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2008 South Carolina Republican presidential primary

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Field	Value
election_name	2008 South Carolina Republican presidential primary
country	South Carolina
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	South Carolina Republican primary, 2000
previous_year	2000
next_election	South Carolina Republican primary, 2012
next_year	2012
election_date
image1	[[Image:John McCain official photo portrait.JPG	109px]]
nominee1	John McCain
colour1	ce5c17
home_state1	Arizona
delegate_count1	18
popular_vote1	147,733
percentage1	33.15%
image2	[[Image:Mike Huckabee, speaking to a gathering at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.jpg	103px]]
color2	990000
nominee2	Mike Huckabee
home_state2	Arkansas
delegate_count2	6
popular_vote2	132,990
percentage2	29.84%
image4	[[Image:Fred Thompson-cropped.jpg	110px]]
color4	2fc2c4
nominee4	Fred Thompson
home_state4	Tennessee
delegate_count4	0
popular_vote4	69,681
percentage4	15.63%
image5	[[Image:Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 6.jpg	110px]]
color5	85bb65
nominee5	Mitt Romney
home_state5	Massachusetts
delegate_count5	0
popular_vote5	68,177
percentage5	15.3%
outgoing_members	NV
elected_members	FL
map_image	South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2008.svg
map_size	204px
map_caption	Election results by county.

The 2008 South Carolina Republican presidential primary was held on January 19, with 24 delegates at stake. The Republican National Committee took half of South Carolina's 47 delegates away from them because the state committee moved its Republican primary before February 5. It was held on the same day as the Nevada Republican caucuses, 2008.

The primary has become one of several key early state nominating contests in the process of choosing the nominee of the Republican party for the November 2008 election for President of the United States. It has historically been more important for the Republican Party than for the Democratic Party; from its inception in 1980 through the election of 2000, the winner of the Republican presidential primary has gone on to win the nomination. As of 2008, the primary has cemented its place as the "First in the South" primary for both parties.

This state's 24 delegates would be awarded on a "Winner-Takes-All" basis. 12 Delegates for the Statewide winner and 12 delegates awarded on a District-winner basis awarding 2 delegates for each of the states then 6 Congressional districts.

Polling

Main article: Opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008

As of January 19, RealClearPolitics reported that the average support from polls placed McCain in the lead with 26.9%, followed by Huckabee with 25.9%, Romney with 14.7%, Thompson with 14.6%, Paul with 4.4%, and Giuliani with 3.4%.

Results

Huckabee was for weeks leading in the state but lost by a 14,743 vote margin. He did manage to win Congressional districts 3, 4 and 5 in the North of the state earning him a total of 6 delegates.

Mike Huckabee giving his concession speech after the 2008 South Carolina Presidential Primary in Columbia, SC.

John McCain won the statewide primary earning him 12 Delegates as well as Congressional Districts 1, 2 and 6. earning him an additional 6 delegates for a total of 18.

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
John McCain	147,733	33.15%	18
Mike Huckabee	132,990	29.84%	6
Fred Thompson	69,681	15.63%	0
Mitt Romney	68,177	15.3%	0
Ron Paul	16,155	3.62%	0
Rudy Giuliani	9,575	2.15%	0
Duncan Hunter*	1,051	0.24%	0
Tom Tancredo*	121	0.03%	0
Hugh Cort	88	0.02%	0
John H. Cox	83	0.02%	0
Cap Fendig	23	0.01%	0
Total	445,677	100%	24

Candidate withdrew his bid for the nomination prior to the reporting of the primary. On January 22, 2008, after a poor showing Fred Thompson dropped out of the race. Duncan Hunter did so too.

Results of prior primaries

1980: Ronald Reagan won with 54%, 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 68%, 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).

References

"The Primary Season: 2008 Republican Calendar". The New York Times.
Crummy, Karen E.. (2008-01-18). "S.C. primary down and dirty". Denver Post.
"GOP bellwether South Carolina shows a tangled race: Pg 1".
"First in the South". Fox News.
"The Green Papers 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions - South Carolina Republican Presidential Nominating Process Primary: Saturday 19 January 2008".
"South Carolina Republican Primary Polling".
"Election Center 2008: Primary Results for South Carolina". CNN.
"South Carolina Republican Primary Results". Fox News.
"MSNBC: South Carolina Primary Results".
(2008-01-20). "2008 Presidential Republican Primary Election Results - South Carolina". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
"GOP bellwether South Carolina shows a tangled race: Pg 2".

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