Historically, this primary election has been much more important in the Republican Party's nomination process, considered a "firewall" that could permanently eliminate any/all serious rivals to the winner.[3] It is meant to force the various factions of the party to decide quickly on and unite behind a single candidate and avoid wasting precious time and resources on a drawn-out battle between their own candidates, that would divert the party's focus from working to defeat the Democrats' likely nominee. Since its 1980 inception, the winner of the Republican South Carolina primary has always become the eventual Republican National Convention nominee for that fall's general election,[4] with one exception, the 2012 primary, in which eventual Republican nominee Mitt Romney finished second, behind winner Newt Gingrich (who would go on to suspend his campaign before that summer's convention began).
South Carolina has also been important for the Democrats. In 2008, the Democratic South Carolina 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[5]) of primary voters were African Americans.[6] In 2020, it was also described as a "firewall" for Joe Biden, where he had considerable leverage over his opponents, particularity with African American voters.[7]
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2008 SC Primary
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources South Carolina presidential primary news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 1 2 primary for both parties Historically this primary election has been much more important in the Republican Party s nomination process considered a firewall that could permanently eliminate any all serious rivals to the winner 3 It is meant to force the various factions of the party to decide quickly on and unite behind a single candidate and avoid wasting precious time and resources on a drawn out battle between their own candidates that would divert the party s focus from working to defeat the Democrats likely nominee Since its 1980 inception the winner of the Republican South Carolina primary has always become the eventual Republican National Convention nominee for that fall s general election 4 with one exception the 2012 primary in which eventual Republican nominee Mitt Romney finished second behind winner Newt Gingrich who would go on to suspend his campaign before that summer s convention began South Carolina has also been important for the Democrats In 2008 the Democratic South Carolina 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 5 of primary voters were African Americans 6 In 2020 it was also described as a firewall for Joe Biden where he had considerable leverage over his opponents particularity with African American voters 7 Contents 1 Democratic results 2 Republican results 3 References 4 External linksDemocratic results edit1988 caucus March 12 Jesse Jackson 55 Al Gore 17 Michael Dukakis 6 Dick Gephardt 2 and others 0 8 1992 March 7 Bill Clinton 63 Paul Tsongas 18 Tom Harkin 7 Jerry Brown 6 uncommitted 3 and others 2 9 1996 Primary cancelled 2000 March 9 Al Gore 92 and Bill Bradley 2 10 2004 February 3 John Edwards 45 John Kerry 30 Al Sharpton 10 Wesley Clark 7 Howard Dean 5 and Joe Lieberman 2 11 2008 January 26 Barack Obama 55 Hillary Clinton 27 and John Edwards 18 12 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 edit1980 March 8 Ronald Reagan 55 John Connally 30 George H W Bush 15 and others 0 1984 Primary cancelled 1988 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 cancelled 2008 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 13 2020 Primary cancelled 2024 February 24 References edit 5 Things to Watch in South Carolina s Republican Primary ABC Newa February 20 2016 Retrieved February 21 2016 South Carolina s Key Role in the Presidential Race U S News amp World Report February 17 2016 Retrieved February 21 2016 Scherer Michael January 9 2008 Huckabee Looks to South Carolina TIME Archived from the original on January 12 2008 Retrieved January 5 2012 Rudin Ken January 16 2008 South Carolina s Role as GOP Kingmaker NPR Retrieved January 5 2012 Election Center 2008 Primary Exit Polls Elections amp Politics news from CNN com Retrieved January 5 2012 January 7 2008 The Nation January 7 2008 Retrieved January 5 2012 Joe Biden s firewall held in South Carolina Here s how he won The State March 1 2020 Jackson s Triumph in South Carolina Illustrates Dramatic Change Since Vote in 84 New York Times March 14 1988 Retrieved January 5 2012 THE 1992 CAMPAIGN South Carolina Bush and Clinton Score Big Victories New York Times March 8 1992 Retrieved January 5 2012 2000 Democratic Presidential Caucus Results South Carolina Uselectionatlas org Retrieved January 5 2012 Primary Results by State Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Uselectionatlas org Retrieved January 5 2012 South Carolina Primary Election Results Election Guide 2008 Results The New York Times Politics nytimes com Retrieved January 5 2012 Graham David A Donald Trump Wins the South Carolina Primary The Atlantic www theatlantic com Retrieved January 13 2023 External links editSouth Carolina State Election Commission SC GOP Presidential Primary Task Force 2008 SC Primary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Carolina presidential primary amp oldid 1208848347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
