2022 South Carolina House of Representatives election

2022 South Carolina's 75th State House district election
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	Precinct results; Bauer: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Finlay III: 50–60% 60–70%
State representative before election; Kirkman Finlay III; Republican	Elected State representative ; Heather Bauer; Democratic

2022 South Carolina House of Representatives election
All 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives; 62 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Republican hold Republican gain; Democratic hold Democratic gain; Vote share:; 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% ; 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90%
Speaker before election; Murrell Smith; Republican	Elected Speaker ; Murrell Smith; Republican

The 2022 South Carolina House of Representatives election took place on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial United States elections. South Carolina voters elected state representatives in all 124 of the state's house districts. Republicans flipped eight seats held by Democrats, while Democrats flipped one seat held by a Republican; with their majority expanded by a net gain of seven seats, Republicans achieved a supermajority in the chamber.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results summary

The 2022 election results are compared below to the 2020 election.

Parties		Popular vote			Seats
Parties		Vote	%	Change	2020	2022	+/−	Strength
	South Carolina Republican Party	1,027,276	68.96%	+6.34%	81	88	7	70.97%
	South Carolina Democratic Party	436,566	29.31%	−5.49%	43	36	7	29.03%
	Write-in	18,402	1.24%	−0.05%	—	—	—	—
	Libertarian Party of South Carolina	5,375	0.36%	−0.42%	—	—	—	—
	Independent	1,080	0.07%	+0.04%	—	—	—	—
	American Party of South Carolina	564	0.04%	−0.28%	—	—	—	—
	South Carolina Green Party	456	0.03%	+0.02%	—	—	—	—
Totals		1,489,719	100.0%	—	124	124		100.0%
Source: South Carolina Election Commission^[4]

Popular vote

Republican			68.96%
Democratic			29.31%
Other			1.74%

House seats

Republican			70.97%
Democratic			29.03%

Retirements

In total, 13 representatives (two Democrats and 11 Republicans) retired, one of whom (a Republican) sought another office.^[5]

Democrats

District 25: Leola C. Robinson-Simpson retired.
District 95: Jerry Govan Jr. retired.

Republicans

District 8: Jonathon D. Hill retired.
District 27: Garry R. Smith retired.
District 30: Steve Moss retired.
District 44: Sandy McGarry retired.
District 46: Gary Simrill retired.
District 48: Bruce M. Bryant retired.
District 65: Jay Lucas retired.
District 85: Chip Huggins retired.
District 92: Joseph Daning retired.
District 106: Russell Fry retired to run for U.S. representative for South Carolina's 7th congressional district.
District 110: William S. Cogswell Jr. retired.

Resignations

Republicans

Two Republicans resigned before the end of their terms.^[6]

District 97: Mandy Kimmons resigned December 21, 2021, to focus on her legal practice.
District 18: Tommy Stringer resigned January 7, 2022, due to family and health concerns.

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Source:^[7]

Democrats

Two Democrats lost renomination.

District 70: Wendy Brawley lost renomination to fellow incumbent Jermaine Johnson in a redistricting race.
District 101: Cezar McKnight lost renomination to fellow incumbent Roger K. Kirby in a redistricting race.

Republicans

Six Republicans lost renomination.

District 6: W. Brian White lost renomination to April Cromer.
District 10: West Cox lost renomination to Thomas Beach.
District 36: Rita Allison lost renomination to Rob Harris.
District 40: Rick Martin lost renomination to Joe White.
District 52: Vic Dabney lost renomination to Ben Connell.
District 114: Lin Bennett lost renomination to Gary Brewer.

In general elections

Democrats

Five Democrats lost re-election to Republicans.

District 12: J. Anne Parks lost election to Daniel Gibson.
District 64: Kimberly Johnson lost election to Fawn Pedalino.
District 116: Chardale Murray lost election to Matt Leber.
District 117: Krystle Matthews lost election to Jordan Pace.
District 122: Shedron D. Williams lost election to Bill Hager.

Republicans

One Republican lost re-election to a Democrat.

District 75: Kirkman Finlay III lost election to Heather Bauer.

