2002 South Carolina gubernatorial election
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The 2002 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Mark Sanford, the Republican nominee, defeated incumbent Democratic Governor Jim Hodges to become the 115th governor of South Carolina. Hodges became only the third incumbent governor and the first Democratic governor in South Carolina history to lose reelection.
Democratic primary[edit]
Governor Jim Hodges faced no opposition from South Carolina Democrats and avoided a primary election.
Republican primary[edit]
The South Carolina Republican Party held their primary on June 11, 2002 and the runoff on June 25, 2002. The contest became a race between Lieutenant Governor Bob Peeler from the Upstate and Mark Sanford, a former representative of the 1st congressional district in the Lowcountry. Sanford received the support of the candidates eliminated from the runoff election and easily defeated Peeler.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Sanford | 122,143 | 38.62 | |
Republican | Bob Peeler | 119,026 | 37.64 | |
Republican | Charlie Condon | 49,469 | 15.64 | |
Republican | Ken Wingate | 12,366 | 3.91 | |
Republican | Jim Miles | 8,566 | 2.71 | |
Republican | Reb Sutherland | 2,770 | 0.88 | |
Republican | Bill Branton | 1,915 | 0.61 | |
Total votes | 316,255 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Sanford | 183,820 | 60.13 | |
Republican | Bob Peeler | 121,881 | 39.87 | |
Total votes | 305,701 | 100 |
General election[edit]
Predictions[edit]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[3] | Tossup | October 31, 2002 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Lean R (flip) | November 4, 2002 |
Polling[edit]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Jim Hodges (D) |
Mark Sanford (R) |
Other / Undecided |
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SurveyUSA | November 1–3, 2002 | 764 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 52% | 46% | 2% |
The general election was held on November 5, 2002 and Mark Sanford was elected as the next governor of South Carolina. Turnout was higher than the previous gubernatorial election because of the competitive nature of the race between the two parties.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Mark Sanford | 585,422 | 52.9 | +7.6 | |
Democratic | Jim Hodges (incumbent) | 521,140 | 47.0 | -6.3 | |
Write-in | 1,163 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ||
Majority | 64,282 | 5.9 | -2.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,107,725 | 54.1 | +1.1 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
See also[edit]
- Governor of South Carolina
- List of governors of South Carolina
- South Carolina gubernatorial elections
Notes[edit]
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References[edit]
- ^ "Election Returns from Primaries and General Elections (Statewide): | SCVotes.org". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ "Election Returns from Primaries and General Elections (Statewide): | SCVotes.org". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ "Governor Updated October 31, 2002 | The Cook Political Report". The Cook Political Report. October 31, 2002. Archived from the original on December 8, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Governors Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on December 12, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
External links[edit]
Preceded by 1998 |
South Carolina gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 2006 |