South Carolina Comptroller election, 2022
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| South Carolina Comptroller General |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 30, 2022 |
| Primary: June 14, 2022 Primary runoff: June 28, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Richard Eckstrom (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in South Carolina |
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South Carolina held an election for comptroller on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 14, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline was March 30, 2022.
Incumbent Richard Eckstrom won election in the general election for South Carolina Comptroller General.
Candidates and election results
General election candidates
- Richard Eckstrom (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Richard Eckstrom (Incumbent) ✔
Voting information
- See also: Voting in South Carolina
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Statements about ESG investing
- Richard Eckstrom (R), candidate for South Carolina comptroller
- "My view would be very disapproving of basing investment decisions for investment portfolios on anything other than economic reasons...ESG considerations fall into the political category."[1]
Past elections
2018
General election
General election for South Carolina Comptroller General
Incumbent Richard Eckstrom won election in the general election for South Carolina Comptroller General on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Eckstrom (R) | 97.8 | 1,136,932 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 26,028 | ||
| Total votes: 1,162,960 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina Comptroller General
Incumbent Richard Eckstrom advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina Comptroller General on June 12, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Richard Eckstrom |
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2014
Republican incumbent Richard Eckstrom won re-election on November 4, 2014.
| South Carolina Controller, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Richard Eckstrom Incumbent |
59.8% | 728,549 | |
| Democratic | Kyle Herbert | 40.1% | 489,066 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 693 | |
| Total Votes | 1,218,308 | |||
| Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
See also
| South Carolina | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
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