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2016 South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary Election Results
The 2016 South Carolina Republican presidential primary was held on February 20, 2016. Donald Trump won the primary with 32 percent of the vote.
Donald Trump ✓
Percentage: 32.51%
Votes: 240,882
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 7.84%
Votes: 58,056
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 22.48%
Votes: 166,565
John Kasich
Percentage: 7.61%
Votes: 56,410
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 22.33%
Votes: 165,417
Ben Carson
Percentage: 7.23%
Votes: 53,551
Total votes: 740,881
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Results by county
Abbeville County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 36.91%
Votes: 1,358
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 20.14%
Votes: 741
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 23.87%
Votes: 878
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 6.41%
Votes: 236
John Kasich
Percentage: 4.29%
Votes: 158
Ben Carson
Percentage: 8.37%
Votes: 308
Total votes: 3,679
Anderson County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 31.94%
Votes: 10,983
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 20.93%
Votes: 7,198
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 25.53%
Votes: 8,778
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 7.01%
Votes: 2,412
John Kasich
Percentage: 5.95%
Votes: 2,047
Ben Carson
Percentage: 8.63%
Votes: 2,969
Total votes: 34,387
Beaufort County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 30.09%
Votes: 9,960
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 27.68%
Votes: 9,165
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 13.35%
Votes: 4,419
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 6.64%
Votes: 2,198
John Kasich
Percentage: 18.92%
Votes: 6,263
Ben Carson
Percentage: 3.32%
Votes: 1,100
Total votes: 33,105
Charleston County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 26.39%
Votes: 14,461
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 27.91%
Votes: 15,295
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 16.57%
Votes: 9,082
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 11.24%
Votes: 6,160
John Kasich
Percentage: 13.35%
Votes: 7,318
Ben Carson
Percentage: 4.53%
Votes: 2,485
Total votes: 54,801
Chesterfield County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 40.24%
Votes: 1,824
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 15.40%
Votes: 698
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 31.68%
Votes: 1,436
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 3.99%
Votes: 181
John Kasich
Percentage: 3.20%
Votes: 145
Ben Carson
Percentage: 5.49%
Votes: 249
Total votes: 4,533
Darlington County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 37.75%
Votes: 3,352
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 15.62%
Votes: 1,387
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 29.22%
Votes: 2,594
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 7.80%
Votes: 693
John Kasich
Percentage: 3.69%
Votes: 328
Ben Carson
Percentage: 5.91%
Votes: 525
Total votes: 8,879
Edgefield County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 34.07%
Votes: 1,366
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 22.45%
Votes: 900
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 28.64%
Votes: 1,148
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 2.89%
Votes: 116
John Kasich
Percentage: 3.77%
Votes: 151
Ben Carson
Percentage: 8.18%
Votes: 328
Total votes: 4,009
Georgetown County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 40.20%
Votes: 4,627
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 23.41%
Votes: 2,695
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 13.85%
Votes: 1,594
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 8.34%
Votes: 960
John Kasich
Percentage: 8.90%
Votes: 1,024
Ben Carson
Percentage: 5.31%
Votes: 611
Total votes: 11,511
Hampton County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 43.36%
Votes: 721
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 18.88%
Votes: 314
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 21.95%
Votes: 365
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 4.99%
Votes: 83
John Kasich
Percentage: 5.29%
Votes: 88
Ben Carson
Percentage: 5.53%
Votes: 92
Total votes: 1,663
Kershaw County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 34.35%
Votes: 3,681
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 17.79%
Votes: 1,906
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 25.93%
Votes: 2,779
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 10.75%
Votes: 1,152
John Kasich
Percentage: 5.42%
Votes: 581
Ben Carson
Percentage: 5.76%
Votes: 617
Total votes: 10,716
Lee County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 47.45%
Votes: 744
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 12.50%
Votes: 196
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 22.51%
Votes: 353
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 9.69%
Votes: 152
John Kasich
Percentage: 3.70%
Votes: 58
Ben Carson
Percentage: 4.15%
Votes: 65
Total votes: 1,568
Marlboro County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 42.25%
Votes: 741
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 14.48%
Votes: 254
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 23.38%
Votes: 410
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 9.35%
Votes: 164
John Kasich
Percentage: 3.25%
Votes: 57
Ben Carson
Percentage: 7.30%
Votes: 128
Total votes: 1,754
Oconee County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 28.39%
Votes: 4,427
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 25.68%
Votes: 4,004
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 20.30%
Votes: 3,165
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 8.92%
Votes: 1,391
John Kasich
Percentage: 9.48%
Votes: 1,478
Ben Carson
Percentage: 7.22%
Votes: 1,126
Total votes: 15,591
Richland County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 23.38%
Votes: 9,205
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 27.91%
Votes: 10,992
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 20.27%
Votes: 7,983
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 11.41%
Votes: 4,493
John Kasich
Percentage: 10.32%
Votes: 4,063
Ben Carson
Percentage: 6.71%
Votes: 2,641
Total votes: 39,377