Closest races

Nine races were decided by 10% or lower.

District	Winner	Margin
75	Democratic (flip)	1.59%
102	Democratic	2.24%
55	Democratic	3.30%
116	Republican (flip)	3.42%
54	Democratic	4.66%
12	Republican (flip)	5.83%
115	Democratic	7.61%
122	Republican (flip)	7.98%
110	Republican	8.27%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[8]	Safe R	May 19, 2022
CNalysis^[9]	Solid R	November 7, 2022

Special elections

There were two special elections in 2022 to the South Carolina House of Representatives which preceded the general election.

District 97 (special)

This election took place on May 17, 2022.

District 97 special election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robby Robbins	1,511	63.41
	Democratic	ReZsaun Lewis	862	36.17
	Write-in		10	0.42
Total votes			2,383	100%
	Republican hold

District 18 (special)

This election took place on May 24, 2022.

District 18 special election, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alan Morgan	273	86.39
	Write-in		43	13.61
Total votes			316	100%
	Republican hold

Results by district

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District 1

District 1 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Whitmire (incumbent)	14,049	96.74
	Write-in		474	3.26
Total votes			14,523	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

District 2 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Sandifer (incumbent)	10,840	88.35
	Write-in		1,430	11.65
Total votes			12,270	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

District 3 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Carter (incumbent)	7,031	95.39
	Write-in		340	4.61
Total votes			7,371	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

District 4 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Davey Hiott (incumbent)	13,295	98.88
	Write-in		150	1.12
Total votes			13,445	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

District 5 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Collins (incumbent)	10,854	97.06
	Write-in		329	2.94
Total votes			11,183	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

District 6 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	April Cromer	12,137	97.06
	Write-in		329	2.80
Total votes			12,486	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

District 7 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay West (incumbent)	8,565	77.36
	Democratic	Chris Salley	2,489	22.48
	Write-in		17	0.15
Total votes			11,071	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

District 8 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Chapman	9,267	73.12
	Democratic	Ernest E Mackins	3,115	24.58
	Alliance	Jackie Todd	260	2.05
	Write-in		31	0.24
Total votes			12,673	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

District 9 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anne Thayer (incumbent)	8,794	74.07
	Democratic	Judith Polson	3,071	25.87
	Write-in		7	0.06
Total votes			11,872	100.0
	Republican hold

District 10

District 10 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Beach	10,852	98.13
	Write-in		207	1.87
Total votes			11,059	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

District 11 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig A. Gagnon (incumbent)	10,545	99.23
	Write-in		82	0.77
Total votes			10,627	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

District 12 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Gibson	6,008	52.88
	Democratic	Anne Parks (incumbent)	5,345	47.05
	Write-in		8	0.07
Total votes			11,361	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 13

District 13 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John McCravy (incumbent)	11,489	74.59
	Democratic	Bill Kimler	3,905	25.35
	Write-in		9	0.06
Total votes			15,403	100.0
	Republican hold

District 14

District 14 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stewart O Jones (incumbent)	8,960	70.38
	Democratic	Daniel A Duncan	3,728	29.29
	Write-in		42	0.33
Total votes			12,730	100.0
	Republican hold

District 15

District 15 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J.A. Moore (incumbent)	4,326	56.83
	Republican	Latrecia Pond	3,276	43.04
	Write-in		10	0.13
Total votes			7,612	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

District 16 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark N Willis (incumbent)	11,081	98.02
	Write-in		224	1.98
Total votes			11,305	100.0
	Republican hold

District 17

District 17 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Burns (incumbent)	14,127	98.37
	Write-in		234	1.63
Total votes			14,361	100.0
	Republican hold

District 18

District 18 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alan Morgan	11,431	76.53
	Democratic	Michael Reitz	3,462	23.18
	Write-in		44	0.29
Total votes			14,937	100.0
	Republican hold

District 19

District 19 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick B Haddon (incumbent)	7,851	96.82
	Write-in		258	3.18
Total votes			8,109	100.0
	Republican hold

District 20

District 20 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Morgan (incumbent)	11,358	97.78
	Write-in		258	2.22
Total votes			11,616	100.0
	Republican hold

