2002 South Carolina Secretary of State election

none November 2025 2002 South Carolina Secretary of State election South Carolina 1998 South Carolina Secretary of State election 1998 2006 South Carolina elections#Secretary of state 2006 November 5, 2002 Mark Hammond (3x4 crop).jpg Mark Hammond South Carolina Republican Party 610,799 56.8% 3x4.svg Rick Wade South Carolina Democratic Party 463,501 43.1% 230px County results Hammond: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Wade: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Secretary of State Jim Miles South Carolina Republican Party Mark Hammond South Carolina Republican Party The 2002 South Carolina secretary of state election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the secretary of state of South Carolina. Incumbent Republican secretary of state Jim Miles did not run for re-election. Republican nominee Mark Hammond defeated Rick Wade in the general election. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mark Hammond, Spartanburg County clerk of courtSecretary of State https://www.newspapers.com/image/753843076/?match=1&terms=%22Mark%20Hammond%22 15 November 2025 The State March 10, 2002 56 Eliminated in runoff Ed McMullen, president of McMullen Public AffairsBright, energetic McMullen best for secretary of state https://www.newspapers.com/image/753819835/?match=1&terms=%22Ed%20McMullen%22 15 November 2025 The State June 1, 2002 10 Eliminated in primary Lois Eargle, Horry County auditorWilson Zane Republicans weight costs of secretary of state position https://www.newspapers.com/image/807306021/?match=1&terms=%22Lois%20Eargle%22 15 November 2025 Sun-News March 9, 2002 19 Results Republican primary2002 Secretary of State Republican Primary Election Results - South Carolina https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=45&year=2002&f=0&off=7&elect=2 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections 15 November 2025 April 10, 2007 South Carolina Republican Party Mark Hammond 110,761 38.87 South Carolina Republican Party Ed McMullen 96,451 33.84 South Carolina Republican Party Lois Eargle 77,769 27.29 284,981 100.00 Runoff Results Republican primary runoff2002 Secretary of State Republican Runoff Election Results - South Carolina https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=45&year=2002&f=0&off=7&elect=4 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections 15 November 2025 April 10, 2007 South Carolina Republican Party Mark Hammond 151,942 54.75 South Carolina Republican Party Ed McMullen 125,567 45.25 277,509 100.00 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Rick Wade, director of the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse ServicesRick C. Wade https://scafricanamerican.com/honorees/rick-c-wade/ South Carolina African American History Calendar 15 November 2025 General election Results 2002 South Carolina secretary of state election2002 Secretary of State General Election Results - South Carolina https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=45&year=2002&f=0&off=7&elect=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections 15 November 2025 January 1, 2007 South Carolina Republican Party Mark Hammond 610,799 56.84 South Carolina Democratic Party Rick Wade 463,501 43.13 291 0.03 1,074,591 100.00 References South Carolina Secretary Category:November 2002 in the United States