Sumter County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 33.67%
Votes: 3,764
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 20.00%
Votes: 2,236
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 22.16%
Votes: 2,477
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 12.10%
Votes: 1,353
John Kasich
Percentage: 4.76%
Votes: 532
Ben Carson
Percentage: 7.32%
Votes: 818
Total votes: 11,180
York County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 31.76%
Votes: 12,115
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 21.35%
Votes: 8,141
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 24.15%
Votes: 9,210
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 5.37%
Votes: 2,050
John Kasich
Percentage: 6.92%
Votes: 2,640
Ben Carson
Percentage: 10.45%
Votes: 3,984
Total votes: 38,140
Aiken County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 31.55%
Votes: 9,163
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 23.74%
Votes: 6,895
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 24.59%
Votes: 7,142
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 4.26%
Votes: 1,238
John Kasich
Percentage: 6.74%
Votes: 1,957
Ben Carson
Percentage: 9.10%
Votes: 2,644
Total votes: 29,039
Bamberg County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 40.08%
Votes: 481
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 27.75%
Votes: 333
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 16.08%
Votes: 193
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 4.83%
Votes: 58
John Kasich
Percentage: 4.75%
Votes: 57
Ben Carson
Percentage: 6.50%
Votes: 78
Total votes: 1,200
Berkeley County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 33.97%
Votes: 9,410
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 22.30%
Votes: 6,178
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 22.57%
Votes: 6,252
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 9.62%
Votes: 2,664
John Kasich
Percentage: 5.61%
Votes: 1,555
Ben Carson
Percentage: 5.93%
Votes: 1,642
Total votes: 27,701
Cherokee County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 41.98%
Votes: 3,617
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 16.84%
Votes: 1,451
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 22.97%
Votes: 1,979
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 4.43%
Votes: 382
John Kasich
Percentage: 3.59%
Votes: 309
Ben Carson
Percentage: 10.20%
Votes: 879
Total votes: 8,617
Clarendon County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 37.37%
Votes: 1,622
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 18.36%
Votes: 797
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 24.17%
Votes: 1,049
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 8.27%
Votes: 359
John Kasich
Percentage: 5.65%
Votes: 245
Ben Carson
Percentage: 6.18%
Votes: 268
Total votes: 4,340
Dillon County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 36.34%
Votes: 972
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 16.64%
Votes: 445
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 34.09%
Votes: 912
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 6.32%
Votes: 169
John Kasich
Percentage: 2.43%
Votes: 65
Ben Carson
Percentage: 4.19%
Votes: 112
Total votes: 2,675
Fairfield County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 35.90%
Votes: 920
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 19.39%
Votes: 497
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 24.66%
Votes: 632
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 8.00%
Votes: 205
John Kasich
Percentage: 6.40%
Votes: 164
Ben Carson
Percentage: 5.66%
Votes: 145
Total votes: 2,563
Greenville County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 26.79%
Votes: 25,044
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 24.65%
Votes: 23,037
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 24.63%
Votes: 23,026
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 7.03%
Votes: 6,568
John Kasich
Percentage: 8.26%
Votes: 7,719
Ben Carson
Percentage: 8.64%
Votes: 8,080
Total votes: 93,474
Horry County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 49.16%
Votes: 26,684
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 17.87%
Votes: 9,699
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 15.81%
Votes: 8,579
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 5.88%
Votes: 3,189
John Kasich
Percentage: 6.38%
Votes: 3,462
Ben Carson
Percentage: 4.90%
Votes: 2,662
Total votes: 54,275
Lancaster County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 33.88%
Votes: 4,207
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 22.27%
Votes: 2,766
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 21.73%
Votes: 2,698
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 4.53%
Votes: 563
John Kasich
Percentage: 8.44%
Votes: 1,048
Ben Carson
Percentage: 9.15%
Votes: 1,136
Total votes: 12,418
Lexington County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 30.00%
Votes: 16,392
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 20.94%
Votes: 11,440
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 24.14%
Votes: 13,190
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 9.71%
Votes: 5,307
John Kasich
Percentage:6.32%
Votes: 3,451
Ben Carson
Percentage: 8.88%
Votes: 4,854
Total votes: 54,634
McCormick County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 33.88%
Votes: 616
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 25.74%
Votes: 468
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 20.46%
Votes: 372
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 4.18%
Votes: 76
John Kasich
Percentage: 9.90%
Votes: 180
Ben Carson
Percentage: 5.83%
Votes: 106
Total votes: 1,818
Orangeburg County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 38.03%
Votes: 2,553
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 19.53%
Votes: 1,311
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 19.51%
Votes: 1,310
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 11.63%
Votes: 781
John Kasich
Percentage: 5.27%
Votes: 354
Ben Carson
Percentage: 6.03%
Votes: 405
Total votes: 6,714
Saluda County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 36.37%
Votes: 1,248
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 16.12%
Votes: 553
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 23.23%
Votes: 797
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 11.13%
Votes: 382
John Kasich
Percentage: 4.55%
Votes: 156
