South Carolina presidential primary results since 2000

South Carolina Democratic voters presented President Joe Biden with his first official victory on Saturday, Feb. 3.

Although New Hampshire's primary was on Jan. 22 - and Biden won - officially, this is the first year that the Palmetto State kicked off the Democratic primary nominating calendar. The GOP primary will take place in three weeks, Feb. 24.

Here's a look at South Carolina presidential primary results back to 2000:

2024 South Carolina primary

Biden wins the South Carolina Democratic primary, the first official contest of the 2024 Democratic nomination process.

2020 South Carolina primary

Democratic

1. President Joe Biden: 48.6%, 39 delegates

2. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders: 19.8%, 15 delegates

3. Businessman Tom Steyer: 11.3%: 0 delegates

Republican

South Carolina was one of four states in 2020 that canceled its primary/caucus in an attempt from the GOP to fend off rivals of incumbent President Donald Trump.

General Election Result: Biden would go on to defeat incumbent Trump in the general election.

More: 2020 Presidential Election Results & Electoral Map

2016 South Carolina primary

Democratic

1. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: 73%, 39 delegates

2. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders 26%, 14 delegates

Republican

1. Businessman Donald Trump: 32.51%, 50 delegates

2. Florida Senator Marco Rubio: 22.48%, 0 delegates

3. Texas Senator Ted Cruz: 22.33%, 0 delegates

General Election Result: Trump would go on to win the party nomination and win in the general election to Clinton.

More: Clinton's popular vote lead surpasses 2 million

2012 South Carolina primary

Democratic

Incumbent President Barack Obama won the Democratic nomination unopposed.

Republican

1. Former Speaker of the House Rep. Newt Gingrich: 40.4%, 20 delegates

2. Utah Senator Mitt Romney: 27.8%, 5 delegates

3. Virginia Senator Rick Santorum: 17%, 0 delegates

General Election Result: Romney would go on to win the party nomination and lose to the incumbent Obama in the general election.

More: How Obama won re-election

2008 South Carolina primary

Democratic

1. Illinois Senator Barack Obama: 55.4%, 25 delegates

2. New York Senator Hillary Clinton: 26.5%, 12 delegates

3. South Carolina Senator John Edwards: 17.6%, 8 delegates

Republican

1. Arizona Senator John McCain: 33.15%, 18 delegates

2. Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee: 29.84%, 6 delegates

3. Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson: 15.63%, 0 delegates

General Election Result: McCain would go on to win the party nomination and lose to Obama in November.

More: 'It was never meant to be' — John McCain fails in 2nd presidential bid

2004 South Carolina primary

Democratic

1. South Carolina Senator John Edwards: 45%, 27 delegates

2. Massachusetts Senator John Kerry: 30%, 17 delegates

3. Reverend Al Sharpton: 10%, 1 delegate

Republican

South Carolina GOP gave their 46 delegates to incumbent President George W. Bush before the primary had begun.

General Election Result: Bush would go on to beat Kerry.

More: 2004 political conventions explain Trump, Obama, Clinton and 2016

2000 South Carolina primary

Democratic

1. Al Gore: 91.79%, 43 delegates

2. New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley: 1.78%, 0 delegates

Republican

1. Texas Gov. George W. Bush: 53.39%, 34 delegates

2. Senator John McCain: 41.87%, 3 delegates

Result: Bush would go on to win the party nomination and beat Gore.

More: It's not 2000 anymore: President Trump's rejection of election sets rocky landscape for President-elect Biden

This article originally appeared on St. Cloud Times: South Carolina presidential primary results history 2024-2000