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2002 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2002 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

Mark Sanford won the 2002 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election. Mark Sanford received 585,422 popular votes (52.85%). The main challenger was Jim Hodges (47.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Sanford and Hodges

Sanford +5.8 pts · won by 64,282 votes
Mark SanfordRepublicanWINNER52.85%
585,422 votes
Jim HodgesDemocratic47.05%
521,140 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.