Elections / 2022 · Governor · SC
Henry McMaster won South Carolina's 2022 governor's race.
Henry McMaster (Republican) led by 17.4 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).
Statewide result
South Carolina 2022 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry McMaster | RRepublican | 991,882 | 58.1% |
| Joe Cunningham | DDemocrat | 695,280 | 40.7% |
| Bruce Reeves | OLibertarian | 20,931 | 1.2% |
By county (46)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | R | Henry McMaster | +23.2 | 179,080 |
| Charleston | D | Joe Cunningham | +12.4 | 154,102 |
| Horry | R | Henry McMaster | +39.6 | 133,782 |
| Richland | D | Joe Cunningham | +34.3 | 127,607 |
| Lexington | R | Henry McMaster | +30.6 | 100,036 |
| Spartanburg | R | Henry McMaster | +32.8 | 97,407 |
| York | R | Henry McMaster | +22.9 | 96,582 |
| Beaufort | R | Henry McMaster | +17.6 | 72,094 |
| Berkeley | R | Henry McMaster | +12.9 | 71,387 |
| Anderson | R | Henry McMaster | +46.7 | 63,758 |
| Aiken | R | Henry McMaster | +32.7 | 55,012 |
| Dorchester | R | Henry McMaster | +11.3 | 49,781 |
| Florence | R | Henry McMaster | +11.0 | 41,427 |
| Pickens | R | Henry McMaster | +50.9 | 40,438 |
| Lancaster | R | Henry McMaster | +31.2 | 34,675 |
| Sumter | D | Joe Cunningham | +5.7 | 30,686 |
| Oconee | R | Henry McMaster | +50.6 | 29,003 |
| Georgetown | R | Henry McMaster | +20.0 | 27,505 |
| Orangeburg | D | Joe Cunningham | +26.7 | 26,192 |
| Kershaw | R | Henry McMaster | +26.6 | 22,405 |
| Greenwood | R | Henry McMaster | +31.3 | 21,931 |
| Darlington | R | Henry McMaster | +16.0 | 20,042 |
| Laurens | R | Henry McMaster | +40.4 | 19,873 |
| Cherokee | R | Henry McMaster | +53.3 | 16,201 |
| Newberry | R | Henry McMaster | +32.5 | 12,831 |
| Chesterfield | R | Henry McMaster | +28.3 | 12,553 |
| Colleton | R | Henry McMaster | +15.3 | 12,541 |
| Clarendon | R | Henry McMaster | +12.2 | 11,468 |
| Jasper | R | Henry McMaster | +13.6 | 11,137 |
| Williamsburg | D | Joe Cunningham | +20.2 | 9,798 |
| Chester | R | Henry McMaster | +21.6 | 9,577 |
| Edgefield | R | Henry McMaster | +35.4 | 8,815 |
| Union | R | Henry McMaster | +33.1 | 8,709 |
| Abbeville | R | Henry McMaster | +40.9 | 8,602 |
| Marion | D | Joe Cunningham | +7.8 | 8,440 |
| Fairfield | D | Joe Cunningham | +11.4 | 8,411 |
| Dillon | R | Henry McMaster | +10.4 | 7,929 |
| Saluda | R | Henry McMaster | +44.4 | 6,561 |
| Marlboro | D | Joe Cunningham | +0.6 | 6,545 |
| Barnwell | R | Henry McMaster | +17.6 | 6,266 |
| Hampton | D | Joe Cunningham | +4.3 | 5,636 |
| Calhoun | R | Henry McMaster | +16.9 | 5,630 |
| Lee | D | Joe Cunningham | +18.4 | 5,252 |
| McCormick | R | Henry McMaster | +21.9 | 4,579 |
| Bamberg | D | Joe Cunningham | +11.5 | 3,986 |
| Allendale | D | Joe Cunningham | +37.0 | 1,821 |