South Carolina primary, 2004
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Senator John Edwards carried the state, his home state and also his first victory. He beat John Kerry by a vote of 45% to 29%. Al Sharpton got a surprising third place finish over Wesley Clark. African Americans voted for Edward over Kerry 37% to 34% to Sharpton 17%. In low income Americans under 15,000 Edwards bested Kerry too 46% to 34% to Sharpton 7%. In Americans 15-30,000 dollars Edwards won to 42% to 33% Sharpton 11%. Young voters were also a factor in the election going yet again to Edwards 34% to Kerry 27% Clark at 15% and Dean at 13%. In polling 2 days before the primary had Edwards leading John Kerry 36% to 32%. His large margin of victory can be attributed to people who decided the day of the primary going to Edwards 41% to 30% and winning veteran votes 48% to 29%.
[edit] Results
| Candidate | No. State Delegates | Percentage | Potential National delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Edwards | 132,660 | 45.15 | 13 |
| John Kerry | 87,620 | 29.82 | 12 |
| Al Sharpton | 28,495 | 9.70 | 0 |
| Wesley Clark | 21,218 | 7.22 | 15 |
| Howard Dean | 13,984 | 4.76 | 0 |
| Joe Lieberman | 7,101 | 2.42 | 0 |
| Dennis Kucinich | 1,344 | 0.46 | 0 |
