2006Final results
2006 election for South Carolina Governor
Governor · South Carolina
Marshall Clement Sanford Jr (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Tommy Moore (D) by 10.3 points.
Marshall Clement Sanford JrRepublican · winner
55.2%601,868
Tommy MooreDemocrat
44.8%489,076
1,090,944 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET