SOUTH CAROLINA 8 Electoral Votes
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, South Carolina State Election Commission)
Total Population, July 2008 est. 4,479,800
Total Registration, Nov. 2008 2,553,923
South Carolina has: 46 counties.
Largest counties: Greenville, Richland,  Charleston, Spartanburg, Lexington. >

Government
Governor: Mark Sanford (R) elected in 2002, re-elected in 2006.
State Legislature: South Carolina General Assembly  House: 124 seats   Senate: 46 seats
Local: Cities and Counties   NACO Counties
U.S. House: 4R, 2D - 1. H.Brown (R) | 2. J.Wilson (R) | 3. J.G.Barrett (R) | 4. B.Inglis (R) | 5. J. Spratt (D) | 6. J.Clyburn (D).
U.S. Senate: Lindsey Graham (R) up for re-election in 2008, Jim DeMint (R) re-elected in 2004.
2008
update   
U.S. Senate:  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) defeated Bob Conley (D), an engineer and commercial pilot, by 57.5% to 42.3%. 
U.S. House:  All six U.S. House members were re-elected; the House delegate remains at 4R, 2D.
State Legislature:  Republicans maintain solid majorities in both chambers.
More:  South Carolina voters also cast votes on three amendments.


The Palmetto State

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General Election -- Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Voting Eligible Population*: 3,279,329.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 58.6%.



Official Results >


McKinney/Clemente (Grn.)
4,461 (0.23)
+McCain/Palin (Rep.) 1,034,896 (53.87)
Barr/Root (Lib.)
7,283 (0.38)
Nader/Gonzalez (Pet.) 5,053 (0.26)
Obama/Biden (Dem.) 862,449 (44.90)
Baldwin/Castle (Const.)
6,827 (0.36)
Total........1,920,969





Total voting: 1,941,480
2008 Overview
McCain-Palin won South Carolina with a plurality of 172,447 votes (8.97 percentage points); the Republican ticket carried 26 counties to 20 for Obama-Biden.
Obama/Allies  |  McCain/Allies  |  Nader


[Primary Election: June 10, 2008]
Presidential Primaries 
Republicans: Saturday, January 19, 2008.   Democrats: Saturday, January 26, 2008. 
Registration Jan. 2008: 2,246,242
Main South Carolina Primary Page

Democrats
54 Delegates (45 Pledged, 9 Unpledged) and 8 Alternates. >
1.33% of the 4,049 Delegate Votes.

Clinton  |  Edwards  |  Obama
former: Biden  |  Dodd  |  Richardson

Official Results  100% of precincts >
Joe Biden
693
0.1%
Hillary Clinton
140,990
26.5%
Chris Dodd
247
0.0%
John Edwards
93,801
17.6%
Mike Gravel
245
0.0%
Dennis J. Kucinich
551
0.1%
Barack Obama
294,898
55.4%
Bill Richardson
726
0.1%
Total
532,151

There was a huge increase in voters compared to the 2004 Democratic primary. Sen. Obama carried all counties except Horry (Clinton) and Oconee (Edwards).

Republicans
24 Delegates (penalized 23 delegates because process violates RNC rules)
1.01% of the 2,380 Delegates. 

Allocation: At-large is winner-take-all per statewide vote.  CD is winner-take-all per CD.

Giuliani  |  Huckabee  |  Hunter  |  McCain  |  Paul  |  Romney  |  FThompson  
former: Brownback  |  Cox

Official Results  100% of precincts >
Rudy Giuliani
9,557
2.15%
Mike Huckabee
132,943
29.84%
Duncan Hunter
1,051
0.24%
John McCain
147,686
33.15%
Ron Paul
16,154
3.63%
Mitt Romney
68,142
15.30%
Fred Thompson
69,651
15.63%
Others: Cort (88), Cox (83),
Fendig (23), Tancredo (121)
315
0.07%
Total
445,499

Sen. McCain won in the CDs 1, 2 and 6, while former Gov. Huckabee won in CDs 3, 4 and 5.



General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Voting Eligible Population*: 3,055,098.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 53.0%.
Official Results


Peroutka/Baldwin (Const.)
5,317
(0.32)
Brown/Hebert (Un.Cit.)
2,124
(0.13)
Nader/Camejo (Indep.Pty) 5,520 (0.34)
Cobb/LaMarche (Grn.)
1,488
(0.09)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
937,974
(57.98)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)
 3,608
(0.22)
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)
661,699
(40.90)
Total........1,617,730
 




Total Voting: 1,631,148
2004 Overview
Bush won with a plurality of 276,275 votes (17.08 percentage points).  Bush won 31 counties to 15 for Kerry.
   
General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Voting Eligible Population*: 2,944,326.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 47.0%.
Official Results               


Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
565,561
(40.90)
Phillips/Frazier (Const.)
1,682
(0.12)
Nader/LaDuke (Un.Cit.)
20,200
(1.46)
Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)
3,519
(0.25)
Hagelin/Goldhaber (NLP)
942
(0.07)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
785,937
(56.84)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
4,876
(0.35)
Total........1,382,717

2000 Overview
South Carolina, the scene of such great activity during the Republican presidential primary in February, saw a very quite campaign on the presidential level in the fall.  None of the principals visited.  Bush carried the Palmetto State with a comfortable plurality of 220,307 votes (15.94 percentage points).  Bush won 31 counties to 15 for Gore.  Heath Thompson ran Republicans' Victory 2000 effort; Remle Beard was Gore-Lieberman state director.  One issue on the ballot that did generate considerable debate was Amendment 1 to lift a ban on lotteries; it passed. 

1992 and 1996 General Elections

1992
Bush (Rep.)............577,507
(48.02)
Clinton (Dem.)........497,514
(39.88)
Perot (Petition).......138,872 
(11.55)
Others (3)..................6,634
(0.55)
Total........1,202,527

1996
Dole (Rep.).............573,458
(49.79)
Clinton (Dem.)........506,283
(43.96)
Perot (Ref./Pat.).......64,386 
(5.59)
Others (3)..................7,562
(0.66)
Total........1,151,689

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