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South Carolina — 2002 governor election
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Akashic2002 · GovernorSouth Carolina · GovernorMark SanfordR+5.8
Candidates
South Carolina 2002 governor — certified statewide results.
- Mark Sanford✓Republican585,42252.9%
- Jim HodgesDemocratic521,14047.1%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 2000R+15.9Governor 2002R+5.8vs. baselineD+10.1
South Carolina's 2002 governor race ran 10.1 points more Democratic than its 2000 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 2002SC
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2002 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.