2:50 am on Wednesday April 3, 2013
| Posted by Ken Hawkins
Sanford clinches GOP nod in race for 1st Congressional District
Former Gov. Mark Sanford will run as the Republican nominee for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District during the May 7 election.
After seazing 37% of the vote in the primary on March 19, on Tuesday night Sanford cemented his lead with 56.6% to Curtis Bostic's 43.4%.
Turnout was lower in the runoff, with 46,272 casting votes, opposed to 53,657 on March 19.
Democratic challenger Elizabeth Colbert Busch apeared ahead of the situation, having earlier realesed and internal poll that showed a 3% point lead against Sanford ahead of Tuesday’s run-off.
- If you're eyeing a lengthier written analysis, I'll point yout to The Post and Courier's report.
- If you want more but don't want to read, I'll point you to ABC News 4's report.
- If you want to analyize the numbers for yourself, I'll point you to the results at SCVotes.org.
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Don't know what'd be more unbelievable, for the disgraced gov to win or a democrat.