2022 South Carolina State Treasurer election
November 8, 2022
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The 2022 South Carolina State Treasurer election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next South Carolina Treasurer. Incumbent Republican Party Treasurer Curtis Loftis was re-elected to a fourth term in office.[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Curtis Loftis, incumbent South Carolina Treasurer
Alliance party
Candidates
Nominee
- Sarah E. Work, accountant
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Curtis Loftis (incumbent) | 1,129,961 | 79.67% | +23.72% | |
| Alliance | Sarah E. Work | 281.695 | 19.86% | +18.33% | |
| Write-in | 6,630 | 0.47% | +0.43% | ||
| Total votes | 1,418,286 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
| County | Curtis Loftis Republican |
All Others Other parties | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Abbeville | 6,446 | 89.59% | 749 | 10.41% |
| Aiken | 38,893 | 83.10% | 7,912 | 16.91% |
| Allendale | 632 | 66.18% | 323 | 33.82% |
| Anderson | 50,263 | 87.37% | 7,267 | 12.63% |
| Bamberg | 1,902 | 75.21% | 627 | 24.80% |
| Barnwell | 3,908 | 83.95% | 747 | 16.05% |
| Beaufort | 47,430 | 80.09% | 11,793 | 19.91% |
| Berkeley | 46,562 | 78.17% | 13,006 | 21.83% |
| Calhoun | 3,659 | 82.54% | 774 | 17.46% |
| Charleston | 87,046 | 70.34% | 36,710 | 29.66% |
| Cherokee | 12,978 | 90.41% | 1,376 | 9.59% |
| Chester | 6,225 | 80.70% | 1,489 | 19.30% |
| Chesterfield | 8,580 | 84.36% | 1,591 | 15.65% |
| Clarendon | 6,945 | 83.19% | 1,403 | 16.81% |
| Colleton | 8,056 | 81.10% | 1,877 | 18.89% |
| Darlington | 12,631 | 84.17% | 2,376 | 15.83% |
| Dillon | 4,557 | 81.96% | 1,003 | 18.04% |
| Dorchester | 32,173 | 76.21% | 1,042 | 23.79% |
| Edgefield | 6,240 | 86.74% | 954 | 13.27% |
| Fairfield | 4,365 | 68.04% | 2,050 | 31.96% |
| Florence | 25,716 | 79.40% | 6,671 | 20.60% |
| Georgetown | 18,320 | 83.96% | 3,500 | 16.04% |
| Greenville | 125,118 | 81.11% | 29,131 | 18.88% |
| Greenwood | 15,659 | 84.58% | 2,855 | 15.42% |
| Hampton | 2,903 | 75.56% | 939 | 24.44% |
| Horry | 100,836 | 86.90% | 15,202 | 13.11% |
| Jasper | 6,821 | 77.78% | 1,949 | 22.23% |
| Kershaw | 15,904 | 83.30% | 3,189 | 16.70% |
| Lancaster | 24,315 | 82.07% | 5,310 | 17.93% |
| Laurens | 15,060 | 87.82% | 2,089 | 12.18% |
| Lee | 2,353 | 78.54% | 643 | 21.46% |
| Lexington | 74,407 | 82.91% | 15,337 | 17.09% |
| Marion | 4,293 | 74.86% | 1,442 | 25.15% |
| Marlboro | 3,499 | 75.56% | 1,132 | 24.45% |
| McCormick | 2,901 | 83.51% | 573 | 16.50% |
| Newberry | 9,405 | 86.55% | 1,461 | 13.45% |
| Oconee | 23,658 | 88.53% | 3,066 | 11.47% |
| Orangeburg | 11,124 | 69.19% | 4,954 | 30.81% |
| Pickens | 32,928 | 87.97% | 4,503 | 12.03% |
| Richland | 57,400 | 59.60% | 38,904 | 40.40% |
| Saluda | 5,096 | 89.00% | 630 | 11.00% |
| Spartanburg | 71,043 | 84.82% | 12,717 | 15.18% |
| Sumter | 16,491 | 72.98% | 6,107 | 27.02% |
| Union | 6,196 | 84.41% | 1,144 | 15.58% |
| Williamsburg | 4,460 | 70.78% | 1,841 | 29.22% |
| York | 64,564 | 77.30% | 18,965 | 22.71% |
| Totals | 1,129,961 | 79.67% | 288,325 | 20.34% |
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)
- Charleston (largest municipality: Charleston)
- Hampton (largest municipality: Hampton)
- Jasper (largest municipality: Hardeeville)
- Clarendon (largest municipality: Manning)
- Marlboro (largest municipality: Bennettsville)
References
- ^ "McMaster, other GOP incumbents win S.C. statewide races". www.wrdw.com. November 8, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "State of South Carolina Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "SC - Election Night Reporting". South Carolina Election Commission. November 17, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2026.