# Electoral history of Henry McMaster

    This is an article about the electoral history of Henry McMaster.
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 to 2011, and Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina in 2014, serving from 2015 to 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ernest Hollings (incumbent) | 463,354 | 63.10% |
| | Republican | Henry McMaster | 261,394 | 35.50% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 724,748 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
South Carolina Lt. Governor Election, 1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nick Theodore (incumbent) | 440,884 | 58.75% |
| | Republican | Henry McMaster | 309,038 | 41.19% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 749,922 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
South Carolina Attorney General Election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Henry McMaster | 601,931 | 55.48% |
| | Democratic | Stephen K. Benjamin | 482,560 | 44.48% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,084,491 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
South Carolina Attorney General Election, 2006 (Uncontested) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Henry McMaster (incumbent) | 779,453 | 99.22% |
| | None | Write-ins | 6,107 | 0.78% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 785,560 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
South Carolina Governor Republican Primary Election, 2010 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 422,251 | 100 |
South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Republican Primary Election, 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 301,219 | 100 |
South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Republican Primary Runoff Election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Henry McMaster | 85,301 | 63.58% |
| | Republican | Mike Campbell | 48,863 | 36.42% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 134,164 | 100 |
South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Election, 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 1,237,142 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
South Carolina Gubernatiorial Republican Primary Election, 2018 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 366,558 | 100 |
South Carolina Gubernatorial Republican Primary Runoff Election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Henry McMaster (incumbent) | 183,820 | 53.6% |
| | Republican | John Warren | 158,921 | 46.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 342,741 | 100 |
South Carolina Gubernatiorial Election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Henry McMaster (incumbent) | 921,342 | 53% |
| | Democratic | James E. Smith Jr. | 784,182 | 46% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,705,524 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
South Carolina Gubernatiorial Republican Primary Election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Henry McMaster (incumbent) | 306,216 | 83% |
| | Republican | Harrison Musselwhite | 61,473 | 17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 367,689 | 100% |
South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Henry McMaster (incumbent) | 988,501 | 58% |
| | Democratic | Joe Cunningham | 692,691 | 41% |
| | Libertarian | Bruce Reeves | 20,826 | 1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,703,192 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |