2022 South Carolina Attorney General election

An election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of South Carolina. Incumbent Attorney General Alan Wilson won a fourth term. The only two candidates to file for the election were Wilson and another Republican attorney, Lauren Martel.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Lauren Martel, attorney
• Alan Wilson, incumbent attorney general

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

No Democratic candidates filed to run.

Declined

• David Pascoe, solicitor for the first judicial circuit of South Carolina

General election

Predictions

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Allendale (largest municipality: Allendale)
• Fairfield (largest municipality: Winnsboro)
• Lee (largest municipality: Bishopville)
• Marion (largest municipality: Marion)
• Orangeburg (largest municipality: Orangeburg)
• Richland (largest municipality: Columbia)
• Sumter (largest municipality: Sumter)
• Williamsburg (largest municipality: Kingstree)
• Bamberg (largest municipality: Bamberg)
• Calhoun (largest municipality: St. Matthews)
• Dillon (largest municipality: Dillon)
• Charleston (largest municipality: Charleston)
• Hampton (largest municipality: Hampton)
• Jasper (largest municipality: Hardeeville)
• Clarendon (largest municipality: Manning)
• Marlboro (largest municipality: Bennettsville)

See also

• South Carolina Attorney General

References