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2002 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2002 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election?

J. Gresham Barrett won the 2002 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election. J. Gresham Barrett received 119,644 popular votes (67.14%). The main challenger was George L. Brightharp (31.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Barrett and Brightharp

Barrett +35.9 pts · won by 63,901 votes
J. Gresham BarrettRepublicanWINNER67.14%
119,644 votes
George L. BrightharpDemocratic31.28%
55,743 votes
Mike BoersteLibertarian1.56%
2,785 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.