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2006 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2006 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

Mark Sanford won the 2006 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election. Mark Sanford received 601,868 popular votes (55.12%). The main challenger was Tommy Moore (44.79%).

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

Sanford +10.3 pts · won by 112,792 votes
Mark SanfordRepublicanWINNER55.12%
601,868 votes
Tommy MooreDemocratic44.79%
489,076 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.