• Former vice president Joe Biden has won the Democratic primary in South Carolina on the back of overwhelming support from African Americans.
• Vermont senator Bernie Sanders placed a distant second.
• Billionaire Tom Steyer ended his presidential campaign after failing to qualify for delegates.

Results

Candidate	South Carolina results		Delegates
	Votes	Share	Gained	Total
Biden	262,336	48.7%	39	51
Sanders	106,605	19.7%	15	57
Steyer	61,140	11.3%	0	0
Buttigieg	44,217	8.2%	0	26
Warren	38,120	7.1%	0	8
Klobuchar	16,900	3.1%	0	7

Table does not list candidates who won under 3 percent support. 1,991 delegates needed to win the nomination.

Analysis

• Nick Ottens: Why South Carolina Democrats are more moderate.
• Boris Ryvkin: Biden needed to win big.