2020 primary Elections South Carolina results
South Carolina, which has the highest proportion of African American voters among the four early voting states, is seen as a strong indicator of how well the candidates are performing with the key Democratic constituency. Fifty-four pledged delegates are at stake.
South Carolina Republicans canceled their primary this year.
Presidential primary results
Democrats / 54 Delegates
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The following is a summary of South Carolina's Democratic Primary. South Carolina has 54 delegates and 63 available delegates including supers.
- Democrat
Joe BidenWinner
48.6%
262,336
+ 39 Delegates
- Democrat
Bernie SandersWinner
19.8%
106,605
+ 15 Delegates
- Democrat
Tom SteyerWinner
11.3%
61,140
- Democrat
Pete ButtigiegWinner
8.2%
44,217
- Democrat
Elizabeth WarrenWinner
7.1%
38,120
- Democrat
Amy KlobucharWinner
3.1%
16,900
- Democrat
Tulsi GabbardWinner
1.3%
6,813
- Democrat
Andrew YangWinner
0.2%
1,069
- Democrat
Michael BennetWinner
0.1%
765
- Democrat
Cory BookerWinner
0.1%
658
- Democrat
John DelaneyWinner
0.1%
352
- Democrat
Deval PatrickWinner
0.1%
288
Abbeville
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 57.7% 1,129
Steyer 15.9% 312
Sanders 14.6% 286
Buttigieg 4.1% 80
Warren 3.1% 60
Klobuchar 2.1% 42
Gabbard 1.4% 27
Aiken
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 44.8% 6,770
Sanders 21% 3,169
Steyer 13.2% 1,989
Buttigieg 8.2% 1,246
Warren 6.8% 1,030
Klobuchar 4% 607
Gabbard 1.3% 194
Allendale
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 58.3% 553
Steyer 25.4% 241
Sanders 12.6% 119
Warren 1.8% 17
Buttigieg 0.9% 9
Gabbard 0.2% 2
Klobuchar 0.2% 2
Anderson
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 41.8% 5,572
Sanders 23.5% 3,130
Steyer 13.6% 1,808
Buttigieg 7.4% 990
Warren 7.4% 984
Klobuchar 3.9% 525
Gabbard 1.7% 232
Bamberg
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March 1 2020, 3:43AM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 58.8% 1,099
Steyer 20.7% 387
Sanders 14.8% 277
Warren 2.3% 43
Buttigieg 1.4% 26
Klobuchar 1% 19
Gabbard 0.2% 4
Barnwell
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 59.6% 1,068
Steyer 17.2% 308
Sanders 15.3% 274
Warren 2.8% 50
Buttigieg 1.8% 32
Klobuchar 1.5% 26
Gabbard 0.7% 13
Beaufort
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 45.8% 11,277
Sanders 15.2% 3,751
Buttigieg 12.5% 3,069
Steyer 12.2% 3,009
Warren 6.9% 1,700
Klobuchar 5.6% 1,372
Gabbard 1.2% 290
Berkeley
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 49.1% 10,590
Sanders 21.3% 4,606
Steyer 9.4% 2,036
Buttigieg 8.3% 1,796
Warren 6.9% 1,495
Klobuchar 2.4% 527
Gabbard 1.8% 385
Calhoun
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 59.9% 1,116
Steyer 16.2% 302
Sanders 15.4% 287
Buttigieg 2.5% 47
Warren 2.3% 42
Klobuchar 1.8% 34
Gabbard 1.3% 25
Charleston
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 44.3% 28,333
Sanders 19.2% 12,274
Buttigieg 12.6% 8,091
Warren 10.9% 6,942
Steyer 7.4% 4,738
Klobuchar 3.6% 2,304
Gabbard 1.6% 1,017
Cherokee
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 57.1% 1,813
Sanders 21.2% 674
Steyer 10.9% 347
Warren 3.3% 106
Buttigieg 3.3% 104
Klobuchar 2.1% 66
Gabbard 1.2% 38
Chester
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March 1 2020, 2:02AM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 63.8% 2,033
Sanders 19.9% 633
Steyer 7% 223
Buttigieg 3.2% 102
Warren 2.8% 88
Klobuchar 1.8% 58
Gabbard 0.7% 23
Chesterfield
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 64% 1,825
Sanders 18.9% 538
Steyer 7.9% 225
Buttigieg 3.2% 90
Warren 2.7% 76
Klobuchar 1.5% 44
Gabbard 0.9% 26
Clarendon
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 68.6% 2,713
Sanders 12.3% 488
Steyer 11% 436
