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South Carolina State Election Commission
2002 South Carolina Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Primary: 6/11/02, |
| List of State Parties, |
| Governor, 53% in '98, 1st term, |
| Jim Hodges (D), |
ex-U.S. Rep. Marshall C. "Mark" Sanford, Jr. (R) 38.6%, Lt. Gov. Robert Lee Peeler (R) 37.6%, Att. Gen. Charlie Condon (R) 15.6%, attorney / anti-lottery activist Kenneth B. Wingate (R) 3.9%, Sec. of St. Jim Miles (R) 2.7%, ex-teacher Rebekah "Reb" Sutherland (R) 0.9%, St. Sen. William Strobel "Bill" Branton, Jr. (R) 0.6%, |
'98 nominee / '00 Congressional nominee Timothy Moultrie (L), drug activist Tom Pickett (I), |
| Lt. Governor, next election in 2002, Robert Lee Peeler (R) running for Governor |
| St. Sen. Phil P. Leventis (D), |
St. Sen. David L. Thomas (R) 36.6%, St. Sen. André Bauer (R) 34.6%, St. Rep. Merita Ann "Rita" Allison (R) 28.8%, |
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| Attorney General, next election in 2002, Charlie Condon (R) running for Governor |
| probation director Stephen "Steve" K. Benjamin (D), |
state GOP chair ex-U.S. attorney / 90 Lt. Gov. nominee Henry D. McMaster (R) 42.4%, ex-St. Sen. Larry Richter (R) 31.8%, prosecutor Jon E. Ozmint (R) 25.8%, |
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| Secretary of State, next election in 2002, Jim Miles (R) running for Governor |
| State Alchohol Abuse Depart. Director Rick C. Wade (D), |
Spartanburg Co. Clerk of Courts Mark Hammond (R) 38.9%, SC Policy Council Pres. Ed McMullen (R) 33.8%, Co. Auditor Lois Eargle (R) 27.3%, |
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| Treasurer, next election in 2002 |
| Grady Patterson (D), |
St. Sen. W. Greg Ryberg (R), |
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| Comptroller, next election in 2002 |
| James A. Lander (D), |
ex-St. Treas. Richard Eckstrom (R) 73.1%, City Councilmember Deb Sofield (R) 26.9%, |
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| Adjutant General, next election in 2002 |
| No Democrat |
Stanhope Spears (R) 58.8%, national Gaurd Brig. Gen. Earle Brown (R) 21.0%, retired Nat'l Guard Tom Hendrix (R) 20.2%, |
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| Superintendent of Schools, next election in 2002 |
| Inez Tenenbaum (D), |
professor Dan Hiltgen (R), |
Al Hafer (C), |
| Agriculture Commissioner, D. Leslie Tindal (R) retiring, next election in 2002 |
| farmer John Long (D) 58.4%, state marine advisory committee chair Ben Gregg (D) 41.6%, |
St. Rep. Charlie R. Sharpe (R), |
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| Senator, 53% in '96, 9th term, Strom Thurmond (R) retiring, next election in 2002, |
| ex-College of Charleston President / ex-St. Rep. / ex-St. Sen. Alex Sanders (D), |
U.S. Rep. Lindsey O. Graham (R), |
ex-St. Sen. / 1998 Att. Gen. nominee Tom Turnipseed (G)?, '00 Congressional nominee Ted Adams (C), |
| 1st Congressional District, 60.7% in '00, 1st term |
| No Democrat |
Henry E. Brown Jr. (R) 78.7%, 2000 Reform Party nominee Bob Batchelder (R) 21.3%, |
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| 2nd Congressional District, 73% in '01 Special Election, 1st term, might run for U.S. Senate, |
| No Democrat |
Addison G. "Joe" Wilson (R), |
'01 nominee / retiree Warren Eilertson (L), '01 nominee / Columbia Chrisitans for Life director Steve Lefemine (C), electrician Mark Whittington (Cit), |
| 3rd Congressional District, 67.9% in '00, 4th term, Lindsey O. Graham (R) running for U.S. Senate, |
| '00 nominee / guidance counselor George L. Brightharp (D), |
St. Rep. J. Gresham Barrett (R) 43.5%, St. Rep. James S. "Jim" Klauber (R) 21.91%, ex-solicitor George Ducworth (R) 21.87%, St. Sen. Bob Waldrep (R) 6.3%, attorney Stan Jackson (R) 4.3%, businessman Michael Thompson (R) 2.2%, |
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| 4th Congressional District, 79.6% in '00, 2nd term |
| '00 Reform Party nominee / Dr. Peter J. Ashy (D), |
Jim DeMint (R) 61.6%, ex-St. Rep. / Public Service Comm'r. Phillip T. Bradley (R) 38.4%, |
'96, '98 & '00 nominee / hair salon owner C. Faye Walters (NL), |
| 5th Congressional District, 58.8% in '00, 10th term, |
| John M. Spratt, Jr. (D) |
No Republican |
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| 6th Congressional District, 72.0% in '00, 5th term, |
| James E. "Jim" Clyburn (D) 88.8%, Benjamin Frasier (D) 12.2%, |
activist / '94, '96, & '98 nominee Gary McLeod (R), |
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2002 South Carolina Congressional and Statewide Run-Off Primary Results
Run-Off Primary: 6/25/02, |
| Governor, 53% in '98, 1st term, |
| Jim Hodges (D), |
ex-U.S. Rep. Marshall C. "Mark" Sanford, Jr. (R) 59.9%, Lt. Gov. Robert Lee Peeler (R) 40.1%, |
'98 nominee / '00 Congressional nominee Timothy Moultrie (L), drug activist Tom Pickett (I), |
| Lt. Governor, next election in 2002, Robert Lee Peeler (R) running for Governor |
| St. Sen. Phil P. Leventis (D), |
St. Sen. André Bauer (R) 50.7%, St. Sen. David L. Thomas (R) 49.3%, |
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| Attorney General, next election in 2002, Charlie Condon (R) running for Governor |
| probation director Stephen "Steve" K. Benjamin (D), |
state GOP chair ex-U.S. attorney / 90 Lt. Gov. nominee Henry D. McMaster (R) 55.8%, ex-St. Sen. Larry Richter (R) 44.2%, |
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| Secretary of State, next election in 2002, Jim Miles (R) running for Governor |
| State Alchohol Abuse Depart. Director Rick C. Wade (D), |
Spartanburg Co. Clerk of Courts Mark Hammond (R) 54.8%, SC Policy Council Pres. Ed McMullen (R) 45.2%, |
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| 3rd Congressional District, 67.9% in '00, 4th term, Lindsey O. Graham (R) running for U.S. Senate, |
| '00 nominee / guidance counselor George L. Brightharp (D), |
St. Rep. J. Gresham Barrett (R) 65.2%, St. Rep. James S. "Jim" Klauber (R) 34.8%, |
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1. Key to South Carolina Political Parties
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