Elections in South Carolina

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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.

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

Recent elections

1996 elections

1998 elections

2000 elections

2002 elections

2004 elections

2006 elections

2008 elections

2010 elections

2012 elections

2014 elections

2016 elections

2017 elections

2018 elections

2020 elections

2022 elections

Presidential elections through history

Historical presidential elections in South Carolina.
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1788 George Washington NoneGreen check.svg7
1792 George Washington NoneGreen check.svg8
1796 Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican Red x.svg
1800 Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican Green check.svg
1804 Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican Green check.svg10
1808 James Madison Democratic-Republican Green check.svg
1812 James Madison Democratic-Republican Green check.svg11
1816 James Monroe Democratic-Republican Green check.svg
1820 James Monroe Democratic-Republican Green check.svg
1824 Andrew Jackson Democratic-Republican Red x.svg
1828 Andrew Jackson Democratic Green check.svg
1832 John Floyd Nullifier Red x.svg
1836 Willie Mangum Whig Red x.svg
1840 Martin Van Buren Democratic Red x.svg
1844 James K. Polk Democratic Green check.svg9
1848 Lewis Cass Democratic Red x.svg
1852 Franklin Pierce Democratic Green check.svg8
1856 James Buchanan Democratic Green check.svg
1860 John C. Breckinridge Democratic Red x.svg
1864 United States Civil War 0
1868 Ulysses S. Grant Republican Green check.svg6
1872 Ulysses S. Grant Republican Green check.svg7
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Green check.svg
1880 Winfield S. Hancock Democratic Red x.svg
1884 Grover Cleveland Democratic Green check.svg9
1888 Grover Cleveland Democratic Red x.svg
1892 Grover Cleveland Democratic Green check.svg
1896 William Jennings Bryan Democratic Populist Red x.svg
1900 William Jennings Bryan Democratic Populist Red x.svg
1900 Alton B. Parker Democratic Red x.svg
1908 William Jennings Bryan Democratic Red x.svg
1912 Woodrow Wilson Democratic Green check.svg
1916 Woodrow Wilson Democratic Green check.svg
1920 James M. Cox Democratic Red x.svg
1924 John W. Davis Democratic Red x.svg
1928 Alfred E. Smith Democratic Red x.svg
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Green check.svg8
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Green check.svg
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Green check.svg
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Green check.svg
1948 Strom Thurmond States' Rights Democrat Red x.svg
1952 Adlai Stevenson Democratic Red x.svg
1956 Adlai Stevenson Democratic Red x.svg
1960 John F. Kennedy Democratic Green check.svg
1964 Barry Goldwater Republican Red x.svg
1968 Richard Nixon Republican Green check.svg
1972 Richard Nixon Republican Green check.svg
1976 Jimmy Carter Democratic Green check.svg
1980 Ronald Reagan Republican Green check.svg
1984 Ronald Reagan Republican Green check.svg
1988 George H. W. Bush Republican Green check.svg
1992 George H. W. Bush Republican Red x.svg
1996 Bob Dole Republican Red x.svg
2000 George W. Bush Republican Green check.svg
2004 George W. Bush Republican Green check.svg
2008 John McCain Republican Red x.svg
2012 Mitt Romney Republican Red x.svg9
2016 Donald Trump Republican Green check.svg
2020 Donald Trump Republican Red x.svg

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References

  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.