{"id":3612,"date":"2026-07-23T16:35:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3612"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:35:56","slug":"scs-mark-sanford-tries-another-political-comeback-bid-in-u-s-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3612","title":{"rendered":"SC\u2019s Mark Sanford tries another political comeback bid in U.S. Senate race"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>After mounting and quickly suspending a run for the U.S. House earlier this year, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Thursday he would compete for a six-year term to the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3610\">Why an SC woman was arrested for trying to cash in a winning lottery ticket<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here to ask that you join us in this effort to get Washington\u2019s finances back in order so that indeed our children might be able to live the American Dream,\u201d Sanford said in a video announcing his campaign.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Sanford, 66, a former South Carolina congressman and governor, joins a growing field of candidates vying for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination. Duke Buckner, Mark Lynch, Mark McBride and Samuel Shepherd filed to run for U.S. Senate on Tuesday. U.S. Reps. Russell Fry and Ralph Norman and Lindsey Graham\u2019s sister, Sen. Darline Graham, also said they would campaign for the seat.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Sanford enters the race with significant cash to communicate with voters. He ended June with nearly $1.4 million cash on hand in his federal fundraising committee, which he recently transitioned into a U.S. Senate account.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In June, he picked up 12%\u2014 about 8,000 votes \u2014 in the First Congressional District\u2019s Republican primary more than a month after suspending his short-lived U.S. House campaign. The former governor and congressman finished fourth in a crowded 11-person-primary.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>When ending his U.S. House campaign in April, Sanford said \u201cthe most effective way I can contribute right now is not by seeking office, but by helping build a broader movement focused on the country\u2019s financial future,\u201d in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3609\">York County sheriff defends Flock camera usage, promises more transparency<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>His Senate launch video, like his congressional campaign, focused on reducing the country\u2019s national debt.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re at a tipping point, and that\u2019s why I\u2019ve decided to run for U.S. Senate,\u201d Sanford said in Thursday\u2019s video.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Sanford served three terms in Congress representing the Lowcountry between 1995-2001. He was then elected as governor twice before going back to the U.S. House in 2013. During his tenure as governor, Sanford admitted to having an extramarital affair with a woman in Argentina. The public initially believed he was hiking the Appalachian trail while visiting her in Argentina.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He lost a reelection bid to congress in 2018 during the primary to Katie Arrington.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Sanford then mounted a challenge to Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3608\">He doesn\u2019t live in SC, yet, but he filed to run for Lindsey Graham\u2019s Senate seat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Sanford, the ex-governor and congressman from South Carolina, joins a crowded Republican primary seeking a six-year Senate term with a fiscal message.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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