2002Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2002 election for South Carolina Governor
Governor · South Carolina
Marshall Clement Sanford Jr (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating James H. Hodges (D) by 5.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Marshall Clement Sanford JrRepublican · winner
52.9%585,422
James H. HodgesDemocrat
47.1%521,140
1,106,562 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET