Electoral history of Henry McMaster

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Henry McMaster, a member of the Republican party, is the 117th Governor of South Carolina and assumed office January 24, 2017. He was elected the Attorney General of South Carolina, serving from 2003-2011, and Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina in 2014, serving from 2015-2017. Upon the resignation of Nikki Haley, McMaster became governor. In 2018, he was elected to a full term and he sought and he won reelection in the 2022 election. Additionally, he unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in 1986, lieutenant governor in 1990, and governor in 2010.

South Carolina Senate Election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ernest Hollings (incumbent) 463,354 63.10%
Republican Henry McMaster 261,394 35.50%
Total votes 724,748 100
Democratic hold
South Carolina Lt. Governor Election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nick Theodore (incumbent) 440,884 58.75%
Republican Henry McMaster 309,038 41.19%
Total votes 749,922 100
Democratic hold
South Carolina Attorney General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry McMaster 601,931 55.48%
Democratic Stephen K. Benjamin 482,560 44.48%
Total votes 1,084,491 100
Republican hold
South Carolina Attorney General Election, 2006 (Uncontested)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry McMaster (incumbent) 779,453 99.22%
None Write-ins 6,107 0.78%
Total votes 785,560 100
Republican hold
South Carolina Governor Republican Primary Election, 2010[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nikki Haley 206,326 48.86%
Republican Gresham Barrett 91,824 21.75%
Republican Henry McMaster 71,494 16.93%
Republican Andre Bauer 52,607 12.46%
Total votes 422,251 100
South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Republican Primary Election, 2014[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry McMaster 131,546 43.63%
Republican Pat McKinney 73,134 21.75%
Republican Mike Campbell 72,204 23.95%
Republican Ray Moore 24,335 8.07%
Total votes 301,219 100
South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Republican Primary Runoff Election, 2014[3][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry McMaster 85,301 63.58%
Republican Mike Campbell 48,863 36.42%
Total votes 134,164 100
South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Election, 2014[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry McMaster 726,821 58.75%
Democratic Bakari Sellers 508,807 41.13%
none Write-ins 1,514 0.12%
Total votes 1,237,142 100
Republican gain from Democratic
South Carolina Gubernatiorial Republican Primary Election, 2018[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry McMaster (incumbent) 155,072 42.3%
Republican John Warren 102,006 27.8%
Republican Catherine Templeton 78,432 21.4%
Republican Kevin L. Bryant 24,699 6.7%
Republican Yancey McGill 6,349 1.7%
Total votes 366,558 100
South Carolina Gubernatorial Republican Primary Runoff Election, 2018[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry McMaster (incumbent) 183,820 53.6%
Republican John Warren 158,921 46.4%
Total votes 342,741 100
South Carolina Gubernatiorial Election, 2018[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry McMaster (incumbent) 921,342 53%
Democratic James E. Smith Jr. 784,182 46%
Total votes 1,705,524 100
Republican hold
South Carolina Gubernatiorial Republican Primary Election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry McMaster (incumbent) 306,216 83%
Republican Harrison Musselwhite 61,473 17%
Total votes 367,689 100%
South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 2022[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry McMaster (incumbent) 988,501 58%
Democratic Joe Cunningham 692,691 41%
Libertarian Bruce Reeves 20,826 1%
Total votes 1,703,192 100%
Republican hold

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2010 Republican and Democratic Primary". South Carolina State Elections Commission. 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "2014 South Carolina Elections Overview". Politico. 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. ^ "2014 Republican and Democratic Primary". South Carolina State Elections Commission. 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ^ "2018 Statewide Primaries". South Carolina State Elections Commission. 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. ^ "2018 Statewide Primaries Runoff". South Carolina State Elections Commission. 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. ^ "2018 Statewide General Elections". South Carolina State Elections Commission. 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. ^ "2022 Statewide General Election Election Night Reporting". scvotes.org. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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