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Forbes
Forbes
3 Feb 2024


Polls opened Saturday morning in South Carolina, launching the first official round of voting for this year’s Democratic primaries as Minnesota U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson appear on the ballot alongside President Joe Biden, who is heavily favored ahead of both challengers.

Election 2024 Biden South Carolina

President Joe Biden is the overwhelming favorite in the state over author Marianne Williamson and ... [+] Minnesota U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips.

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Polls in South Carolina opened at 7 a.m. EST and will remain open until 7 p.m., though voters can cast a vote as long as they are in line at the poll’s closing time.

South Carolina’s presidential primaries aren’t restricted to registered voters of either party, though voters are only allowed to participate in one primary.

The first results are expected shortly after polls close, as the Associated Press reported its first results for the state’s 2020 Democratic primary—which Biden won over Sen. Bernie Sanders—at 7:09 p.m., with about 98% of votes counted just after midnight.

Biden holds a 64-percentage point lead over Phillips, who is projected to receive about 5% of the votes, followed by an estimated 3% for Williamson, according to an Emerson College poll last month.

Biden campaigned in South Carolina during a visit to Columbia last month: “You’re the reason Donald Trump is a defeated former president. You’re the reason Donald Trump is a loser.”

3.2 million. That’s the number of total registered voters in South Carolina, a slight decrease from the 3.3 million registered for the 2020 primary. That year, just over 540,000 Democratic voters participated, accounting for about 16% of registered voters.

The next Democratic presidential primary will be held Tuesday in Nevada, where voters will choose both the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees. South Carolina’s Republican primary takes place Feb. 24.

South Carolina’s stage as the first official state for the Democratic presidential primary was set in late 2022, when the Democratic National Committee voted to hold the state’s primary ahead of New Hampshire. The DNC’s proposal to hold the first primary in South Carolina was built on hopes that strong turnout from Black Democratic voters—in the state would affect elections across the country—even though polling has suggested a decline in approval for Biden among Black voters. New Hampshire Democrats still decided to hold their primary as the first on the calendar, though, going against the wishes of the national party and leading to the contest being unsanctioned and the DNC awarding no delegates for the results. Biden’s campaign announced in October he would not appear on the New Hampshire ballot to align with the DNC, making him the second sitting president in U.S. history to be omitted by the state’s primary ballot. Despite the omission, Biden still received significant write-in support that resulted in him receiving about 64% of the vote from Democrats, a symbolic 44-point win over Phillips.

Democrats Take First Step To Make South Carolina First Primary Contest (Forbes)

Trump Wins New Hampshire Primary—Defeating Haley (Forbes)