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South Carolina presidential primary

The South Carolina presidential primary is an open primary election which has become one of several key early-state presidential primaries in the process of the Democratic and Republican Parties choosing their respective general election nominees for President of the United States. South Carolina has cemented its place as the "First in the South" primary for both parties.

Democratic results
1988 (caucus) (March 12): Jesse Jackson (55%), Al Gore (17%), Michael Dukakis (6%), Dick Gephardt (2%), and others (0%) • 1992 (March 7): Bill Clinton (63%), Paul Tsongas (18%), Tom Harkin (7%), Jerry Brown (6%), uncommitted (3%), and others (2%) • 1996: Primary cancelled2000 (March 9): Al Gore (92%) and Bill Bradley (2%) • 2004 (February 3): John Edwards (45%), John Kerry (30%), Al Sharpton (10%), Wesley Clark (7%), Howard Dean (5%), and Joe Lieberman (2%) • 2008 (January 26): Barack Obama (55%), Hillary Clinton (27%), and John Edwards (18%) • 2012 (January 28): Barack Obama (unopposed) • 2016 (February 27): Hillary Clinton (73%) and Bernie Sanders (26%) • 2020 (February 29): Joe Biden (48%), Bernie Sanders (20%), Tom Steyer (11%), Pete Buttigieg (8%), Elizabeth Warren (7%), Amy Klobuchar (3%), and Tulsi Gabbard (1%) • 2024 (February 3): Joe Biden (96%) == Republican results ==
Republican results
1980 (March 8): Ronald Reagan (55%), John Connally (30%), George H. W. Bush (15%), and others (0%) • 1984: Primary canceled1988 (March 5): George H. W. Bush (49%), Bob Dole (21%), Pat Robertson (19%), and Jack Kemp (11%) • 1992 (March 7): George H. W. Bush (67%), Pat Buchanan (26%), and David Duke (7%) • 1996 (March 2): Bob Dole (45%), Pat Buchanan (29%), Steve Forbes (13%), Lamar Alexander (10%), and Alan Keyes (2%) • 2000 (February 19): George W. Bush (53%), John McCain (42%), Alan Keyes (5%), and others (0%) • 2004: Primary canceled2008 (January 19): John McCain (33%), Mike Huckabee (30%), Fred Thompson (16%), Mitt Romney (15%), Ron Paul (4%), Rudy Giuliani (2%), and others (0%) • 2012 (January 21): Newt Gingrich (40%), Mitt Romney (28%), Rick Santorum (17%), and Ron Paul (13%) • 2016 (February 20): Donald Trump (33%), Marco Rubio (22%), Ted Cruz (22%), Jeb Bush (8%), John Kasich (8%), and Ben Carson (7%) • 2020: Primary canceled2024 (February 24): ==References==
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