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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Saturday 29 February 20201
Precinct Reorganization Meeting: Saturday 14 March 2020
County Democratic Conventions: Saturday 14 March - Tuesday 31 March 2020
State Convention: Saturday 30 May 2020
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.39  60.94%49  76.56%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"15  23.44%15  23.44%
(available)10  15.62% 
Total64 100.00%64 100.00%

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Republican Convention
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South Carolina Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
South Carolina State and Local Government

 
 

15 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, the Democratic National Committee will allow the participants to remotely participate in the events.

Delegate Selection Plan from the South Carolina Democratic Party.

Presidential Preference Primary from the South Carolina State Election Commission.


2020 Democratic Presidential Preference Primary Results from the South Carolina State Election Commission.


   

Participation is open to all registered voter who wish to participate as Democrats and have not participated in the 2020 Presidential nominating process of any other political party. (Those who have already voted in the South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary are ineligible to vote in the Democratic Primary. Voters in South Carolina may choose which Presidential Primary to vote in, but cannot vote in both.)

Saturday 29 February 2020: South Carolina Primary. Hours 7:00a-7:00p EST (1200-0000 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary.

Primary
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Friday 3 July 2020.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.262,33648.65%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders106,60519.77%
Thomas Fahr "Tom" Steyer61,14011.34%
Peter Paul Montgomery "Pete" Buttigieg44,2178.20%
Elizabeth Ann Warren38,1207.07%
Amy Jean Klobuchar16,9003.13%
Tulsi Gabbard6,8131.26%
Andrew Yang1,0690.20%
Michael Farrand Bennet7650.14%
Cory Anthony Booker6580.12%
John Kevin Delaney3520.07%
Deval Laurdine Patrick2880.05%
Total539,263100.00%
 

54 of 64 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's South Carolina Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 35 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 7 congressional districts.
  • In addition, 19 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 12 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 7 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Friday 3 July 2020.

ContestBidenSanders
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD1103,65665,331645,3854.168419,9461.8322
CD279,00952,248436,5622.799315,6861.2011
CD351,42733,914322,3331.976211,5811.0241
CD470,58544,982427,5712.452217,4111.5482
CD570,06550,842537,0173.640413,8251.3601
CD693,31870,388855,9266.356614,4621.6442
CD771,20351,236537,5423.664413,6941.3361
PLEO539,263368,9417262,3364.9775106,6052.0232
At-Large539,263368,94112262,3368.5339106,6053.4673
Total
Delegates
  54  39  15
 

Saturday 14 March 2020: Precinct Reorganization Meetings elect delegates to County Democratic Conventions. Hours begin at 10:00a EDT (1400 UTC).

 

Saturday 14 March - Tuesday 31 March 2020: County Democratic Conventions. The County Conventions elect delegates to the State Democratic Convention.

 

Saturday 30 May 2020: State Convention in Columbia.

National Convention delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 10 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 10 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 8 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 2 Members of Congress (0 Senators and 2 Representatives).
    • 0 Governors.
    • 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 10 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

 

Notes

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

1 Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process.

 

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  Election 2020 - Presidential Primary, Caucus, and Convention Home  
 
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  Chronological Cumulative Allocation of Delegates  
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Delegate Counts
  Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Summary   --   Republican Pledged and Unpledged Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Soft Summary   --   Republican Hard and Soft Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Floor Summary   --   Republican Hard and Floor Summary  
Commentary: THE TIES THAT BIND-- OR DO THEY? or, Politicus Unbound
 
Delegate Allocation
  Democratic Quick Reference   --   Republican Quick Reference  
  The Math Behind the Democratic Delegate Allocation   --   The Math Behind the Republican Delegate Allocation  
  Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses  
 
  Democratic Delegate Pledging and Voter Eligibility   --   Republican Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility  
 
  Primaries at a Glance  
 
  Results Status and Date Retrieved  
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  Estimating the Delegate Count  
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Documentation
  Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process  
  Historical Analysis of the apportionment of delegate votes at the National Conventions of the two major parties  
  Primary/Caucus/Convention Glossary  
  Statutory Election Information of the Several states / Presidential Primary  
  Dates of PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES re: selection and/or allocation/distribution of Delegates to Major Party National Conventions  
 
  Major Third Party Presidential Nomination Process  
 
  Straw Polls  
 
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