Henry D. McMaster
★ Governor● In office
- Born
- May 27, 1947
- Current age
- 79
- Home state
- South Carolina
- Party
- Republican
- In office
- Governor of South Carolina (present)
- On the ballot
- 1986–2022
Photo: Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McMaster2.2M
Opponents2.0M
3
Elections run
Between 1986 and 2022, Henry D. McMaster ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and Governor), winning 2 and losing 1. McMaster's biggest single-election total was 988,501 votes, in the 2022 governor election in South Carolina. McMaster's closest win came in the 2018 governor election in South Carolina, decided by 137,160 votes.
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How many votes has Henry D. McMaster received?
Henry D. McMaster has received 2,172,729 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | GovernorSouth Carolina | Won | 988,50158.04% | Joe Cunningham |
| 2018 | GovernorSouth Carolina | Won | 921,34253.96% | James Smith |
| 1986 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Lost | 262,88635.62% | Ernest Fritz Hollings Steven B. Vandervelde Ray Hillyard |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q5725737). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Henry D. McMaster: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/henry-mcmaster. Accessed [date].