GOP Wins S.C. Senate Seat
A South Carolina state senator, who styled himself a political understudy to the late Rep. Floyd Spence, handily beat his Democratic opponent in a special election Tuesday to succeed the congressman.
Republican Joe Wilson received 40,289 votes, or 73%, to political newcomer Brent Weaver’s 14,088 votes, or 26%.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Dec. 20, 2001 FOR THE RECORD
Los Angeles Times Thursday December 20, 2001 Home Edition Part A Part A Page 2 A2 Desk 1 inches; 28 words Type of Material: Correction
Congressional race--A headline on a story in Section A on Wednesday misidentified the race won by Republican Joe Wilson. Wilson won South Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District seat for the U.S. House.
Wilson is a former campaign worker and aide to Spence, who died in August. He also worked for Republican Sen. Strom Thurmond.
Spence had held the seat in the state’s conservative 2nd District since 1971.
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