Mark Sanford Official Winner
Update: Former three-term Congressman Mark Sanford is the official winner in the South Carolina gubernatorial race. Sanford takes the seat from Governor Jim Hodges, whose win four years ago was seen as a fluke for the Republican-leaning state.
(11/05, 10:50 p.m. EST)

Candidates Make Last Minute Appeals
Update: Gov. Jim Hodges and challenger Mark Sanford have continued their heated battle right up to Election Day, with a final rush to churches, lunches and rallies to garner crucial last-minute approval from voters. (11/05)

Election 2002 -- South Carolina ETV
Archived video of debates, coverage from SCETV's Stateline public affairs program, and Ready to Vote -- a project aimed at engaging teens in civic participation

Candidate Interviews LIVE -- South Carolina ETV
Stateline, ETV's weekly public affairs program, features one-on-one in-depth interviews with the gubernatorial candidates on October 24 at 7:30 p.m. (Sanford) and October 31 at 7:30 p.m. (Hodges). Charles Bierbauer conducts the interviews with both candidates.

Hodges Faces Strong Challenge
Update: South Carolina's Democratic Gov. Jim Hodges faces a challenge in securing his seat for another term, with former Congressman Mark Sanford, a Republican, gaining ground through his stance as a moderate. Sanford has developed a strong voter base in the Low Country's coastal counties, traditionally among the less Republican-leaning areas of South Carolina. The Up Country, meanwhile, traditionally tends to vote Republican. Should Sanford succeed in rallying the coastal counties' support, Hodges may be left without a significant Democratic stronghold anywhere in the state.
(10/17)