District 21

District 21 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bobby Cox (incumbent)	13,109	97.80
	Write-in		295	2.20
Total votes			13,404	100.0
	Republican hold

District 22

District 22 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Elliott (incumbent)	12,006	96.33
	Write-in		457	3.67
Total votes			12,463	100.0
	Republican hold

District 23

District 23 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chandra Dillard (incumbent)	6,054	97.16
	Write-in		177	2.84
Total votes			6,231	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 24

District 24 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce W Bannister (incumbent)	12,049	96.77
	Write-in		402	3.23
Total votes			12,451	100.0
	Republican hold

District 25

District 25 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendell Jones	5,558	61.73
	Republican	Yvonne Julian	3,040	33.76
	Independent	Tony Boyce	391	4.34
	Write-in		15	0.17
Total votes			9,004	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 26

District 26 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Raye Felder (incumbent)	9,354	63.32
	Democratic	Matt Vilardebo	5,407	36.60
	Write-in		11	0.07
Total votes			14,772	100.0
	Republican hold

District 27

District 27 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Vaughan	10,890	97.40
	Write-in		291	2.60
Total votes			11,181	100.0
	Republican hold

District 28

District 28 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ashley Trantham (incumbent)	10,162	67.80
	Democratic	Fritz	4,804	32.05
	Write-in		22	0.15
Total votes			14,988	100.0
	Republican hold

District 29

District 29 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Moss (incumbent)	10,668	98.92
	Write-in		117	1.08
Total votes			10,785	100.0
	Republican hold

District 30

District 30 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Lawson	9,971	99.10
	Write-in		91	0.90
Total votes			10,062	100.0
	Republican hold

District 31

District 31 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosalyn Henderson-Myers (incumbent)	5,536	97.90
	Write-in		119	2.10
Total votes			5,655	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 32

District 32 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Max Hyde (incumbent)	8,682	96.93
	Write-in		275	3.07
Total votes			8,957	100.0
	Republican hold

District 33

District 33 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Travis A Moore (incumbent)	11,203	98.44
	Write-in		177	1.56
Total votes			11,380	100.0
	Republican hold

District 34

District 34 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger A Nut t(incumbent)	10,732	98.03
	Write-in		216	1.97
Total votes			10,948	100.0
	Republican hold

District 35

District 35 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Chumley (incumbent)	12,269	98.01
	Write-in		249	1.99
Total votes			12,518	100.0
	Republican hold

District 36

District 36 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Harris	8,607	97.97
	Write-in		178	2.03
Total votes			8,785	100.0
	Republican hold

District 37

District 37 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven W Long (incumbent)	9,379	97.84
	Write-in		207	2.16
Total votes			9,586	100.0
	Republican hold

District 38

District 38 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josiah Magnuson (incumbent)	12,875	98.36
	Write-in		215	1.64
Total votes			13,090	100.0
	Republican hold

District 39

District 39 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cal Forrest (incumbent)	12,385	99.06
	Write-in		118	0.94
Total votes			12,503	100.0
	Republican hold

District 40

District 40 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe White	10,821	98.16
	Write-in		203	1.84
Total votes			11,024	100.0
	Republican hold

District 41

District 41 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Annie E McDaniel (incumbent)	8,075	57.28
	Republican	Jennifer Brecheisen	6,005	42.59
	Write-in		18	0.13
Total votes			14,098	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 42

District 42 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Gilliam (incumbent)	8,905	94.57
	Write-in		511	5.43
Total votes			9,416	100.0
	Republican hold

District 43

District 43 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Ligon(incumbent)	10,334	98.64
	Write-in		142	1.36
Total votes			10,476	100.0
	Republican hold

District 44

District 44 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Neese	11,725	62.71
	Democratic	Katie Crosby	6,647	35.55
	Independent	Aaron McKinney	306	1.64
	Write-in		20	0.11
Total votes			18,698	100.0
	Republican hold

District 45

District 45 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandon Newton (incumbent)	8,124	67.26
	Democratic	Keith T Grey Sr	3,939	32.61
	Write-in		16	0.13
Total votes			12,079	100.0
	Republican hold

