2022 general election
South Carolina Senate
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$45M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2022 South Carolina Senate race: $43M raised by the campaigns, $3.0M of it from PACs, plus $1.3M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Tim Scott (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$45M
Raised by campaigns
$43M
PAC checks
$3.0M
Outside money
$1.3M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Tim ScottRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $43M
- Spent
- $29M
- From individuals
- $38M
- From PACs
- $3.0M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $1.3M
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 7% of Scott's money came from PACs
Corporate $1.7M (54%)Trade group $592K (19%)Leadership PAC $307K (10%)Membership $200K (7%)Union $11K (0%)Super PAC $40K (1%)Other $254K (8%)
- Norpac Other$29K
- Lifepoint Corporate Services, General Partnership (Lcsgp) and Facilities Which Are Subsidiaries of Lifepoint Health (Collectively Lifepoint) Corporate$10K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Trade group$10K
- Young Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association Trade group$10K
- Merck & Co., Inc. Corporate$10K
- Graham Leadership PAC$10K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. · $1.0M supporting
- American Energy Action Fund · $102K supporting
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $54K supporting
- Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. · $50K supporting
- Honoring American Law Enforcement PAC · $43K supporting
Krystle MatthewsDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $135K
- Spent
- $94K
- From individuals
- $132K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $4K
- Own money & loans
- $30
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Matthews's money came from PACs
Union $5K (100%)
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2022 South Carolina Senate race?
- $45M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2022 South Carolina Senate race: $43M raised by the campaigns, $3.0M of it from PACs, plus $1.3M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Tim Scott (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 South Carolina Senate race?
- Tim Scott (Republican) raised $43M and had $1.3M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 South Carolina Senate race?
- Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($1.0M), American Energy Action Fund ($102K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($54K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 South Carolina Senate race?
- Norpac gave $29K to Tim Scott; Lifepoint Health PAC - the PAC of Lifepoint Corporate Services, General Partnership (Lcsgp) and Facilities Which Are Subsidiaries of Lifepoint Health (Collectively Lifepoint) gave $10K to Tim Scott; Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac) gave $10K to Tim Scott.