Progress was made across the nation in the 2022 Midterms. Women in both parties had historic wins in governor, secretary of state, and attorney general races. Here in South Carolina, we elected a female as Superintendent of Education (and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette comes as part of the gubernatorial package), but lost ground in the number of women in our legislature, dropping from 17.1% to 14.7%.
Here’s the list of female winners in the 2022 fall election cycle.
| First Name | Last Name | Office | District | Party | Filing County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Horn | Allen | Probate Judge | Union | Republican | Union |
| Mary Davis | Anderson | County Council | 8 | Republican | Chesterfield |
| Audrey | Asbury | Auditor | Orangeburg | Democratic | Orangeburg |
| Anne | Bass | Auditor | Fairfield | Democratic | Fairfield |
| Heather | Bauer | SC House of Reps | 75 | Democratic | Richland |
| Beth | Bernstein | SC House of Reps | 78 | Democratic | Richland |
| Johanna | Bishop | County Council | 3 | Democratic | Greenwood |
| Rebecca | Bonnette | County Council | 3 | Republican | Calhoun |
| Norma | Brahnam | Treasurer | Fairfield | Democratic | Fairfield |
| Debbie | Branham | Probate Judge | Kershaw | Republican | Kershaw |
| Paula | Brown | County Council | 8 | Republican | Beaufort |
| Jackie | Brown | County Council | 5 | Democratic | McCormick |
| Cynthia | Burke | Treasurer | Laurens | Republican | Laurens |
| Ponda | Caldwell | Probate Judge | Spartanburg | Republican | Spartanburg |
| Sheila | Carpenter | Treasurer | Cherokee | Republican | Cherokee |
| Johnette | Caughman | County Council | 7 | Democratic | Lee |
| Debi | Cloninger | County Council | 7 | Republican | York |
| Gilda | Cobb-Hunter | SC House of Reps | 95 | Democratic | Orangeburg |
| Sandy | Cochran | Treasurer | Barnwell | Republican | Barnwell |
| Betty Watt | Cohen | Treasurer | Abbeville | Democratic | Abbeville |
| Jessica | Coker | County Council | 6 | Republican | Spartanburg |
| Vicki Jackson | Cook | Auditor | Marion | Democratic | Marion |
| Kimber | Cooper | Treasurer | Williamsburg | Democratic | Williamsburg |
| Heather Ammons | Crawford | SC House of Reps | 68 | Republican | Horry |
| April | Cromer | SC House of Reps | 6 | Republican | Anderson |
| Sylleste | Davis | SC House of Reps | 100 | Republican | Berkeley |
| Pam | Dawson | Board of Education | 6 | Republican | Horry |
| Debra G | Dennis | Auditor | Florence | Republican | Florence |
| Myrna Still | Dill | Probate Judge | Barnwell | Republican | Barnwell |
| Chandra | Dillard | SC House of Reps | 23 | Democratic | Greenville |
| Shirley | Dixon | Treasurer | Lee | Democratic | Lee |
| Kendra | Dove | Treasurer | Richland | Democratic | Richland |
| Jenna | Dukes | County Council | 1 | Republican | Horry |
| Leah Guerry | Dupree | Clerk of Court | Berkeley | Republican | Berkeley |
| Debbie | Edmonds | Board of Education | 2 | Republican | Horry |
| Shannon | Erickson | SC House of Reps | 124 | Republican | State |
| Jaime Calhoun | Estes | Treasurer | Dillon | Democratic | Dillon |
| Anna | Fields | Coroner | Hampton | Democratic | Hampton |
| Cindy | Forte | Register of Deeds | Berkeley | Republican | Berkeley |
| Deloris | Frazier | County Council | 6 | Democratic | Orangeburg |
| Kaye | Fridy | Probate Judge | Laurens | Republican | Laurens |
| Heather | Galvin | Probate Judge | Beaufort | Republican | Beaufort |
| Janet | Graham | Board of Education | 7 | Democratic | Horry |
| Teresa | Griffin | County Council | 1 | Democratic | Greenwood |
| Katie | Guinn | Council Chair | Kershaw | Republican | Kershaw |
| Jackie Bradley | Hailes | County Council | 7 | Democratic | Williamsburg |
| Sharron | Hammond | County Council | 2 | Democratic | Bamberg |
| Rosalyn | Henderson-Myers | SC House of Reps | 31 | Democratic | Spartanburg |
| Patricia Moore | Henegan | SC House of Reps | 54 | Democratic | Marlboro |
| Becky | Hill | Treasurer | Colleton | Republican | Colleton |
| Karen Lesser | Hollings | Register of Deeds | Charleston | Democratic | Charleston |
| Harriet | Holman | County Council | 1 | Republican | Dorchester |
| Jenny Costa | Honeycutt | County Council | 9 | Republican | Charleston |
| Megan Carroll | Horton | Auditor | Jasper | Republican | Jasper |
| Alice | Howard | County Council | 4 | Republican | Beaufort |