District 46

District 46 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heath Sessions	10,373	97.55
	Write-in		261	2.45
Total votes			10,634	100.0
	Republican hold

District 47

District 47 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tommy Pope (incumbent)	12,501	98.54
	Write-in		185	1.46
Total votes			12,686	100.0
	Republican hold

District 48

District 48 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandon Guffey	10,938	67.35
	Democratic	Andrew Russell	5,279	32.50
	Write-in		24	0.15
Total votes			16,241	100.0
	Republican hold

District 49

District 49 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John R King (incumbent)	6,346	64.84
	Republican	Thomas Hardin	3,436	35.11
	Write-in		5	0.05
Total votes			9,787	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 50

District 50 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Neese	7,815	59.98
	Republican	Katie Crosby	5,201	39.92
	Write-in		13	0.10
Total votes			13,029	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 51

District 51 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Weeks (incumbent)	7,895	98.42
	Write-in		127	1.58
Total votes			8,022	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 52

District 52 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Connell	9,356	64.79
	Democratic	Eve Carlin	5,036	34.88
	Write-in		48	0.33
Total votes			14,440	100.0
	Republican hold

District 53

District 53 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard L Richie Yow (incumbent)	9,777	99.32
	Write-in		67	0.68
Total votes			11,249	100.0
	Republican hold

District 54

District 54 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patricia Moore Pat Henegan (incumbent)	5,804	52.30
	Republican	Sterling McDiarmid	5,287	47.64
	Write-in		7	0.06
Total votes			11,098	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 55

District 55 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jackie E Hayes (incumbent)	5,577	49.85
	Republican	Robert Norton	5,208	46.55
	Independent	Michael Copland	383	3.42
	Write-in		20	0.18
Total votes			11,188	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 56

District 56 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim McGinnis (incumbent)	13,242	98.81
	Write-in		159	1.19
Total votes			13,401	100.0
	Republican hold

District 57

District 57 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucas Atkinson (incumbent)	8,500	98.53
	Write-in		127	1.47
Total votes			8,627	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 58

District 58 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Johnson (incumbent)	10,115	98.97
	Write-in		105	1.03
Total votes			10,220	100.0
	Republican hold

District 59

District 59 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terry Alexander (incumbent)	7,483	97.96
	Write-in		156	2.04
Total votes			7,639	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 60

District 60 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Lowe (incumbent)	9,550	98.51
	Write-in		144	1.49
Total votes			9,694	100.0
	Republican hold

District 61

District 61 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carla Schuessler	8,365	69.23
	Democratic	Ashlyn Preaux	3,703	30.65
	Write-in		15	0.12
Total votes			12,083	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 62

District 62 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Williams (incumbent)	6,974	96.74
	Write-in		235	3.26
Total votes			7,209	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 63

District 63 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Jordan (incumbent)	9,432	68.73
	Democratic	Vincent Coe	4,276	31.16
	Write-in		16	0.12
Total votes			13,724	100.0
	Republican hold

District 64

District 64 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fawn Pedalino	7,796	55.19
	Democratic	Kimberly O Johnson (incumbent)	6,315	44.71
	Write-in		14	0.10
Total votes			14,125	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 65

District 65 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cody T Mitchell	10,760	98.94
	Write-in		115	1.06
Total votes			10,875	100.0
	Republican hold

District 66

District 66 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David L O'Neal	8,615	57.72
	Democratic	Carla Litrenta	6,297	42.19
	Write-in		13	0.09
Total votes			14,925	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 67

District 67 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Murrell Smith (incumbent)	9,705	98.43
	Write-in		155	1.57
Total votes			9,860	100.0
	Republican hold

District 68

District 68 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heather Ammons Crawford (incumbent)	10,910	71.95
	Democratic	Ernest Carson	4,243	27.98
	Write-in		11	0.07
Total votes			15,164	100.0
	Republican hold

District 69

District 69 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Wooten (incumbent)	11,836	97.69
	Write-in		280	2.31
Total votes			12,116	100.0
	Republican hold

