2002 South Carolina Attorney General election

The 2002 South Carolina attorney general election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the South Carolina attorney general. Republican incumbent Charlie Condon chose not to run for re-election, instead unsuccessfully running in the Republican primary for governor of South Carolina. Former chair of the South Carolina Republican Party Henry McMaster won the election, defeating Democratic nominee and director of the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services Steve Benjamin by eleven percentage points. == Republican primary == === Candidates === Henry McMaster, former chair of the South Carolina Republican Party (1993–2002), 1990 Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, 1986 Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, former U.S. attorney for the District of South Carolina (1981–1985) Jon E. Ozmint, attorney Larry Richter, former South Carolina state senator (1993–1997) === Results === == Democratic primary == === Candidates === Steve Benjamin, director of the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services (1999–2003) === Results === Benjamin was unopposed for the nomination. == General election == === Results === == References == == External links == Official campaign websites (archived) Henry McMaster (R) for South Carolina Attorney General Steve Benjamin (D) for South Carolina Attorney General