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Barnwell, SC | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Beaufort, SC | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Berkeley, SC | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Calhoun, SC | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Charleston, SC | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Cherokee, SC | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Chester, SC | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Chesterfield, SC | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Clarendon, SC | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Colleton, SC | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Darlington, SC | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Dillon, SC | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Dorchester, SC | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Edgefield, SC | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Fairfield, SC | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Florence, SC | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Georgetown, SC | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Greenville, SC | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Greenwood, SC | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Hampton, SC | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Horry, SC | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Jasper, SC | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Kershaw, SC | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Lancaster, SC | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Laurens, SC | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Lee, SC | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Lexington, SC | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Marion, SC | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Marlboro, SC | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| McCormick, SC | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Newberry, SC | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Oconee, SC | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Orangeburg, SC | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Pickens, SC | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Richland, SC | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Saluda, SC | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Spartanburg, SC | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Sumter, SC | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Union, SC | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Williamsburg, SC | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| York, SC | Republican | R+23.0 |
presidential baselinePresident 2020R+11.7Governor 2022R+17.4vs. baselineR+5.7
South Carolina's 2022 governor race ran 5.7 points more Republican than its 2020 presidential margin.
South Carolina results by county
46 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | Henry McMaster+3,515 | 6,01469.9% | 2,49929.1% | 891.0% | 8,602 |
| Aiken | Henry McMaster+17,987 | 36,07065.6% | 18,08332.9% | 8591.6% | 55,012 |
| Allendale | Joe Cunningham+673 | 56230.9% | 1,23567.8% | 241.3% | 1,821 |
| Anderson | Henry McMaster+29,760 | 46,40572.8% | 16,64526.1% | 7081.1% | 63,758 |
| Bamberg | Joe Cunningham+457 | 1,73743.6% | 2,19455.0% | 551.4% | 3,986 |
| Barnwell | Henry McMaster+1,102 | 3,65058.3% | 2,54840.7% | 681.1% | 6,266 |
| Beaufort | Henry McMaster+12,695 | 42,10758.4% | 29,41240.8% | 5750.8% | 72,094 |
| Berkeley | Henry McMaster+9,231 | 39,83955.8% | 30,60842.9% | 9401.3% | 71,387 |
| Calhoun | Henry McMaster+949 | 3,25157.7% | 2,30240.9% | 771.4% | 5,630 |
| Charleston | Joe Cunningham+19,155 | 66,71643.3% | 85,87155.7% | 1,5151.0% | 154,102 |
| Cherokee | Henry McMaster+8,638 | 12,34776.2% | 3,70922.9% | 1450.9% | 16,201 |
| Chester | Henry McMaster+2,067 | 5,76260.2% | 3,69538.6% | 1201.3% | 9,577 |
| Chesterfield | Henry McMaster+3,548 | 7,98463.6% | 4,43635.3% | 1331.1% | 12,553 |
| Clarendon | Henry McMaster+1,395 | 6,38755.7% | 4,99243.5% | 890.8% | 11,468 |
| Colleton | Henry McMaster+1,921 | 7,16057.1% | 5,23941.8% | 1421.1% | 12,541 |
| Darlington | Henry McMaster+3,203 | 11,54157.6% | 8,33841.6% | 1630.8% | 20,042 |
| Dillon | Henry McMaster+824 | 4,34554.8% | 3,52144.4% | 630.8% | 7,929 |
| Dorchester | Henry McMaster+5,621 | 27,36655.0% | 21,74543.7% | 6701.3% | 49,781 |
| Edgefield | Henry McMaster+3,123 | 5,92067.2% | 2,79731.7% | 981.1% | 8,815 |
| Fairfield | Joe Cunningham+960 | 3,66343.6% | 4,62355.0% | 1251.5% | 8,411 |
| Florence | Henry McMaster+4,548 | 22,75154.9% | 18,20343.9% | 4731.1% | 41,427 |
| Georgetown | Henry McMaster+5,490 | 16,38359.6% | 10,89339.6% | 2290.8% | 27,505 |
| Greenville | Henry McMaster+41,471 | 108,87960.8% | 67,40837.6% | 2,7931.6% | 179,080 |
| Greenwood | Henry McMaster+6,860 | 14,26265.0% | 7,40233.8% | 2671.2% | 21,931 |
| Hampton | Joe Cunningham+245 | 2,66747.3% | 2,91251.7% | 571.0% | 5,636 |
| Horry | Henry McMaster+52,946 | 92,81669.4% | 39,87029.8% | 1,0960.8% | 133,782 |
| Jasper | Henry McMaster+1,512 | 6,26556.3% | 4,75342.7% | 1191.1% | 11,137 |
| Kershaw | Henry McMaster+5,954 | 14,03362.6% | 8,07936.1% | 2931.3% | 22,405 |
| Lancaster | Henry McMaster+10,808 | 22,49964.9% | 11,69133.7% | 4851.4% | 34,675 |
| Laurens | Henry McMaster+8,029 | 13,82569.6% | 5,79629.2% | 2521.3% | 19,873 |
| Lee | Joe Cunningham+966 | 2,11740.3% | 3,08358.7% | 521.0% | 5,252 |
| Lexington | Henry McMaster+30,665 | 64,60864.6% | 33,94333.9% | 1,4851.5% | 100,036 |
| Marion | Joe Cunningham+657 | 3,85145.6% | 4,50853.4% | 811.0% | 8,440 |
| Marlboro | Joe Cunningham+38 | 3,21549.1% | 3,25349.7% | 771.2% | 6,545 |
| McCormick | Henry McMaster+1,002 | 2,76660.4% | 1,76438.5% | 491.1% | 4,579 |
| Newberry | Henry McMaster+4,168 | 8,41765.6% | 4,24933.1% | 1651.3% | 12,831 |
| Oconee | Henry McMaster+14,671 | 21,67174.7% | 7,00024.1% | 3321.1% | 29,003 |
| Orangeburg | Joe Cunningham+6,983 | 9,50736.3% | 16,49063.0% | 1950.7% | 26,192 |
| Pickens | Henry McMaster+20,594 | 30,20974.7% | 9,61523.8% | 6141.5% | 40,438 |
| Richland | Joe Cunningham+43,700 | 41,09532.2% | 84,79566.5% | 1,7171.3% | 127,607 |
| Saluda | Henry McMaster+2,914 | 4,69871.6% | 1,78427.2% | 791.2% | 6,561 |
| Spartanburg | Henry McMaster+31,914 | 64,04265.7% | 32,12833.0% | 1,2371.3% | 97,407 |
| Sumter | Joe Cunningham+1,761 | 14,30446.6% | 16,06552.4% | 3171.0% | 30,686 |
| Union | Henry McMaster+2,887 | 5,76066.1% | 2,87333.0% | 760.9% | 8,709 |
| Williamsburg | Joe Cunningham+1,981 | 3,86439.4% | 5,84559.7% | 890.9% | 9,798 |
| York | Henry McMaster+22,166 | 58,55260.6% | 36,38637.7% | 1,6441.7% | 96,582 |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2022 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.