South Carolina Republican primary, 2008

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Republican Party presidential primary United States presidential primary

The South Carolina Republican primary, 2008 was a key early contest in the 2008 U.S. Republican presidential nomination race, influential for shaping momentum and winnowing the candidate field.

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Label	Occurrences
South Carolina Republican primary, 2008 canonical	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Republican Party presidential primary ⓘ United States presidential primary ⓘ
ballotType	secret ballot ⓘ
campaignIssue	Iraq War ⓘ economic concerns ⓘ national security ⓘ
campaignStrategyFocus	evangelical Christian voters ⓘ military and veteran voters ⓘ
candidate	Duncan Hunter ⓘ Fred Thompson ONNED1 ⓘ John McCain NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Huckabee ⓘ Mitt Romney NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Paul ⓘ Rudy Giuliani ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	2008-01-19 ⓘ
delegatesAllocatedBy	congressional district and statewide results ⓘ
delegatesAtStake	24 pledged delegates ⓘ
electionDate	January 19, 2008 ⓘ
electoralType	primary election ⓘ
electorate	registered Republicans and unaffiliated voters ⓘ
governingLaw	South Carolina Code of Laws (as amended) ⓘ surface form: South Carolina election law
heldAfter	New Hampshire Republican primary, 2008 ⓘ
heldBefore	Florida Republican primary, 2008 ⓘ
historicalPattern	South Carolina Republican primary winner often becomes GOP nominee ⓘ
locatedIn	South Carolina ⓘ
mediaDescription	“firewall” state for Republican candidates ⓘ
nextElection	South Carolina Republican primary, 2012 ⓘ
notableFor	John McCain’s comeback victory after losing the 2000 South Carolina primary ⓘ strong performance by Mike Huckabee among evangelical voters ⓘ
partOf	Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008 ⓘ 2008 United States presidential election ⓘ surface form: United States presidential election, 2008
party	Republican Party ⓘ surface form: Republican Party (United States)
popularVoteWinner	John McCain NERFINISHED ⓘ
previousElection	South Carolina Republican primary, 2004 ⓘ
primaryType	semi-closed primary ⓘ
resultedIn	heightened pressure on Fred Thompson’s campaign ⓘ increased national momentum for John McCain ⓘ reduced viability for some lower-polling candidates ⓘ
secondPlace	Mike Huckabee NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance	helped winnow the Republican candidate field ⓘ influential in shaping candidate momentum ⓘ key early contest in the 2008 Republican nomination race ⓘ
statewideWinner	John McCain NERFINISHED ⓘ
thirdPlace	Fred Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
winner	John McCain NERFINISHED ⓘ
year	2008 ⓘ

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Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008 → majorEvent → South Carolina Republican primary, 2008 ⓘ

Florida Republican primary, 2008 → precededBy → South Carolina Republican primary, 2008 ⓘ