2002 South Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 2002 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina presidential no 1998 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1998 2006 South Carolina gubernatorial election 2006 November 5, 2002 File:Mark Sanford, Congressional photo.jpg 150x150px Mark Sanford Republican Party (United States) 585,422 52.85% Image:Portrait of Jim Hodges.jpg Jim Hodges Democratic Party (United States) 521,140 47.05% 2002 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsSanford: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Hodges: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Jim Hodges Democratic Party (United States) Mark Sanford Republican Party (United States) The 2002 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Mark Sanford, the Republican nominee, defeated incumbent Democratic governor Jim Hodges to become the 115th governor of South Carolina. Hodges became only the third incumbent governor and the first Democratic governor in South Carolina history to lose re-election. With Sanford's election, Republicans won a trifecta in the state for the first time since 1877. Democratic primary Governor Jim Hodges faced no opposition from South Carolina Democrats and avoided a primary election. Republican primary The South Carolina Republican Party held their primary on June 11, 2002, and the runoff on June 25, 2002. The contest became a race between Lieutenant Governor Bob Peeler from the Upstate and Mark Sanford, a former representative of the 1st congressional district in the Lowcountry. Sanford received the support of the candidates eliminated from the runoff election and easily defeated Peeler. Republican primary resultshttp://www.scvotes.org/statistics/election_returns_from_primaries_and_general_elections_statewide Election Returns from Primaries and General Elections (Statewide): | SCVotes.org 2010-10-31 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101103130944/http://www.scvotes.org/statistics/election_returns_from_primaries_and_general_elections_statewide 2010-11-03 Mark Sanford Republican Party (United States) 122,143 38.62 Bob Peeler Republican Party (United States) 119,026 37.64 Charlie Condon Republican Party (United States) 49,469 15.64 Ken Wingate Republican Party (United States) 12,366 3.91 Jim Miles Republican Party (United States) 8,566 2.71 Reb Sutherland Republican Party (United States) 2,770 0.88 Bill Branton Republican Party (United States) 1,915 0.61 316,255 100 Republican primary runoff results Mark Sanford Republican Party (United States) 183,820 60.13 Bob Peeler Republican Party (United States) 121,881 39.87 305,701 100 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political Reporthttp://www.cookpolitical.com:80/display.cfm?section=political&edit_id=225 https://web.archive.org/web/20021208065752/http://www.cookpolitical.com/display.cfm?section=political&edit_id=225 December 8, 2002 Governor Updated October 31, 2002 The Cook Political Report The Cook Political Report en October 31, 2002 September 18, 2018 dead mdy-all TossupOctober 31, 2002Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/governor_all.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20021212142349/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/governor_all.htm December 12, 2002 Governors Races www.centerforpolitics.org en-US November 4, 2002 September 18, 2018 dead mdy-all Lean R FlipNovember 4, 2002 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Key:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error JimHodges (D) MarkSanford (R) Other /UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA November 1–3, 2002 764 (LV) ± 3.6% 52% 46% 2% Results The general election was held on November 5, 2002, and Mark Sanford was elected as the next governor of South Carolina. Turnout was higher than in the previous gubernatorial election because of the competitive nature of the race between the two parties. Activist and author Kevin Alexander Gray was a gubernatorial candidate representing the South Carolina United Citizens’ Party & Green Party. He did not have the required signatures to be on the ballot, and consequently ran as a write-in candidate.O'Cain, Susan (July 16, 2002). "Gray to run as write in candidate". WLTX-TV. Retrieved June 1, 2023. right 300px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic —+30−40% #00bdec Democratic —+25−30% #09ceff Democratic—+20%−25% #4bdbff Democratic—+15-20% #77e3ff Democratic—+10-15% #AAEEFF Democratic—+5-10% #D5F6FF Democratic—+<5% #FFD5D5 Republican—+<5% #FFAAAA Republican—+5-10% #FF8080 Republican—+10-15% #FF5555 Republican—+15-20% #FF2A2A Republican—+20-25% #FF0000 Republican—+25−30% #D40000 Republican—+30-35% #b80000 Republican—+35-40% 300px Trend relative to the state by county 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip South Carolina gubernatorial election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Mark Sanford 585,422 52.85% +7.64 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Hodges (incumbent) 521,140 47.05% -6.18 1,163 0.10% -0.10 64,282 5.80% 1,107,725 54.1% +1.10 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican gain from Democratic |- Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Georgetown (largest city: Murrells Inlet) Barnwell (largest city: Barnwell) Berkeley (largest city: Goose Creek) Horry (largest town: Myrtle Beach) Dorchester (largest city: North Charleston) Edgefield (largest city: Edgefield) Florence (largest city: Florence) Greenwood (largest city: Greenwood) Kershaw (largest city: Cmaden) Laurens (largest city: Laurens) Newberry (largest city: Newberry) Saluda (largest city: Saluda) See also Governor of South Carolina List of governors of South Carolina South Carolina gubernatorial elections Notes References External links SCIway biography of Governor James Hovis Hodges South Carolina election returns 1998 South Carolina gubernatorial elections 2006 Category:2002 United States gubernatorial elections 2002 Category:2002 South Carolina elections