Ben Carson
Percentage: 8.60%
Votes: 295
Total votes: 3,431
Union County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 38.84%
Votes: 1,403
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 20.82%
Votes: 752
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 24.50%
Votes: 885
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 7.45%
Votes: 269
John Kasich
Percentage: 3.16%
Votes: 114
Ben Carson
Percentage: 5.23%
Votes: 189
Total votes: 3,612
Allendale County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 44.32%
Votes: 160
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 25.48%
Votes: 92
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 12.19%
Votes: 44
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 5.82%
Votes: 21
John Kasich
Percentage: 3.32%
Votes: 12
Ben Carson
Percentage: 8.86%
Votes: 32
Total votes: 361
Barnwell County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 42.76%
Votes: 1,107
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 22.21%
Votes: 575
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 19.93%
Votes: 516
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 4.98%
Votes: 129
John Kasich
Percentage: 3.51%
Votes: 91
Ben Carson
Percentage: 6.60%
Votes: 171
Total votes: 2,589
Calhoun County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 35.17%
Votes: 805
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 18.39%
Votes: 421
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 24.64%
Votes: 564
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 10.92%
Votes: 250
John Kasich
Percentage: 4.81%
Votes: 110
Ben Carson
Percentage: 6.07%
Votes: 139
Total votes: 2,289
Chester County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 42.14%
Votes: 1,403
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 16.61%
Votes: 553
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 25.35%
Votes: 844
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 3.78%
Votes: 126
John Kasich
Percentage: 3.57%
Votes: 119
Ben Carson
Percentage: 8.53%
Votes: 284
Total votes: 3,329
Colleton County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 43.27%
Votes: 2,326
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 17.41%
Votes: 936
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 20.54%
Votes: 1,104
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 9.40%
Votes: 505
John Kasich
Percentage: 4.15%
Votes: 223
Ben Carson
Percentage: 5.23%
Votes: 281
Total votes: 5,375
Dorchester County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 31.49%
Votes: 6,967
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 23.74%
Votes: 5,253
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 23.58%
Votes: 5,216
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 8.82%
Votes: 1,952
John Kasich
Percentage: 6.43%
Votes: 1,422
Ben Carson
Percentage: 5.94%
Votes: 1,315
Total votes: 22,125
Florence County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 33.15%
Votes: 6,023
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 18.54%
Votes: 3,369
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 28.72%
Votes: 5,218
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 8.05%
Votes: 1,463
John Kasich
Percentage: 4.53%
Votes: 824
Ben Carson
Percentage: 7.01%
Votes: 1,273
Total votes: 18,170
Greenwood County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 28.76%
Votes: 3,047
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 24.13%
Votes: 2,556
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 22.89%
Votes: 2,425
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 8.24%
Votes: 873
John Kasich
Percentage: 6.61%
Votes: 700
Ben Carson
Percentage: 9.37%
Votes: 993
Total votes: 10,594
Jasper County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 39.19%
Votes: 1,169
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 23.30%
Votes: 695
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 19.04%
Votes: 568
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 3.99%
Votes: 119
John Kasich
Percentage: 9.22%
Votes: 275
Ben Carson
Percentage: 5.26%
Votes: 157
Total votes: 2,983
Laurens County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 34.44%
Votes: 3,327
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 16.40%
Votes: 1,584
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 28.47%
Votes: 2,750
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 7.94%
Votes: 767
John Kasich
Percentage: 4.54%
Votes: 439
Ben Carson
Percentage: 8.21%
Votes: 793
Total votes: 9,660
Marion County
DDonald Trump
Percentage: 42.60%
Votes: 1,212
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 15.33%
Votes: 436
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 26.05%
Votes: 741
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 7.56%
Votes: 215
John Kasich
Percentage: 3.51%
Votes: 100
Ben Carson
Percentage: 4.96%
Votes: 141
Total votes: 2,845
Newberry County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 34.35%
Votes: 2,046
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 19.41%
Votes: 1,156
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 21.27%
Votes: 1,267
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 10.43%
Votes: 621
John Kasich
Percentage: 5.76%
Votes: 343
Ben Carson
Percentage: 8.78%
Votes: 523
Total votes: 5,956
Pickens County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 30.15%
Votes: 7,149
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 20.93%
Votes: 4,963
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 27.01%
Votes: 6,404
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 8.58%
Votes: 2,035
John Kasich
Percentage: 6.11%
Votes: 1,448
Ben Carson
Percentage: 7.23%
Votes: 1,715
Total votes: 23,714
Spartanburg County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 32.72%
Votes: 15,293
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 22.91%
Votes: 10,711
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 24.59%
Votes: 11,494
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 5.87%
Votes: 2,746
John Kasich
Percentage: 5.26%
Votes: 2,461
Ben Carson
Percentage: 8.64%
Votes: 4,041
Total votes: 46,746
Williamsburg County
Donald Trump
Percentage: 43.31%
Votes: 1,187
Marco Rubio
Percentage: 19.01%
Votes: 521
Ted Cruz
Percentage: 20.98%
Votes: 575
Jeb Bush
Percentage: 8.39%
Votes: 230
John Kasich
Percentage: 2.77%
Votes: 76
Ben Carson
Percentage: 5.55%
Votes: 152
Total votes: 2,741
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