2016 South Carolina Republican presidential primary

2016 South Carolina Republican presidential primary
February 20, 2016 (2016-02-20)
 
Candidate Donald Trump Marco Rubio Ted Cruz
Home state New York Florida Texas
Delegate count 50 0 0
Popular vote 240,882 166,565 165,417
Percentage 32.51% 22.48% 22.33%
 
Candidate Jeb Bush John Kasich Ben Carson
Home state Florida Ohio Virginia
Delegate count 0 0 0
Popular vote 58,056 56,410 53,551
Percentage 7.84% 7.61% 7.23%
Election results by county.

The 2016 South Carolina Republican presidential primary took place on February 20 in the U.S. state of South Carolina, marking the Republican Party's third nominating contest in their series of presidential primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

The Democratic Party held its Nevada caucuses on the same day, while their South Carolina primary would only take place a week later on February 27.

The states delegates are allocated in this way: 29 delegates are awarded to the winner of the primary; 3 delegates are awarded to the winner of each of the seven congressional districts.

Donald Trump demonstrated his strength over the other candidates, winning among Southern White Evangelical Christians.  Marco Rubio, who had the support of then-Governor Nikki Haley, managed second place due to his support among college graduates.

Following a poor result in the primary, Jeb Bush announced the suspension of his campaign.

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