South Carolina State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
South Carolina Senate District 22
A district of about 114,000 people, 45% Black, 47% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+30.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Overture Walker (D) · won98.5%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)1.5%
Unopposed.
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 46 seats
Every South Carolina State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
11 races since 1984. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Overture Walker (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Mia McLeod (D) | Lee Blatt (R) | 24.4 |
| 2016 | Mia McLeod (D) | Susan Brill (R) | 10.0 |
| 2012 | Joel Lourie (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Joel Lourie (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Joel Lourie (D) | Ken Wingate (R) | 12.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Warren K. Giese (R) | Toby Ward (D) | 11.8 |
| 1996 | Warren K. Giese (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Warren K. Giese (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Warren K. Giese (R) | Heyward McDonald (D) | 3.1 |
| 1984 | Warren K. Giese (R) | Heyward McDonald (D) | 8.0 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 22
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 22's area in each.
- U.S. House
- SC-2 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+29.0 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 46 seats. Small marks are other seats in South Carolina. The black marker is District 22.
Higher than 89% of seats.
Lowest of 46 seats.
Higher than 64% of seats.
Higher than 84% of seats.
Higher than 96% of seats.
Denser than 84% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 2149% Black · 36% college gradsD+49.2Not up in 2026District 20
55% college gradsD+18.0Not up in 2026District 42
46% Black · 27% college gradsD+42.4Not up in 2026District 19
63% Black · 32% college gradsD+57.7Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET