SOUTH CAROLINA | 8 Electoral Votes |
Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, South Carolina State Election Commission)
Largest counties: Greenville, Richland, Charleston, Spartanburg, Lexington. > Government
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Voting Eligible Population*: 3,279,329. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 58.6%. |
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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 |
Republicans: Saturday, January 19, 2008. Democrats: Saturday, January 26, 2008. |
Registration Jan. 2008: 2,246,242 |
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Democrats 54 Delegates (45 Pledged, 9 Unpledged) and 8 Alternates. > 1.33% of the 4,049 Delegate Votes. Clinton
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Official Results 100% of precincts >
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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
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Voting Eligible Population*: 3,055,098. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 53.0%. |
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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%. |
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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. |
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