Republican Joe Wilson wins reelection to U.S. House in South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District

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COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson has won a 10th full term in Congress.

Wilson beat well-financed Democratic challenger Adair Ford Boroughs.

Wilson has kept a low profile since a brief brush with national infamy when he yelled “You lie!” at President Barack Obama during a speech before a joint session of Congress in September 2009.

The district is one of the most conservative in South Carolina, extending from the suburbs of Columbia through staunchly Republican Lexington County and into Aiken.

Boroughs tapped into national frustration with politics and touted herself as a young energetic candidate who wanted to shake up the status quo. She raised more than $2 million, while Wilson raised about $1.5 million.

But Wilson’s name recognition and a district drawn conservatively to help his strengths 10 years ago were too much to overcome.

“I’m just grateful for the opportunity to serve,” Wilson said at the only debate between the candidates in October.

Wilson was first elected to the U.S. House in 2001 after 17 years in the South Carolina Senate.

Also running were Sonny Narang for the Alliance Party and Kathleen Wright for the Constitution Party.