Buttigieg 2.5% 97
Warren 2.1% 85
Klobuchar 1.6% 62
Gabbard 0.9% 36
Colleton
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March 1 2020, 2:48AM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 57.8% 2,318
Sanders 16.9% 679
Steyer 13.1% 526
Warren 4.3% 174
Buttigieg 3.8% 153
Klobuchar 1.8% 73
Gabbard 1.6% 64
Darlington
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 61.1% 4,234
Sanders 16% 1,106
Steyer 13.2% 912
Buttigieg 4.1% 287
Warren 3% 208
Klobuchar 1.2% 86
Gabbard 0.8% 56
Dillon
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March 1 2020, 1:30AM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 64.1% 1,485
Sanders 15.6% 362
Steyer 13.8% 319
Buttigieg 1.7% 39
Warren 1.7% 39
Klobuchar 1.6% 38
Gabbard 0.3% 8
Dorchester
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 47.5% 7,659
Sanders 21.7% 3,496
Steyer 9.4% 1,509
Buttigieg 9% 1,457
Warren 7.4% 1,191
Klobuchar 2.5% 405
Gabbard 2% 316
Edgefield
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March 1 2020, 1:57AM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 55.9% 1,327
Sanders 17.6% 419
Steyer 15.6% 370
Warren 3.7% 89
Buttigieg 3.2% 77
Klobuchar 1.9% 44
Gabbard 0.8% 20
Fairfield
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 61.1% 2,353
Steyer 20.1% 774
Sanders 11.1% 429
Warren 2.3% 88
Buttigieg 2.2% 84
Gabbard 1.3% 50
Klobuchar 1.2% 48
Florence
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 58.8% 8,682
Sanders 17.9% 2,636
Steyer 12.7% 1,877
Warren 4.1% 608
Buttigieg 3.9% 569
Klobuchar 1.5% 221
Gabbard 0.6% 83
Georgetown
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 53.5% 4,781
Sanders 17.6% 1,574
Steyer 11.4% 1,020
Buttigieg 7.8% 698
Warren 4.2% 377
Klobuchar 3.7% 327
Gabbard 1.3% 114
Greenville
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 38.1% 20,701
Sanders 24.7% 13,423
Steyer 10.7% 5,787
Buttigieg 10.5% 5,706
Warren 9.6% 5,225
Klobuchar 4.3% 2,353
Gabbard 1.5% 834
Greenwood
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 47.9% 2,700
Steyer 19.4% 1,096
Sanders 18.8% 1,063
Buttigieg 4.9% 279
Warren 4.3% 242
Klobuchar 2.9% 165
Gabbard 1% 57
Hampton
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 53% 1,116
Steyer 25.7% 541
Sanders 15.2% 320
Warren 1.9% 41
Buttigieg 1.6% 33
Klobuchar 0.9% 18
Gabbard 0.6% 12
Horry
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 43.8% 13,313
Sanders 22.3% 6,794
Steyer 12.7% 3,847
Buttigieg 9.5% 2,886
Warren 5.7% 1,736
Klobuchar 4.2% 1,270
Gabbard 1.3% 388
Jasper
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 52.7% 1,794
Steyer 16.8% 573
Sanders 16% 543
Buttigieg 5.6% 189
Warren 3.6% 122
Klobuchar 3.2% 110
Gabbard 1.2% 42
Kershaw
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 55.3% 3,577
Sanders 16.7% 1,083
Steyer 13.8% 896
Buttigieg 5.6% 361
Warren 4.8% 308
Klobuchar 2.2% 144
Gabbard 1% 67
Lancaster
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 51.5% 4,340
Sanders 20.1% 1,695
Buttigieg 10.2% 858
Warren 6.7% 567
Klobuchar 5% 422
Steyer 4.3% 365
Gabbard 1.3% 112
Laurens
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 49.8% 2,413
Sanders 20.6% 1,001
Steyer 15.4% 748
Warren 5% 244
Buttigieg 4.2% 204
Klobuchar 2.5% 120
Gabbard 1.5% 73
Lee
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March 6 2020, 9:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 68.9% 1,876
Steyer 13.4% 364
Sanders 12.2% 332
Warren 1.9% 53
Buttigieg 1.8% 49
Gabbard 0.7% 18
Klobuchar 0.4% 11
Lexington
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 39.9% 9,720
Sanders 23.6% 5,758
Steyer 11.6% 2,827
Buttigieg 10.6% 2,573
Warren 8.6% 2,094
Klobuchar 3.3% 795
Gabbard 2.1% 502
McCormick
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March 6 2020, 9:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 48.2% 730
