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Elections / 2008 · Dem primary · SC

Obama led South Carolina's 2008 Democratic presidential primary.

County-level returns aggregated statewide; Obama led by 28.9 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.

Statewide result
South Carolina 2008 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
CandidateVotesShare
Obama294,89855.4%
Clinton140,99026.5%
Edwards93,80117.6%
Other2,4620.5%
By county (46)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
CountyLed byMarginVotes
Richland CountyObama+43.063,461
Charleston CountyObama+39.148,044
Greenville CountyObama+22.542,677
Horry CountyClinton+5.625,880
Spartanburg CountyObama+13.925,369
Lexington CountyObama+6.222,861
York CountyObama+10.619,343
Orangeburg CountyObama+41.718,687
Anderson CountyObama+4.117,452
Beaufort CountyObama+26.116,994
Florence CountyObama+42.216,752
Berkeley CountyObama+36.216,526
Sumter CountyObama+52.714,978
Aiken CountyObama+19.614,618
Dorchester CountyObama+30.512,908
Darlington CountyObama+42.28,919
Georgetown CountyObama+38.08,909
Pickens CountyObama+1.18,273
Kershaw CountyObama+25.38,169
Lancaster CountyObama+15.87,538
Greenwood CountyObama+38.57,388
Williamsburg CountyObama+56.57,275
Oconee CountyEdwards+15.87,265
Laurens CountyObama+27.56,979
Marion CountyObama+57.36,418
Clarendon CountyObama+48.16,078
Chesterfield CountyObama+23.05,528
Colleton CountyObama+37.34,983
Fairfield CountyObama+48.64,969
Cherokee CountyObama+11.14,770
Newberry CountyObama+22.24,551
Chester CountyObama+34.04,323
Marlboro CountyObama+35.14,278
Dillon CountyObama+45.34,271
Union CountyObama+19.64,199
Lee CountyObama+53.53,780
Abbeville CountyObama+33.83,558
Hampton CountyObama+45.13,341
Jasper CountyObama+55.53,076
Edgefield CountyObama+39.52,921
Barnwell CountyObama+29.62,740
Calhoun CountyObama+33.22,734
Bamberg CountyObama+35.62,724
Saluda CountyObama+25.52,421
McCormick CountyObama+45.81,775
Allendale CountyObama+38.61,448