District 70

District 70 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jermaine Johnson	10,052	76.45
	Republican	Vincent E Wilson	2,623	19.95
	Green	Charla Henson-Simons	456	3.47
	Write-in		18	0.14
Total votes			13,149	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 71

District 71 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan Ballentine (incumbent)	13,712	97.78
	Write-in		311	2.22
Total votes			14,023	100.0
	Republican hold

District 72

District 72 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Seth Rose (incumbent)	5,730	98.49
	Write-in		88	1.51
Total votes			5,818	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 73

District 73 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Hart (incumbent)	8,305	98.58
	Write-in		120	1.42
Total votes			8,425	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 74

District 74 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Rutherford (incumbent)	9,089	98.60
	Write-in		129	1.40
Total votes			9,218	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 75

The 75th district, which is nestled in the heart of Richland County, contains some of Columbia's more affluent neighborhoods, including Forest Acres, Shandon, and Rosewood.^[12] The incumbent was Republican Kirkman Finlay III, who was re-elected with 50.7% of the vote in 2020.^[13]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kirkman Finlay III, incumbent state representative^[12]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Heather Bauer, entrepreneur and candidate for this district in 2020^[12]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis^[9]	Likely R	November 7, 2022

Endorsements

Kirkman Finlay III

State officials

Leon Howard, state representative for the 76th district (1995–present) (Democratic)^[14]

Local officials

Leon Lott, sheriff of Richland County (1997–present) and commander of the South Carolina State Guard (2018–present) (Democratic)^[14]

Heather Bauer

Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2022
Candidate (party)	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand
Kirkman Finlay III (R)	$340,078	$326,928	$5,614
Heather Bauer (D)	$65,968	$64,534	$1,434
Source: South Carolina Ethics Commission^[16]^[17]

Results

District 75 general election, 2022^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heather Bauer	7,505	50.74
	Republican	Kirkman Finlay III (incumbent)	7,270	49.15
	Write-in		17	0.11
Total votes			14,792	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 76

District 76 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leon Howard (incumbent)	9,186	99.04
	Write-in		89	0.96
Total votes			9,275	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 77

District 77 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kambrell Garvin (incumbent)	10,183	70.88
	Republican	Kizzie Smalls	4,179	29.09
	Write-in		5	0.03
Total votes			14,367	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 78

District 78 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beth Bernstein (incumbent)	9,770	97.91
	Write-in		209	2.09
Total votes			9,979	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 79

District 79 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ivory T Thigpen (incumbent)	10,105	74.53
	Republican	Melissa McFadden	3,440	25.37
	Write-in		13	0.10
Total votes			13,558	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 80

District 80 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathy Landing	11,766	62.88
	Democratic	Donna Brown Newton	6,926	37.01
	Write-in		20	0.11
Total votes			18,712	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 81

District 81 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bart T Blackwell (incumbent)	13,180	97.41
	Write-in		351	2.59
Total votes			13,531	100.0
	Republican hold

District 82

District 82 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Bill Clyburn (incumbent)	6,510	94.03
	Write-in		413	5.97
Total votes			6,923	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 83

District 83 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Hixon (incumbent)	10,430	75.94
	Democratic	Jerico McCoy	3,287	23.93
	Write-in		17	0.12
Total votes			11,188	100.0
	Republican hold

District 84

District 84 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Melissa Oremus (incumbent)	8,934	97.92
	Write-in		190	2.08
Total votes			9,124	100.0
	Republican hold

District 85

District 85 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Kilmartin	11,450	75.53
	Libertarian	John Davis	3,611	23.82
	Write-in		99	0.65
Total votes			15,160	100.0
	Republican hold

District 86

District 86 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Taylor (incumbent)	9,727	98.30
	Write-in		168	1.70
Total votes			9,895	100.0
	Republican hold

District 87

District 87 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paula Rawl Calhoon (incumbent)	14,153	98.48
	Write-in		219	1.52
Total votes			14,372	100.0
	Republican hold

District 88

District 88 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	RJ May (incumbent)	8,304	70.09
	Democratic	Daniel J Shrief	3,531	29.81
	Write-in		12	0.10
Total votes			11,847	100.0
	Republican hold

