South Carolina Republican Primary

Democratic Primary (Jan. 26)

About This Primary

Jan
19

Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 24.0

The Candidates

Photo of Rudy Giuliani Rudy Giuliani Businessman, Consultant
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Photo of Mike Huckabee Mike Huckabee Candidate
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Photo of Duncan Hunter Duncan Hunter Representative from California
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Photo of Alan Keyes Alan Keyes Author, Speaker
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Photo of John McCain John McCain Senator from Arizona
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Photo of Ron Paul Ron Paul Representative from Texas
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Photo of Mitt Romney Mitt Romney Candidate
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Photo of Tom Tancredo Tom Tancredo Representative from Colorado
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Photo of Fred Thompson Fred Thompson Actor on "Law and Order"
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South Carolina Demographics (2006 Census ACS)

  • Population: 4,321,249
  • Gender: 48.7 male, 51.3 female
  • Race: 67.3 white, 28.6 black, 1.1 asian, 0.2 indian, 0.1 pacific islander, 3.4 hispanic,
  • Age: 76.0% 18 years and over; 12.8% 65 years and over; Median age:
  • Median Household Income: $41,100
  • Families Below Poverty Level: 11.9%
  • Education: 9.8% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in South Carolina

No candidates are campaigning in South Carolina today.

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Campaign Finance

$429,754 raised in South Carolina by Republican candidates (through May. 31, 2008)

Top Candidates

John McCain$429,429
Ron Paul$320
Alan Keyes$5

Top Cities

Columbia$127,638
Charleston$32,325
Mount Pleasant$25,289

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Endorsements

Political endorsements made by South Carolina state legislators:

Top Endorsees

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Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Edwards45%
Kerry30%
Sharpton10%
2004 general Election
Bush58%
Kerry41%
Other1%

Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.

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