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Riding a new surge of support after his blowout South Carolina victory over the weekend, Joe Biden has stunned Elizabeth Warren on her home turf where she will have to settle for a distant third. Bernie Sanders, who held a rally in the state over the weekend and had pulled ahead in a recent poll will finish a solid second place. In the last three days several candidates withdrew from the race and endorsed Biden which has vaulted him as the main moderate left in the race.
Questions will circle the Warren camp as she evaluates her path after this evening. With 86% of the vote counted as of the publishing of this article its likely that turnout will exceed the 2016 numbers on the Democratic side. Incumbent Donald Trump won the Republican primary with 87% of the vote over former Governor William Weld.
Candidate Votes Counted as of 1:00 a.m. 86% Reporting
Biden 401,346
Sanders 320,064
Warren 246,309
Bloomberg 140,761
Buttigieg 32,107
Klobuchar 14,216
Gabbard 9,117
Steyer 5,834