| Gail | Ingram | Probate Judge | Chesterfield | Democratic | Chesterfield |
| Tiffani | Ireland | County Council | 2 | Republican | Edgefield |
| Crystal | Isham | Auditor | Allendale | Democratic | Allendale |
| Willa | Jennings | County Council | 3 | Democratic | Allendale |
| Alice | Johnson | Treasurer | Bamberg | Democratic | Bamberg |
| Pandora | Jones-Glover | Probate Judge | Orangeburg | Democratic | Orangeburg |
| Jackie Glover | Kennion | County Council | 4 | Democratic | Edgefield |
| Gwen | Kinard | Auditor | Barnwell | Republican | Barnwell |
| Jo Lynn Morris | Knight | Treasurer | Edgefield | Republican | Edgefield |
| Kathy | Landing | SC House of Reps | 80 | Republican | Charleston |
| Claiborne | Linvil | County Council | 1 | Democratic | Pickens |
| Christine | Long | County Council | 2 | Democratic | Abbeville |
| Nancy | Mace | US House of Reps | 1 | Republican | Charleston |
| Brandy | McBee | Clerk of Court | Cherokee | Republican | Cherokee |
| Reneka | McCoy | Probate Judge | Marlboro | Democratic | Marlboro |
| Amy | McCullouch | Probate Judge | Nonpartisan | Richland | |
| Annie | McDaniel | SC House of Reps | 41 | Democratic | Fairfield |
| Charlene | McGriff | County Council | 2 | Democratic | Lancaster |
| Stella | Mercado | County Council | 6 | Republican | Georgetown |
| Erin | Mosley | County Council | At Large | Republican | Chester |
| Chakisse | Newton | County Council | 11 | Democratic | Richland |
| Kelly Baker | Nobles | Probate Judge | Newberry | Democratic | Newberry |
| Melissa Lackey | Oremus | SC House of Reps | 84 | Republican | Aiken |
| Shannon | Parker | Probate Judge | Hampton | Democratic | Hampton |
| Clarissa | Parks | Auditor | McCormick | Democratic | McCormick |
| Fawn | Pedalino | SC House of Reps | 64 | Republican | Clarendon |
| Niki | Porter | School District At Large | 2 | Nonpartisan | Richland |
| Crystal | Powell | Auditor | Williamsburg | Democratic | Williamsburg |
| Patricia | Pringle | Auditor | Clarendon | Democratic | Clarendon |
| Rita May | Ranck | County Council | 3 | Republican | Dorchester |
| Mary | Rathel | Probate Judge | Lancaster | Republican | Lancaster |
| Paula | Rawl Calhoon | SC House of Reps | 87 | Republican | State |
| Renique | Riley-Spiller | Coroner | Allendale | Democratic | Allendale |
| Deborah E | Robertson | County Treasurer | 44 | Democratic | Union |
| Carolyn | Rogers | Probate Judge | York | Republican | York |
| Catherine | Russell | School Board | 4 | Nonpartisan | Allendale |
| Elaine | Sabb | Clerk of Court | Allendale | Democratic | Allendale |
| Carla | Schuessler | SC House of Reps | 61 | Republican | Horry |
| Jessica | Scott | Auditor | Democratic | Abbeville | |
| Tiffany | Shaw | Treasurer | Saluda | Republican | Saluda |
| Mary Gable | Shirley | Treasurer | McCormick | Democratic | McCormick |
| Annie | Smith | County Council | 4 | Republican | Union |
| Teresa Campbell | Smith | Probate Judge | Dillion | Democratic | Dillon |
| Valaree Chess | Smith | Treasurer | Allendale | Democratic | Allendale |
| Joy | Snipes | Auditor | Dillon | Democratic | Dillon |
| Amy | Stern | County Council | 5 | Republican | Berkeley |
| Tab | Tabernik | County Council | 6 | Republican | Beaufort |
| Carol | Tempel | School Board of Trustees | 9 | Nonpartisan | Charleston |
| Allison | Terracio | County Council | 5 | Democratic | Richland |
| Anne | Thayer | SC House of Reps | 9 | Republican | Anderson |
| Ashley | Tranthum | SC House of Reps | 28 | Republican | Greenville |
| Mary | Ulmer | School Board | 7 | Nonpartisan | Orangeburg |
| Rosa Robinson | Verner | Auditor | Bamberg | Democratic | Bamberg |
| Latisha | Walker | County Council | 7 | Democratic | Orangeburg |
| Maria | Walls | Treasurer | Beaufort | Republican | Beaufort |
| Ellen | Weaver | Superintendent of Education | Statewide | Republican | State |
| Camille Mixson | Welch | County Council | At Large | Democratic | Hampton |
| Deborah | Weldon | Auditor | Marlboro | Democratic | Marlboro |
| Melanie | Wellons | Board of Education | 8 | Republican | Horry |
| Sharon H | West | Auditor | Spartanburg | Republican | Spartanburg |
| Spencer | Wetmore | SC House of Reps | 115 | Democratic | Charleston |
| M Cindy | Wilson | County Council | 7 | Republican | Anderson |
| Tracy | Winters | Board of Education | 3 | Republican | Horry |
| Terri | Zion | Probate Judge | Chester | Republican | Chester |