Electoral History
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Robert A. Barber, Jr. | 47,769 | 32% | Mark Sanford | 97,803 | 66% | Robert Payne | Libertarian | 1,836 | 1% | * | |||
| 1996 | (no candidate) | Mark Sanford | 138,467 | 96% | Joseph F. Innella | Natural Law | 5,105 | 4% | ||||||
| 1998 | (no candidate) | Mark Sanford | 118,414 | 91% | Joseph F. Innella | Natural Law | 11,586 | 9% | * |
| South Carolina Gubernatorial Election 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Mark Sanford | 583,339 | 52.9 | ||
| Democratic | Jim Hodges (Incumbent) | 518,310 | 47.3 | ||
| South Carolina Gubernatorial Election 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Mark Sanford (Incumbent) | 601,868 | 55.1 | +2.2 | |
| Democratic | Tommy Moore | 489,076 | 44.8 | ||
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