District 89

District 89 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Micah Caskey (incumbent)	8,760	96.84
	Write-in		286	3.16
Total votes			9,046	100.0
	Republican hold

District 90

District 90 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Justin Bamberg (incumbent)	6,845	58.72
	Republican	Robert Norton	4,805	41.22
	Write-in		8	0.07
Total votes			11,658	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 91

District 91 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loonie Hosey (incumbent)	7,560	97.15
	Write-in		222	2.85
Total votes			7,782	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 92

District 92 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandon Cox	9,283	97.79
	Write-in		210	2.21
Total votes			9,493	100.0
	Republican hold

District 93

District 93 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russell L Ott (incumbent)	8,139	60.77
	Republican	Jim Ulmer	5,238	39.11
	Write-in		16	0.12
Total votes			13,393	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 94

District 94 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gil Gatch (incumbent)	8,363	63.26
	Democratic	Ilene Davis	4,837	36.59
	Write-in		19	0.14
Total votes			13,219	100.0
	Republican hold

District 95

District 95 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gilda Cobb-Hunter	8,033	59.11
	Republican	Jeffrey Cila	5,545	40.81
	Write-in		11	0.08
Total votes			13,589	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 96

District 96 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	D Ryan McCabe (incumbent)	8,323	98.32
	Write-in		142	1.68
Total votes			8,465	100.0
	Republican hold

District 97

District 97 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robby Robbins	9,140	68.08
	Democratic	ReZsaun Lewis	4,274	31.83
	Write-in		12	0.09
Total votes			13,426	100.0
	Republican hold

District 98

District 98 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher J Murphy (incumbent)	6,770	57.82
	Democratic	Sydney Clinton	4,925	42.06
	Write-in		14	0.12
Total votes			11,709	100.0
	Republican hold

District 99

District 99 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marvin Mark Smith (incumbent)	11,104	98.23
	Write-in		200	1.77
Total votes			11,304	100.0
	Republican hold

District 100

District 100 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sylleste Davis (incumbent)	9,639	98.34
	Write-in		163	1.66
Total votes			9,802	100.0
	Republican hold

District 101

District 101 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roger K Kirby	8,662	97.49
	Write-in		223	2.51
Total votes			8,885	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 102

The 102nd district takes in parts of Berkeley and Dorchester counties; its share of Dorchester includes a portion of Summerville, the county's second-most populous municipality. The incumbent was Democrat Joe Jefferson, who was re-elected unopposed in 2020.^[18]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Joe Jefferson, incumbent state representative^[19]

Eliminated in primary

Collin Holloway^[20]

Results

District 102 Democratic primary^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Jefferson (incumbent)	1,805	84.58
	Democratic	Collin Holloway	329	15.42
Total votes			2,134	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ralph Elsey^[19]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis^[9]	Tilt D	November 7, 2022

Endorsements

Joe Jefferson

Organizations

Conservation Voters of South Carolina^[21]
Planned Parenthood^[21]
Progressive Turnout Project^[21]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2022
Candidate (party)	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand
Joe Jefferson (D)	$14,694	$15,472	$10,941
Ralph Elsey (R)	$6,172	$6,512	$97
Source: South Carolina Ethics Commission^[22]^[23]

Results

District 102 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Jefferson (incumbent)	6,353	51.08
	Republican	Ralph Elsey	6,075	48.84
	Write-in		10	0.08
Total votes			12,438	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 103

District 103 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl Anderson (incumbent)	7,458	97.30
	Write-in		207	2.70
Total votes			7,665	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 104

District 104 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Bailey (incumbent)	16,810	99.17
	Write-in		140	0.83
Total votes			16,950	100.0
	Republican hold

District 105

District 105 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Hardee (incumbent)	12,110	99.10
	Write-in		110	0.90
Total votes			12,220	100.0
	Republican hold

District 106

District 106 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Val Guest	14,675	72.70
	Democratic	Ryan Thompson	5,508	27.29
	Write-in		4	0.02
Total votes			20,187	100.0
	Republican hold

