South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 2010 (The More Things Changed)

The 2010 South Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Republican Governor Mark Sanford was term limited and unable to seek re-election. Primary elections took place on June 8, 2010 and a runoff election, as was necessary on the Republican side, was held two weeks later on June 22.

The Democratic candidate Vincent Sheheen defeated the Republican candidate, André Bauer, in the general election.