COLUMBIA, S.C., May 7 (UPI) -- Republican former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch Tuesday for the U.S. House seat he held from 1995 to 2001.
Sanford had 54 percent of the vote to 45 percent for Colbert Busch, with 70 percent of the precincts counted in the 1st Congressional District race, CNN reported.