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COLUMBIA (AP) -- The ongoing ethics probe of Gov. Mark Sanford has cost his campaign at least $185,347.

Sanford's campaign finance report filed on Wednesday shows three payments to Columbia law firm Hall & Bowers Llc.

The legal payments exclude costs of state-paid lawyers hired to defend Sanford's office during the House's impeachment hearings last month. The impeachment effort failed but the House passed a formal rebuke of Sanford on Wednesday by a 102-11 vote.

Sanford's campaign finance report also show he continues to spend heavily with his campaign adviser. The fourth-quarter financial report shows Red Sea Llc of Bethesda, Md., was paid $66,100 in October.

Sanford spent a total of $259,052 during the quarter and has $1.4 million remanning in his campaign account.

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