South Carolina primary
The South Carolina presidential primary has become one of several key early state nominating contests in the process of choosing nominees of the Democratic and Republican parties for the following election for President of the United States.
The South Carolina primary historically has been more important for the Republican Party, being considered a "firewall" to protect frontrunners in the presidential nomination race. It was designed to stop the momentum of insurgent candidates who could have received a boost from strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire.[1][2] From its inception in 1980 through the election of 2008, the winner of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary has gone on to win the nomination.[3]
As of 2008, the primary has cemented its place as the "First in the South" primary for both parties. For the Democrats, the 2008 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[4]) of primary voters were African Americans. [5] Opening hours for the polls were 7 am to 7 pm Eastern Standard Time in 2008.
The 2012 South Carolina primary was held on Saturday, January 21st.[6]
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[edit] Republican results
- 1980: Ronald Reagan won with 55%, defeating runner-up John Connally.
- 1984: Uncontested (Reagan was the incumbent president and was re-nominated).
- 1988: George H. W. Bush won with 49%, defeating runner-up Bob Dole.
- 1992: George H. W. Bush won with 67%, defeating runner-up Pat Buchanan.
- 1996: Bob Dole won with 45%, defeating runner-up Pat Buchanan.
- 2000: George W. Bush won with 53%, defeating runner-up John McCain.
- 2004: Uncontested (Bush was the incumbent president and was re-nominated).
- 2008: John McCain won with 33%, defeating runner-up Mike Huckabee.
- 2012: Newt Gingrich won with 40%, defeating runner-up Mitt Romney.
[edit] Democratic results
- 1988: In 1988, South Carolina Democrats held a caucus rather than a primary. Jesse Jackson won with approximately 55% of the vote, defeating Al Gore.[7]
- 1992: Bill Clinton won with approximately 69% of the vote, defeating Paul Tsongas.[8]
- 1996: Uncontested (Clinton was the incumbent president and was renominated).
- 2000: Al Gore won with 92% of the vote, defeating Bill Bradley. [9]
- 2004: John Edwards won with 45% of the vote, defeating John Kerry.[10]
- 2008: Barack Obama won with approximately 55% of the vote, defeating Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards.[11]
- 2012: Uncontested (Obama is the incumbent president and expected to be renominated).
[edit] See also
- South Carolina Democratic primary, 2008
- South Carolina Republican primary, 2008
- South Carolina Republican primary, 2012
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.gwu.edu/~action/states/scprimresults.html
- ^ Scherer, Michael (2008-01-09). "Huckabee Looks to South Carolina". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1701639,00.html. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ Rudin, Ken (2008-01-16). "South Carolina's Role as GOP Kingmaker". NPR. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18147641. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "Election Center 2008: Primary Exit Polls - Elections & Politics news from". CNN.com. http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/epolls/index.html#SCDEM. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "January 7, 2008". The Nation. 2008-01-07. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080107/moser. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "GOP Primary Case Before High Court". The Post and Courier. 2011-11-15. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/nov/15/gop-primary-case-before-high-court/. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "Jackson's Triumph in South Carolina Illustrates Dramatic Change Since Vote in '84". New York Times. 1988-03-14. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEED7103DF937A25750C0A96E948260. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: South Carolina; Bush and Clinton Score Big Victories". New York Times. 1992-03-08. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE4D6163DF93BA35750C0A964958260. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "2000 Democratic Presidential Caucus Results - South Carolina". Uselectionatlas.org. http://uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT/PRIMARY/PE2000/primD2000SC.html. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "Primary Results by State - Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Uselectionatlas.org. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stateprim.php?fips=45&year=2004&elect=1. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "South Carolina Primary Election Results - Election Guide 2008 - Results - The New York Times". Politics.nytimes.com. http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/states/SC.html. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
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