South Carolina

Electoral votes: 8
Poll closing time: 7:00 p.m. EST 

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President  Electoral votes: 8  |  FULL RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes George W. Bush (REP)* 924,170 58% John F. Kerry (DEM) 650,350 41% Ralph Nader (IND) 5,431 0% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. Senate Candidate Votes % of votes Jim DeMint (REP) 843,884 54% Inez Tenenbaum (DEM) 691,918 44% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 1 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Henry Brown (REP)* 177,162 88% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 2 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Joe Wilson (REP)* 181,398 65% Michael Ray Ellisor (DEM) 92,929 33% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 3 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Gresham Barrett (REP)* 0 0% 0% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 4 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Bob Inglis (REP) 186,175 70% Brandon Brown (DEM) 77,474 29% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 5 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes John Spratt (DEM)* 151,410 63% Albert Spencer (REP) 88,939 37% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 6 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Jim Clyburn (DEM)* 158,847 67% Gary McLeod (REP) 78,435 33% 100% of precincts reporting