2022 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election Results
Henry McMaster
Percent: 58.04%
Votes: 988,501
Joe Cunningham
Percent: 40.67%
Votes: 692,691
Election Summary
In the 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election, incumbent Republican Governor Henry McMaster was re-elected, receiving 58.04% of the vote against Democratic challenger Joe Cunningham, who achieved 40.67%. Libertarian candidate Morgan Bruce Reeves accounted for roughly 1.22% of the votes. This election secured McMaster's second full term as governor.
Full Results
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 58.04%
Votes: 988,501
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 40.67%
Votes: 692,691
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.22%
Votes: 20,826
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 1,174
Total votes: 1,703,192
State Map
Results by County
Abbeville County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 69.88%
Votes: 6,010
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 29.04%
Votes: 2,498
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.03%
Votes: 89
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 8,601
Bamberg County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 43.59%
Votes: 1,736
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 55.03%
Votes: 2,192
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.38%
Votes: 55
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,983
Calhoun County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 57.60%
Votes: 3,238
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 40.93%
Votes: 2,301
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.37%
Votes: 77
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 5,622
Chesterfield County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 63.57%
Votes: 7,983
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 35.32%
Votes: 4,435
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 133
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 12,557
Dillon County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 54.85%
Votes: 4,341
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 44.32%
Votes: 3,508
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 63
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 7,915
Florence County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 54.88%
Votes: 22,741
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 43.89%
Votes: 18,189
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.14%
Votes: 472
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 37
Total votes: 41,439
Hampton County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 47.34%
Votes: 2,665
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 51.63%
Votes: 2,907
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 56
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 5,630
Lancaster County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 64.83%
Votes: 22,399
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 33.73%
Votes: 11,653
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.40%
Votes: 484
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 34,551
Marion County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 45.70%
Votes: 3,846
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 53.28%
Votes: 4,484
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 0.95%
Votes: 80
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 8,416
Oconee County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 74.65%
Votes: 21,622
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 24.13%
Votes: 6,988
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.14%
Votes: 331
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 24
Total votes: 28,965
Saluda County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 71.57%
Votes: 4,695
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 27.18%
Votes: 1,783
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.20%
Votes: 79
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 6,560
Williamsburg County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 39.40%
Votes: 3,858
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 59.63%
Votes: 5,839
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 89
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 9,792
Aiken County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 65.53%
Votes: 35,948
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 32.84%
Votes: 18,014
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.55%
Votes: 853
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 45
Total votes: 54,860
Barnwell County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 58.22%
Votes: 3,643
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 40.64%
Votes: 2,543
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.09%
Votes: 68
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 6,257
Charleston County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 43.31%
Votes: 66,475
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 55.66%
Votes: 85,433
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 0.98%
Votes: 1,505
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 75
Total votes: 153,488
Clarendon County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 55.63%
Votes: 6,374
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 43.49%
Votes: 4,983
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 89
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 11,457
Dorchester County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 54.94%
Votes: 27,358
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 43.66%
Votes: 21,741
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.35%
Votes: 670
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 25
Total votes: 49,794
Georgetown County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 59.54%
Votes: 16,373
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 39.59%
Votes: 10,889
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 0.83%
Votes: 229
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 27,501
Horry County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 69.36%
Votes: 92,708
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 29.79%
Votes: 39,813
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 0.82%
Votes: 1,093
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 47
Total votes: 133,661
Laurens County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 69.45%
Votes: 13,766
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 29.12%
Votes: 5,771
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.26%
Votes: 250
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 19,821
Marlboro County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 49.09%
Votes: 3,209
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 49.67%
Votes: 3,247
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.16%
Votes: 76
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 6,537
Orangeburg County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 36.28%
Votes: 9,501
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 62.93%
Votes: 16,481
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 195
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 26,191
Spartanburg County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 65.74%
Votes: 63,806
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 32.91%
Votes: 31,939
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.27%
Votes: 1,236
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 70
Total votes: 97,051
York County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 60.59%
Votes: 58,154
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 37.66%
Votes: 36,141
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.70%
Votes: 1,634
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 49
Total votes: 95,978
Allendale County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 30.88%
Votes: 562
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 67.80%
Votes: 1,234
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.32%
Votes: 24
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,820
Beaufort County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 58.35%
Votes: 41,839
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 40.81%
Votes: 29,265
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 567
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 35
Total votes: 71,706
Cherokee County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 76.20%
Votes: 12,300
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 22.83%
Votes: 3,685
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 145
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 16,142
Colleton County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 57.07%
Votes: 7,159
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 41.76%
Votes: 5,239
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.13%
Votes: 142
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 12,545
Edgefield County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 67.08%
Votes: 5,907
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 31.68%
Votes: 2,790
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 98
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 8,806
Greenville County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 60.75%
Votes: 108,222
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 37.58%
Votes: 66,943
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.56%
Votes: 2,772
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 197
Total votes: 178,134
Jasper County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 56.25%
Votes: 6,259
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 42.68%
Votes: 4,749
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 119
Write-In
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 11,128
Lee County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 40.27%
Votes: 2,116
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 58.65%
Votes: 3,082
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 52
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 5,255
McCormick County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 60.37%
Votes: 2,757
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 38.52%
Votes: 1,759
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 49
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 4,567
Pickens County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 74.67%
Votes: 30,020
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 23.74%
Votes: 9,546
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.51%
Votes: 608
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 31
Total votes: 40,205
Sumter County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 46.59%
Votes: 14,292
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 52.32%
Votes: 16,051
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.03%
Votes: 317
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 30,677
Anderson County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 72.76%
Votes: 46,144
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 26.08%
Votes: 16,541
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 701
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 33
Total votes: 63,419
Berkeley County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 55.78%
Votes: 39,829
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 42.85%
Votes: 30,592
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.32%
Votes: 940
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 39
Total votes: 71,400
Chester County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 60.13%
Votes: 5,762
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 38.56%
Votes: 3,695
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.25%
Votes: 120
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 9,583
Darlington County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 57.57%
Votes: 11,535
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 41.59%
Votes: 8,334
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 0.81%
Votes: 163
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 20,038
Fairfield County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 43.48%
Votes: 3,658
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 54.90%
Votes: 4,619
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.49%
Votes: 125
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 8,413
Greenwood County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 65.12%
Votes: 14,196
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 33.62%
Votes: 7,330
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.20%
Votes: 262
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 13
Total votes: 21,801
Kershaw County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 62.60%
Votes: 14,024
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 36.03%
Votes: 8,072
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.31%
Votes: 293
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 13
Total votes: 22,402
Lexington County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 64.55%
Votes: 64,328
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 33.86%
Votes: 33,745
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.48%
Votes: 1,478
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 105
Total votes: 99,656
Newberry County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 65.55%
Votes: 8,413
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 33.10%
Votes: 4,248
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.29%
Votes: 165
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 12,835
Richland County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 32.20%
Votes: 41,008
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 66.38%
Votes: 84,541
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 1.34%
Votes: 1,706
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 113
Total votes: 127,368
Union County
Henry McMaster (REP)
Percent: 66.04%
Votes: 5,722
Joe Cunningham (DEM)
Percent: 32.99%
Votes: 2,859
Bruce Reeves (LIB)
Percent: 0.85%
Votes: 74
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 8,665