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2002 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election

South Carolina · 4 candidates · See every 2002 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2002 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election?

Lindsey O. Graham won the 2002 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election. Lindsey O. Graham received 600,010 popular votes (54.4%). The main challenger was Alex Sanders (44.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Graham and Sanders

Graham +10.2 pts · won by 112,651 votes
Lindsey O. GrahamRepublicanWINNER54.4%
600,010 votes
Alex SandersDemocratic44.19%
487,359 votes
Ted AdamsConstitution0.75%
8,228 votes
Victor KocherLibertarian0.6%
6,648 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.