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.

2022 United States Senate election in South Carolina

November 8, 2022
 
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent U.S. senator

Tim Scott
Republican


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

Declared

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Declared

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R July 16, 2021
Inside Elections[10] Solid R October 8, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R March 11, 2021

References

  1. Alex Rogers, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett. "Retirements shake up 2022 map as Republican senators eye exits". CNN. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  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.
  5. 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. 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.
  8. Olson, Mike (April 13, 2021). "State Rep. Krystle Matthews kicks off campaign for U.S. Senate". Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  9. "2022 Senate Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  10. "Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  11. "2022 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
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