2000 United States presidential election in South Carolina

Republican primary The Republican primary was held on February 19, 2000, with 37 delegates at stake. South Carolina would prove to be a crucially important state for then-Texas Governor George W. Bush after losing to Arizona Senator John McCain in New Hampshire by 18 points. Bush won the South Carolina primary by an 11.5% margin, and took the lion's share of the delegates at stake. Candidates • Governor George W. Bush of Texas • Former Ambassador Alan Keyes of Maryland • Senator John McCain of Arizona Withdrawn • Former Undersecretary of Education Gary Bauer of Kentucky • Businessman Steve Forbes of New Jersey • Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah Results Democratic Caucuses The Democratic caucuses were held on March 7, with 43 delegates at stake. As the only major candidate left in the race, Vice President Al Gore easily won all the delegates. Candidates • Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee • William Kreml of South Carolina Withdrawn • U.S. Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey Results ==Campaign==

Results by county Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican • Abbeville (Largest city: Abbeville) • Calhoun (Largest city: St. Matthews) • Chesterfield (Largest city: Cheraw) • Colleton (Largest city: Walterboro) • Darlington (Largest city: Hartsville) • Georgetown (Largest city: Murrells Inlet) • Lancaster (Largest city: Lancaster) • Sumter (Largest city: Sumter) • Union (Largest city: Union) Results by congressional district Bush won five of six congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat. == Electors ==

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000 • Cynthia F. Costa • Danny R. Faulkner • Thomas H. McLean • William B. Prince • Dan Richardson • Douglas L. Wavle • Cecil F. Windham Sr. • Buddy Witherspoon ==See also==