- South Carolina Democratic primary, 2008
The 2008
South Carolina Democraticpresidential primary took place onJanuary 26 ,2008 . SenatorBarack Obama ofIllinois won the primary's popular vote by a 28.9% margin.For both parties in 2008, South Carolina's was the first primary in a Southern state and the first primary in a state in which
African Americans make up a sizable percentage of the electorate. For Democrats, it was also the last primary before 22 states host their primaries or caucuses onFebruary 5 ,2008 (Super Tuesday).South Carolina's 45 delegates to the
2008 Democratic National Convention are awarded proportionally based on the results of the primary. The state also has ninesuperdelegate s. [cite web| url = http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#SC| title = CNN Election Center 2008: Primary Results]Candidates
Remaining
*New York Senator Hillary Clinton
*Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards
* Former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel
* Illinois Senator Barack ObamaEliminated
* Delaware Senator Joe Biden "Dropped out on
January 4 2008 [ cite web| url =http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22484066/| title = Obama, Huckabee win Iowa ]
* Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd "Dropped out onJanuary 4 2008
* New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson "Dropped out onJanuary 10 2008 [ cite web| url = http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/09/richardson.out/index.html| title = New Mexico Gov. Richardson drops out of '08 Race ]
* Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich "Dropped out onJanuary 25 2008 " [ cite web| url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/24/AR2008012403391.html| title = Kucinich Drops Out ]
* New York Comedian Stephen Colbert "Denied Ballot (13-3) onNovember 1 2007 [ cite web| url = http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/11/01/south-carolina-democrats-say-no-to-colbert/| title = SC Democrats reject Colbert's candidacy ] and dropped outNovember 5 2007 [ cite web| url = http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/11/05/colbert-weeping-over-democratic-rejection/| title = Colbert on Democratic Rejection ]Campaign Finances
On the day of the South Carolina primary, Senator John Edwards lead in fund raising from the state of South Carolina, followed by Barack Obama and Bill Richardson.
Obtained from
CNN as ofJanuary 26 2008 [ cite web| url = http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/| title = CNN]
ee also
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South Carolina primary
*South Carolina Republican primary, 2008 References
External links
* [http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=45&year=2008&elect=1 US Election Atlas]
* [http://www.scdp.org/ South Carolina Democratic Party]
* [http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/scprim08.html 2008 SC Primary]ee also
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