Mark Sanford wins special election for Congress - USA Today

WASHINGTON — Disgraced ex-South Carolina governor Mark Sanford won his bid for redemption on Tuesday night, defeating Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch for his old seat in Congress. Sanford, a Republican who admitted an extramarital affair in 2009,Former S.C. governor Mark Sanford (R) outgunned Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D) in many ways to win his old congressional seat, after his very public affair seemed to mortally wound his political career in 2010. Sanford out-hustled his opponent on theMark Sanford is Washington-bound. The former South Carolina governor won redemption Tuesday night when he clinched a win against Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch to become the next U.S. representative. CNN calledWASHINGTON — Disgraced ex-South Carolina governor Mark Sanford won his bid for redemption on Tuesday night, defeating Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch for his old seat in Congress. Sanford,

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