Superdelegates from South Carolina, 2016
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South Carolina sent a total of six superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention. They are listed below beneath the candidate they are known to have supported as of July 11, 2016.
South Carolina superdelegates
Clinton
Sanders
No South Carolina superdelegates were known to have supported Bernie Sanders at the convention.
Unknown
What is a superdelegate?
Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[1]
South Carolina primary results
Hillary Clinton won the South Carolina Democratic primary with more than 70 percent of the vote.[2] Clinton’s victory marked her second consecutive primary win. She won the Nevada Democratic caucuses on February 20. Bernie Sanders received roughly 25 percent of the vote. According to exit polls conducted by CNN, Clinton outperformed Sanders with several major demographics in South Carolina, including women, men, black voters, non-college graduates and college graduates, voters aged 45 and older, voters who identified as liberal, moderate and conservative and voters with incomes ranging from less than $30,000 per year to more than $100,000 per year.[3]
| South Carolina Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Hillary Clinton |
73.4% | 272,379 | 39 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 26% | 96,498 | 14 | |
| Martin O'Malley | 0.2% | 713 | 0 | |
| Willie Wilson | 0.4% | 1,314 | 0 | |
| Totals | 370,904 | 53 | ||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Delegate allocation
South Carolina had 59 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 53 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[4][5]
Six party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[4][6]
See also
- Superdelegates and the 2016 Democratic National Convention
- Presidential election in South Carolina, 2016
- Democratic National Convention, 2016
- Democratic National Committee
Footnotes
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
- ↑ [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/south-carolina-2016-democratic-primary-ledeall-219867 Politico, "Clinton rolls in South Carolina," February 27, 2016.
- ↑ CNN, "South Carolina Exit Polls," February 27, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
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