District 107

District 107 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Case Brittain (incumbent)	11,742	98.51
	Write-in		177	1.49
Total votes			11,919	100.0
	Republican hold

District 108

District 108 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Hewitt (incumbent)	15,847	98.91
	Write-in		175	1.09
Total votes			16,022	100.0
	Republican hold

District 109

District 109 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deon Tedder (incumbent)	5,912	76.44
	Libertarian	Rodney Travis	1,764	22.81
	Write-in		58	0.75
Total votes			7,734	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 110

District 110 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Hartnett	9,729	54.12
	Democratic	Ellis Roberts	8,243	45.85
	Write-in		5	0.03
Total votes			17,977	100.0
	Republican hold

District 111

District 111 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendell Gilliard (incumbent)	9,541	98.21
	Write-in		174	1.79
Total votes			9,715	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 112

District 112 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Bustos (incumbent)	12,007	59.10
	Democratic	David Stanley Artushin	8,267	40.69
	Write-in		41	0.20
Total votes			20,315	100.0
	Republican hold

District 113

District 113 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin R. Pendarvis (incumbent)	6,056	98.14
	Write-in		115	1.86
Total votes			6,171	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 114

District 114 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Brewer	9,683	58.87
	Democratic	Michelle Brandt	6,760	41.10
	Write-in		6	0.04
Total votes			16,449	100.0
	Republican hold

District 115

District 115 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Spencer Wetmore (incumbent)	10,734	53.77
	Republican	Carroll O'Neal	9,215	46.16
	Write-in		14	0.07
Total votes			19,963	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 116

District 116 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Leber	8,774	51.67
	Democratic	Chardale Murray (incumbent)	8,193	48.25
	Write-in		13	0.08
Total votes			16,980	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 117

District 117 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jordan Pace	8,515	63.55
	Democratic	Krystle Matthews (incumbent)	4,874	36.38
	Write-in		10	0.07
Total votes			13,399	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 118

District 118 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Herbkersman (incumbent)	12,584	96.58
	Write-in		445	3.42
Total votes			13,029	100.0
	Republican hold

District 119

District 119 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leon Stavrinakis (incumbent)	10,299	57.47
	Republican	Ken Fipps	7,609	42.46
	Write-in		13	0.07
Total votes			17,921	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 120

District 120 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Weston Newton (incumbent)	13,427	98.62
	Write-in		188	1.38
Total votes			13,615	100.0
	Republican hold

District 121

District 121 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael F. Rivers Sr. (incumbent)	6,523	57.33
	Republican	Eric J Erickson	4,848	42.61
	Write-in		6	0.05
Total votes			11,377	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 122

District 122 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Hager	7,345	53.96
	Democratic	Shedron D. Williams (incumbent)	6,259	45.98
	Write-in		7	0.05
Total votes			13,611	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 123

District 123 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Bradley (incumbent)	13,455	92.38
	Write-in		1,110	7.62
Total votes			14,565	100.0
	Republican hold

District 124

District 124 general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shannon Erickson (incumbent)	9,180	62.77
	Democratic	Barb Nash	5,432	37.14
	Write-in		13	0.09
Total votes			14,625	100.0
	Republican hold

