Image uploaded from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | Former governor Mark Sanford took a step closer to returning to elected office Tuesday, advancing to a Republican runoff in South Carolina's 1st District special election. In the Democratic race, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, the sister of Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert, easily captured the nomination against perennial candidate Ben Frasier. Sanford, a onetime rising national Republican star, who some even viewed as a budding presidential candidate, fell from grace in 2009 after disappearing for nearly a week and admitting to an extramarital affair. He is now engaged to the woman. |