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Jenny Sanford may be the key to her ex-husband's electoral chances

From the Appalachian trail to the campaign trail, former Governor Mark Sanford is back on the grid. After defeating Curtis Bostic in the GOP primary runoff on Tuesday, 57% to 43%, Sanford should be the favorite to win the vacated congressional seat in South Carolina first district. The district has become heavily Republican.

 

Mark Sanford: Stephen Colbert isn't my opponent

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Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford vowed Wednesday to define Democratic rival Elizabeth Colbert Busch, saying the only thing voters know is that she's the sister of comedian Stephen Colbert. "She's not held office," Sanford said in an MSNBC interview. "Stephen Colbert's a very popular, you know, well-regarded comedian but at the end of the day he's not on the ticket."

 

Report: Sanford asked ex-wife to run his campaign

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Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford reportedly asked his ex-wife to manage his campaign for Congress, just as she had when he first ran for the U.S. House in 1994 during happier times. In a New York magazine story, the disgraced Republican who tearfully admitted on national TV that he had an extramarital affair not only went to Jenny Sanford asking for her blessing to re-enter politics, he also had a proposal to join forces again.

 

Former SC gov, ex-wife could face off for House seat

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With the potential to crush the juiciest of “Divorce Court” episodes, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and ex-wife Jenny could soon face off for an open congressional seat.

 

Ex-South Carolina governor to marry former mistress

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Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford said on Sunday he is engaged to marry his Argentine girlfriend, Maria Belen Chapur.

 

Intriguing: Scorned gov's wife tells all

Intriguing: Scorned gov's wife tells all

The public will get the other side of the story of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's sex scandal sooner than anticipated -- the publishing date of a memoir by the governor's estranged wife, Jenny Sanford, has been moved up. Her book, "Staying True," will now hit bookstores on February 5 instead of the original April release date, the book's publisher, Ballantine Books, announced Tuesday.

 

Sanford’s Wife Files for Divorce

Sanford’s Wife Files for Divorce

Jenny Sanford announced on Friday that she is filing for divorce from her husband, Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina, who confessed in June to an affair.

 

Sanford faces 37 ethics charges

The South Carolina Ethics Commission has charged Gov. Mark Sanford with 37 counts of violating state ethics laws, according to a complaint released by the commission on Monday.

 

S.C. lawmakers to formally mull impeaching governor

South Carolina lawmakers say they'll formally consider the possible impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next ...

 

S.C. lieutenant gov. will ask Sanford to resign

South Carolina's lieutenant governor will ask embattled Gov. Mark Sanford to resign at a news conference Wednesday, a spokesman ...

 

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