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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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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Mar 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