2002 United States Senate election in South Carolina
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2002 United States Senate election in South Carolina
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The 2002 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held on November 5, 2002. Longtime Republican incumbent Strom Thurmond decided to retire at the age of 100, becoming the first centenarian to ever serve in Congress; he later died in June 2003. Thurmond's record as the longest-serving Senator in U.S. history was later surpassed by West Virginia's Robert Byrd. Representative Lindsey Graham won the open seat, becoming the first non-incumbent Republican Senator from South Carolina since R
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2008-02-01T02:06:03Z
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2024-08-29T17:31:18Z
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