Steyer 25.1% 381
Sanders 13.7% 208
Buttigieg 4.5% 68
Klobuchar 3.6% 54
Warren 2.8% 42
Gabbard 1.1% 16
Marion
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March 6 2020, 9:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 66.9% 2,735
Sanders 15.3% 625
Steyer 12.4% 508
Warren 1.9% 78
Buttigieg 1.5% 60
Klobuchar 0.9% 38
Gabbard 0.3% 13
Marlboro
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March 6 2020, 9:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 61.4% 1,485
Steyer 20.1% 487
Sanders 12.8% 309
Warren 1.4% 35
Klobuchar 1.4% 34
Buttigieg 1.2% 29
Gabbard 0.5% 13
Newberry
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March 6 2020, 9:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 55.4% 1,787
Sanders 14.9% 482
Steyer 14.3% 460
Buttigieg 6.4% 205
Warren 3.8% 124
Klobuchar 2.6% 83
Gabbard 1.8% 57
Oconee
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March 6 2020, 9:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 37.6% 2,181
Sanders 24% 1,392
Steyer 12.8% 742
Buttigieg 9.7% 560
Warren 7% 405
Klobuchar 6.9% 403
Gabbard 1.4% 81
Orangeburg
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March 6 2020, 9:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 69.9% 9,089
Steyer 13% 1,690
Sanders 10.7% 1,388
Warren 2.8% 370
Buttigieg 1.8% 238
Klobuchar 0.6% 72
Gabbard 0.5% 71
Pickens
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March 6 2020, 9:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 32.6% 2,513
Sanders 27.8% 2,141
Steyer 11.7% 901
Warren 10.7% 823
Buttigieg 9.9% 761
Klobuchar 4.9% 375
Gabbard 2.1% 163
Richland
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March 6 2020, 9:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 53.1% 35,869
Sanders 16.8% 11,347
Steyer 12.3% 8,269
Warren 8% 5,392
Buttigieg 6.7% 4,491
Klobuchar 1.9% 1,285
Gabbard 0.8% 528
Saluda
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March 6 2020, 9:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 54% 782
Sanders 18.1% 262
Steyer 16.8% 243
Buttigieg 3.7% 54
Warren 3.5% 51
Klobuchar 1.9% 27
Gabbard 1% 15
Spartanburg
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March 6 2020, 9:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 42.3% 9,977
Sanders 24.9% 5,870
Steyer 12.3% 2,911
Buttigieg 7.8% 1,849
Warren 7.7% 1,816
Klobuchar 3.2% 749
Gabbard 1.2% 278
Sumter
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March 6 2020, 9:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 65.4% 8,375
Sanders 13.1% 1,673
Steyer 13% 1,667
Buttigieg 3.2% 406
Warren 3% 386
Klobuchar 1% 122
Gabbard 0.6% 74
Union
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March 6 2020, 9:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 57.2% 1,295
Sanders 19% 430
Steyer 14.2% 322
Warren 3.2% 73
Buttigieg 2.6% 58
Klobuchar 1.5% 34
Gabbard 0.8% 19
Williamsburg
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March 2 2020, 10:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 70.1% 3,682
Sanders 13.5% 708
Steyer 11.5% 605
Warren 1.8% 94
Buttigieg 0.9% 47
Klobuchar 0.9% 45
Gabbard 0.4% 19
York
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March 6 2020, 9:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes Biden 43.6% 11,556
Sanders 24.7% 6,551
Buttigieg 11.7% 3,110
Warren 8.7% 2,307
Steyer 4.7% 1,242
Klobuchar 4.7% 1,241
Gabbard 1.3% 338
County breakdown
Presidential exit polls
Exit polls are surveys of voters conducted as they leave (or exit) their polling place on Election Day. The survey asks who voters decided to vote for and includes questions to help explain voter attitudes and demographics.
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Democrats
Updated on Feb. 29 2020, 10:47PM ET
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