MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – Nearly a quarter of South Carolina voters cast a ballot in this year's Republican presidential primary, according to early numbers.
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According to a tally by the South Carolina State Board of Elections, 756,922 votes were cast between early voting and in-person voting on Saturday. This represents 23.34% of the state's registered voters. These numbers are slightly higher than those seen during the state's last major Republican primary in 2016.
In this year's primaries, turnout exceeded 10% in most counties, and in three counties exceeded 30% of the total electorate. In terms of total votes, Greenville County had the most for her at just under 95,000. Horry, Charleston, Spartanburg and Lexington counties all finished in the top five.
The numbers are in sharp contrast to the state's less than 5% turnout in the Democratic primary won by President Joe Biden earlier this month.
Donald Trump won the state's Republican primary on Saturday, and the race was called by the Associated Press minutes after voting closed. The last major challenger, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, did not concede despite losing in her home state.
The two are now turning their attention to Tuesday's Michigan primary before several primaries are held next week on Super Tuesday.
The results of South Carolina's Republican primary are expected to be certified later this week.
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