South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022

Elections in South Carolina, 2022

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South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
Election details
Filing deadline: March 30, 2022
Primary: June 14, 2022 Primary runoff: June 28, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Hugh Weathers (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in South Carolina
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South Carolina held an election for agriculture commissioner on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 14, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline was March 30, 2022.

Incumbent Hugh Weathers won election in the general election for South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.

Candidates and election results

General election candidates

• Hugh Weathers  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• David Edmond  (Green Party)
• Chris Nelums  (United Citizens Party)

Did not make the ballot:

• Bill Bledsoe (Constitution Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

The Democratic Party primary was canceled.

 Republican primary candidates

• Hugh Weathers (Incumbent) ✔
• Bill Bledsoe
• Bob Rozier Jr.

Minor Party convention candidates

Constitution Party

• Bill Bledsoe ✔

Green Party

• David Edmond ✔

United Citizens Party

• Chris Nelums ✔

Voting information

See also: Voting in South Carolina

Election information in South Carolina: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 7, 2022
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
• Online: Oct. 9, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 28, 2022
• By mail: Received by Oct. 28, 2022
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 24, 2022 to Nov. 5, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Past elections

2018

See also: South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner election, 2018

General election

General election for South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Hugh Weathers defeated David Edmond and Chris Nelums in the general election for South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hugh Weathers (R)	75.7	1,015,366
		David Edmond (G)	15.1	202,238
		Chris Nelums (United Citizens Party)	8.8	118,671
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	5,025

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,341,300
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Hugh Weathers advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Hugh Weathers

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2014

See also: South Carolina down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Republican incumbent Hugh Weathers won re-election on November 4, 2014.

South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Hugh Weathers Incumbent	79.7%	759,640
	United Citizen	David Edmond	11.1%	106,223
	American	Emile DeFelice	8.9%	84,831
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.3%	2,922
Total Votes				953,616
Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission

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• South Carolina agriculture commissioner official website