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South Carolina State Election Commission
2008 South Carolina Congressional and Presidential Primary Results
Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 11/1/07, Republican Presidential Primary: 1/19/08, Democratic Presidential Primary: 1/26/08, Filing Deadline: 3/31/08, Party Convention Deadline: 5/4/08, Primary: 6/10/08, Run-off: 6/24/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 7/15/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 7/15/08, General Election: 11/4/08,
Last Updated: June 24, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
President, 58.0% for Bush in '04, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 55.44%,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 26.52%, 'VP 04 nominee / ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 17.58%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM) 0.14%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) 0.13%, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 0.1%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT) 0.05%, ex-U.S. Sen. Maurice "Mike" Gravel (D-AK) 0.05%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 33.22%,
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 29.9%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 15.75%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 15.07%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 3.66%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 2.11%, U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA) 0.24%, U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo 0.03%, attorney John H. Cox (R-IL) 0.02%, Hugh Cort, III (R-AL) 0.01%, H. Neal "Cap" Fendig, Jr. (R-GA) 0.01%, |
ex-U.S. Rep. Bob Barr (L-GA), |
| Green Party nominee |
| '04 VP nominee / Minister Chuck Baldwin (C-FL), |
| Independence Party nominee |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (Cit-IL) |
Senator, 54.4% in '02, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican, |
pilot Bob Conley (D) 50.3%,
attorney Michael Cone (D, WF) 49.7%, |
Lindsey O. Graham (R) 66.8%,
party activist Walter "Buddy" Witherspoon (R) 33.2%, |
'04 GOP candidate / ex-Mayor / restauranteur Mark McBride (I), |
1st Congressional District, 59.9% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
philanthropist Linda Ketner (D) 65.2%,
'04 Senate candidate / '06 candidate ex-police officer Ben Fraiser (D) 34.8%, |
Henry E. Brown Jr. (R) 70.1%,
ex-congressional aide / Gulf War vet. Katherine Jenerette (R) 18.9%, businessman Paul V. Norris (R) 11.0%, |
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2nd Congressional District, 62.6% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
Iraqi War veteran Rob Miller (D) 67.3%,
retired USAF Col. / party activist Blaine Lotz (D) 32.7%, |
Addison G. "Joe" Wilson (R) 85.2%,
developer Phil Black (R) 14.8%, |
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3rd Congressional District, 62.9% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| commercial pilot Jane Dyer (D), |
J. Gresham Barrett (R), |
anti-tax activist Tommy Carson III (I), |
4th Congressional District, 64.2% in '06, 2nd / 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
veteran Paul Corden (D) 41.4%, retired aerospace engineer Gregory T. "Ted" Christian (D) 32.8%,
Nat'l. Business Assoc. founder Bryan McCanless (D) 25.9%, |
Bob Inglis (R) 67.0%,
ex-regional EPA admin. Charles Jeter (R) 33%, |
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5th Congressional District, 56.9% in '06, 13th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| John M. Spratt, Jr. (D), |
'04 nominee prof. Albert F. Spencer (R), |
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6th Congressional District, 64.4% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| James E. "Jim" Clyburn (D), |
businesswoman Nancy Harrelson (R), |
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| Run-Off Primary, |
4th Congressional District, 64.2% in '06, 2nd / 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
veteran Paul Corden (D) 68.2%,
retired aerospace engineer Gregory T. "Ted" Christian (D) 31.8%, |
Bob Inglis (R), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to South Carolina Political Parties:
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