2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina

2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina

November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Tim Scott Krystle Matthews
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,066,274 627,616
Percentage 62.88% 37.01%

Scott:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Matthews:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
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U.S. senator before election

Tim Scott
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Tim Scott
Republican

The 2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina was 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 won reelection to a second full term, defeating state representative Krystle Matthews. This was the third consecutive election for this seat where both major party nominees were black.

Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2013 following the resignation of fellow Republican Jim DeMint. With 61.1% of the vote, he won the 2014 special election to serve the remainder of DeMint's term. Scott was then re-elected to a full six-year term in 2016 with 60.6% of the vote.

Primary elections in South Carolina were held on June 14, 2022. Scott won the Republican primary unopposed, while Matthews won the Democratic primary in a June 28 runoff.

Scott has said this election would be his last, and will not run again in 2028.