2006 South Carolina gubernatorial election

2006 South Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee Mark Sanford Tommy Moore
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 601,868 489,076
Percentage 55.12% 44.79%

County results
Sanford:      50–60%      60–70%
Moore:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Mark Sanford
Republican

Elected Governor

Mark Sanford
Republican

The 2006 South Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Mark Sanford won re-election against Democratic State Senator Tommy Moore, becoming only the third Republican governor in South Carolina to win a second term (Robert Kingston Scott and Carroll A. Campbell Jr. were the others). Sanford started the campaign with a double-digit edge over Moore and he maintained that lead to election day. During the campaign, Sanford's approval rating averaged in the mid-fifties.[1] In Sanford's re-election victory, he also garnered 22% of the African American vote.

  1. ^ "Do you approve or disapprove of the job Mark Sanford is doing as Governor?". SurveyUSA.