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Elections in South Carolina

Summary

Elections in South Carolina are held to fill various local, state and federal seats. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time.

In a 2020 study, South Carolina was ranked as the 7th hardest state for citizens to vote in.[1]

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Presidential elections through history edit

Historical presidential elections in South Carolina.
Election Candidate Party Election

winner?

Electoral

Votes

1788 George Washington None  Y 7
1792 George Washington None  Y 8
1796 Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican  N
1800 Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican  Y
1804 Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican  Y 10
1808 James Madison Democratic-Republican  Y
1812 James Madison Democratic-Republican  Y 11
1816 James Monroe Democratic-Republican  Y
1820 James Monroe Democratic-Republican  Y
1824 Andrew Jackson Democratic-Republican  N
1828 Andrew Jackson Democratic  Y
1832 John Floyd Nullifier  N
1836 Willie Mangum Whig  N
1840 Martin Van Buren Democratic  N
1844 James K. Polk Democratic  Y 9
1848 Lewis Cass Democratic  N
1852 Franklin Pierce Democratic  Y 8
1856 James Buchanan Democratic  Y
1860 John C. Breckinridge Democratic  N
1864 United States Civil War 0
1868 Ulysses S. Grant Republican  Y 6
1872 Ulysses S. Grant Republican  Y 7
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes Republican  Y
1880 Winfield S. Hancock Democratic  N
1884 Grover Cleveland Democratic  Y 9
1888 Grover Cleveland Democratic  N
1892 Grover Cleveland Democratic  Y
1896 William Jennings Bryan Democratic Populist  N
1900 William Jennings Bryan Democratic Populist  N
1900 Alton B. Parker Democratic  N
1908 William Jennings Bryan Democratic  N
1912 Woodrow Wilson Democratic  Y
1916 Woodrow Wilson Democratic  Y
1920 James M. Cox Democratic  N
1924 John W. Davis Democratic  N
1928 Alfred E. Smith Democratic  N
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic  Y 8
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic  Y
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic  Y
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic  Y
1948 Strom Thurmond States' Rights Democrat  N
1952 Adlai Stevenson Democratic  N
1956 Adlai Stevenson Democratic  N
1960 John F. Kennedy Democratic  Y
1964 Barry Goldwater Republican  N
1968 Richard Nixon Republican  Y
1972 Richard Nixon Republican  Y
1976 Jimmy Carter Democratic  Y
1980 Ronald Reagan Republican  Y
1984 Ronald Reagan Republican  Y
1988 George H. W. Bush Republican  Y
1992 George H. W. Bush Republican  N
1996 Bob Dole Republican  N
2000 George W. Bush Republican  Y
2004 George W. Bush Republican  Y
2008 John McCain Republican  N
2012 Mitt Romney Republican  N 9
2016 Donald Trump Republican  Y
2020 Donald Trump Republican  N

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ J. Pomante II, Michael; Li, Quan (15 Dec 2020). "Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020". Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 19 (4): 503–509. doi:10.1089/elj.2020.0666. S2CID 225139517. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

External links edit

  • South Carolina State Election Commission, SCVotes.gov
  • "Voting and Elections", Sc.gov, State of South Carolina
  • South Carolina at Ballotpedia
  • Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "South Carolina", Voting & Elections Toolkits
  • "South Carolina: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
  • "League of Women Voters of South Carolina". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
  • "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures, State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020