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The Republican electorate in South Carolina is noted for having a high proportion of evangelical voters. [10] Socially conservative candidates have performed well in the South Carolina primary in past contests. In the 2012 Republican primary, Newt Gingrich beat eventual nominee Mitt Romney in the state with support from evangelical voters. [11]
South Carolina has also been important for the Democrats. In 2008, the Democratic South Carolina primary took on added significance because it was the first nominating contest in that cycle in which a large percentage (55 percent, according to an exit poll [ 5 ] ) of primary voters were African Americans . [ 6 ]
However, the primary was deemed non-binding, so the South Carolina primary was the first contest in which candidates could earn delegates. [7] President Biden won the primary in a landslide, winning all 55 of the state's unbound delegates. [8] The Democratic primary recorded low voter turnout among registered voters, with only 4% participating. [9]
South Carolina's January 21, 2012 Republican Presidential Preference Primary was the party's then-largest ever, drawing more than 600,000 voters. Newt Gingrich won the race with 40.4% of the vote. The highly contested election set multiple state records for a presidential primary cycle; candidates held five presidential debates and spent $13.2 ...
2000 South Carolina Republican presidential primary; 2008 South Carolina Republican presidential primary; 2012 South Carolina Republican presidential primary; 2016 South Carolina Republican presidential primary; 2024 South Carolina Republican presidential primary
Feb. 24: South Carolina Republican primary. Despite Haley serving as the state’s governor for six years, Trump was declared the winner in South Carolina at 7 p.m. ET, just as polls in the state ...
The former president’s latest victory will likely increase pressure on Haley, who was Trump’s former representative to the U.N. and South Carolina governor from 2011 to 2017, to leave the race.
Here’s what we know so far as results from South Carolina’s statewide primary races roll in Tuesday night. ... With 97% of the precincts reporting in the Republican primary, Shealy led with 40 ...