<p><keyword id="11917126" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="south-carolina" source="Orion">South Carolina</keyword> is holding primary runoffs on Tuesday. Polls closed at 7 p.m. local time.</p><h2>The races &amp; the stakes: </h2><p>State Rep. <keyword id="14314770" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="krystle-matthews" source="Orion">Krystle Matthews</keyword> defeated author <keyword id="14314771" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="catherine-fleming-bruce" source="Orion">Catherine Fleming Bruce</keyword> in the runoff to challenge Republican Sen. <keyword id="12153979" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tim-scott" source="Orion">Tim Scott</keyword> for the US Senate in November. </p><p>Scott, who was first elected in 2014, is seeking a second full term and third term overall. A potential 2024 presidential or vice presidential <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tim-scott-trump-running-mate-2024-republican-party-2022-2">candidate</a>, Scott is heavily favored to win in the general election in deep-red South Carolina. </p><p>Scott, a prolific fundraiser, has raised $42.3 million, spent $22.2 million, and has $24.7 million in cash on hand <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2022&amp;id=SCS1">so far this cycle</a>. That's exponentially more than the $104,000 raised and roughly $61,000 spent by Matthews and a little over $26,000 raised and roughly $17,000 spent by Fleming Bruce. </p><p>Two state House districts are also holding Democratic primary runoffs and four state House districts are holding Republican primary runoffs. </p>

RESULTS: South Carolina holds primary runoffs

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Sen. Tim Scott defeated Democratic state Rep. Krystle Matthews to represent South Carolina in the US Senate. </li><li>Scott, the first Black senator from the South since Reconstruction, had an enormous fundraising advantage over Matthews.</li></ul><p>Republican Sen. Tim Scott came out on top against Democrat Krystle Matthews in South Carolina to represent the state in the US Senate.</p><iframe id="embed-47f0b55d-ff45-47f0-b4e5-57850f0872ad" src="https://embeds.ddhq.io/app/v2/client/1.0/index.html?U2FsdGVkX1+xLfPX7R2KQfjZrFmS27o10KH0b16B9ppAX0bbBjaLMjzunN/twaYMoca6Qp4mXVcFTbzO67346FtjuFNaWX8svdTXTC37idaKoviaTs5kdBvRW3vQmU1PTsW85c54bHq2pxhf0G8DLLgsAFO1TuRO53GDO61YLhSQASyTzBi/Uir5yNa6AfkB6LstGj35nNc3gXtcaN+NiUpueH29WJ9GVoyaufGQeSZ1k1Md7rcHS9YuIK2MY1fMhm4h6rLjF6GIUKQbI+DY5Gt+hTWnXINa5ggOSQlxXu98XxaNzZESSECS2EqYuWGGANTuGJe+OHFJuwtP2HHWNEQQlxHS3ONcUnv3gmhyRqKnT7m4bkoltm6ckk/EuGAvTSs8ijpbdKxJTujl3ecauFS1ib/KrlRSPFQPR5FFiJ493qwbkRAMmYFlMMvfqQglEMGDxFr3DrMj1RSxK6ex6FH03UE4/yxLA8raoKn3zoRjr2ApX0XHbhpg6iz2yOHHnugzTuERRvzmxHCAtB99FKbkj8gNRJ0X+hOgNbzBc3k52ZnOIWgX8Ymweh73ziOc" frameborder="0" width="100%"></iframe><h2>South Carolina's Senate race candidates</h2><p>Scott joined the US Senate in 2013 and ran for another term to represent South Carolina in the US Senate. He was <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2012/12/17/nikki-haley-to-appoint-rep-tim-scott-to-senate/">appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley</a> to serve the remainder of Sen. Jim DeMint's term after he stepped down to become president of the Heritage Foundation.  </p><p>This marked him the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2012/12/17/nikki-haley-to-appoint-rep-tim-scott-to-senate/">first Black senator and Black Republican</a> to serve in the upper chamber since the 1970s. Scott also became the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2012/12/17/nikki-haley-to-appoint-rep-tim-scott-to-senate/">first Black senator</a> from the South since Reconstruction. </p><p>He serves on several Senate Committees, including Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. <a href="https://www.scott.senate.gov/about/biography">Prior to being elected to the US Senate</a>, Scott served on the Charleston City Council, the South Carolina House of Representatives, and represented South Carolina's 1st Congressional District in the US House. </p><p>Scott's name is routinely mentioned among those who could run for <a href="https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2022/08/29/potential-2024-presidential-candidate-tim-scott-iowa-ashley-hinson-fundraiser/7926567001/">president</a>, or be considered as a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sarah-huckabee-sanders-tim-scott-floated-as-trumps-potential-2024-vp-2022-10">vice presidential candidate</a>, in 2024.</p><p>Matthews, Scott's challenger, was <a href="https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1694886161">elected in 2018</a> to represent Berkeley and Charleston counties in the South Carolina House of Representatives. She ran for two seats this midterm cycle: US Senate and state house. </p><h2>South Carolina's voting history</h2><p>The state voted for then-President Donald Trump over Joe Biden by a margin of 12 percentage points in the 2020 election. South Carolina has <a href="https://www.270towin.com/states/south_carolina">voted Republican candidate since 1964, except in 1976</a> when it voted for fellow southerner Jimmy Carter.</p><h2>The money race</h2><p>According to <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2022&amp;id=SCS1">OpenSecrets</a>, Scott raised $49.3 million, spent $31.8 million, and had $21.4 million cash on hand, as of October 19. His challenger, Matthews, raised $136,208, spent $89,183, and had $17,792 cash on hand, as of October 19. </p><p>As of late October, a dozen super PACs, national party committees, politically active nonprofits, and other non-candidate groups combined to <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/outside-spending?cycle=2022&amp;id=SCS1&amp;spec=N">spend</a> about $3 million to advocate for or against candidates in this race, including during the race's primary phase. Most of this spending has benefitted Scott.</p><h2>What experts say</h2><p>The race between Scott and Matthews was rated as "solid Republican" by <a href="https://insideelections.com/ratings/senate">Inside Elections</a>, "solid Republican" by <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings">The Cook Political Report</a>, and "safe Republican" by <a href="https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2022-senate/">Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics</a>.</p>

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RESULTS: South Carolina holds primary runoffs

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