References

^ Pollard, James (November 12, 2022). "South Carolina gives GOP a ruby-red bright spot in midterms". AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
^ Vernon, Sara (November 11, 2022). "South Carolina 2022 Midterm Election Review". JD Supra. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
^ Laird, Skylar (November 9, 2022). "How Republicans won much of Charleston while Columbia ousted GOP incumbent". The Post and Courier. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Statewide General Election". scvotes.gov. South Carolina Election Commission. November 17, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
^ Bohatch, Emily; Bustos, Joseph (March 30, 2022). "At least 13 SC House members are retiring as candidate filing opens for 2022 elections". The State. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Rep Stringer 2nd Republican to leave SC House before session". AP News. Associated Press. January 10, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Statewide Primaries". scvotes.gov. South Carolina Election Commission. June 20, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "SC State Leg. Forecast". CNalysis. November 7, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
^ "House District 97 Special - May 17, 2022". scvotes.gov. South Carolina Election Commission. May 23, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ "House District 18 Special - May 24, 2022". scvotes.gov. South Carolina Election Commission. May 27, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Here's the final vote in the Kirkman Finlay and Heather Bauer State House race". WLTX. November 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ Monk, John (November 7, 2020). "Republican Finlay narrowly wins Columbia SC House seat after vote count finally ends". The State. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Laird, Skylar (November 9, 2022). "Columbia GOP lawmaker Kirkman Finlay loses SC House seat to Democrat Heather Bauer". The Post and Courier. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Heather Bauer's Ratings and Endorsements". Vote Smart. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ "Quarter 4, 2022 Report | Kirkman Finlay, III". ethicsfiling.sc.gov. South Carolina Ethics Commission. January 12, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Quarter 4, 2022 Report | Heather R. Bauer". ethicsfiling.sc.gov. South Carolina Ethics Commission. January 20, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ Koeske, Zak (November 17, 2022). "GOP picked up most SC House seats since chamber flipped in '94. How'd they do it?". The State. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Owens, Raymond (October 7, 2022). "Berkeley County elections: Who is on the ballot". WCBD News 2. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
^ Renaud, Tim (June 14, 2022). "Top races we're watching during the South Carolina primary". WCBD News 2. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Joseph Jefferson, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements". Vote Smart. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
^ "Quarter 4, 2022 Report | Joseph H. Jefferson". ethicsfiling.sc.gov. South Carolina Ethics Commission. January 9, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
^ "Quarter 4, 2022 Report | Ralph M. Elsey". ethicsfiling.sc.gov. South Carolina Ethics Commission. January 9, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

External links

Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "South Carolina", Voting & Elections Toolkits
"South Carolina: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of South Carolina". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
South Carolina at Ballotpedia
This Week in South Carolina | Midterm Election Recap - South Carolina ETV

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[2] Vernon, Sara (November 11, 2022). "South Carolina 2022 Midterm Election Review". JD Supra. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

[3] Laird, Skylar (November 9, 2022). "How Republicans won much of Charleston while Columbia ousted GOP incumbent". The Post and Courier. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

[2022general-4] "2022 Statewide General Election". scvotes.gov. South Carolina Election Commission. November 17, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[5] Bohatch, Emily; Bustos, Joseph (March 30, 2022). "At least 13 SC House members are retiring as candidate filing opens for 2022 elections". The State. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[6] "Rep Stringer 2nd Republican to leave SC House before session". AP News. Associated Press. January 10, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[2022primary-7] "2022 Statewide Primaries". scvotes.gov. South Carolina Election Commission. June 20, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

[8] Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[cnalysis-9] "SC State Leg. Forecast". CNalysis. November 7, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[10] "House District 97 Special - May 17, 2022". scvotes.gov. South Carolina Election Commission. May 23, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

[11] "House District 18 Special - May 24, 2022". scvotes.gov. South Carolina Election Commission. May 27, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

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[13] Monk, John (November 7, 2020). "Republican Finlay narrowly wins Columbia SC House seat after vote count finally ends". The State. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[hd75endorsements1-14] Laird, Skylar (November 9, 2022). "Columbia GOP lawmaker Kirkman Finlay loses SC House seat to Democrat Heather Bauer". The Post and Courier. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[hd75endorsements2-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Heather Bauer's Ratings and Endorsements". Vote Smart. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[16] "Quarter 4, 2022 Report | Kirkman Finlay, III". ethicsfiling.sc.gov. South Carolina Ethics Commission. January 12, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[17] "Quarter 4, 2022 Report | Heather R. Bauer". ethicsfiling.sc.gov. South Carolina Ethics Commission. January 20, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[18] Koeske, Zak (November 17, 2022). "GOP picked up most SC House seats since chamber flipped in '94. How'd they do it?". The State. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[hd102wcbd-19] Owens, Raymond (October 7, 2022). "Berkeley County elections: Who is on the ballot". WCBD News 2. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

[20] Renaud, Tim (June 14, 2022). "Top races we're watching during the South Carolina primary". WCBD News 2. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

[hd102endorsements1-21] "Joseph Jefferson, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements". Vote Smart. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

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