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Image: A poll worker peeks out the door at American Legion Memorial Cayce Post 130

2016 Election

South Carolina Votes to Determine Direction of GOP Primary Race

South Carolina voters cast their ballots in the "first in the South" U.S. Republican presidential primary election on Saturday.

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Image: Voters wait in line for a polling place to open at Eastlan Baptist Church

Voters wait in line for a polling place to open at Eastlan Baptist Church in Greenville, S.C. on Feb. 20, 2016.

— Paul Sancya / AP
Image: A poll worker peeks out the door at American Legion Memorial Cayce Post 130

Poll worker Anntwanette Sulton peeks out the door at American Legion Memorial Cayce Post 130 on Feb. 20, 2016 in Cayce, S.C. Today's vote is traditionally known as the "First in the South" primary.

— Sean Rayford / Getty Images file
Image: Voters cast their ballots for the Republican nomination for president

Voters cast their ballots for the Republican nomination for president on Feb. 20, 2016, in Aiken, S.C.

— Todd Bennett / The Augusta Chronicle via AP
Image: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks to supporters at a polling place in Greenville

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks to supporters at a polling place in Greenville, S.C. on Feb. 20, 2016.

— RAINIER EHRHARDT / Reuters
Image: A family take pictures after voting in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary

John Mew, right, photographs his wife Amy, and daughters Ireland, 6, left, and Sailor, 4, after voting in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary on Feb. 20, 2016, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in West Columbia, S.C.

— Matt Rourke / AP
Image: A poll worker assists a Republican primary voter at American Legion Post 7

A poll worker assists a Republican primary voter at American Legion Post 7 on Feb. 20, 2016 in Lexington, S.C.

— Sean Rayford / Getty Images
Image: A supporter of businessman Donald Trump and other local candidates drives past a voting precinct

A supporter of businessman Donald Trump and other local candidates drives past a voting precinct in Cayce, S.C. on Feb. 20, 2016.

— ERIK S. LESSER / EPA
Image: Election worker Beverly Smith places a sign on the Donalds Town Hall polling place in preparations for voting in the U.S. Republican presidential primary in Donalds, South Carolina

Election worker Beverly Smith places a sign on the Donalds Town Hall polling place in preparations for voting in the Republican presidential primary in Donalds, S.C. on Feb. 20, 2016.

— RAINIER EHRHARDT / Reuters
Image: Basil Mack decides who to vote for at an American Legion Hall in Cayce

Basil Mack decides who to vote for at an American Legion Hall in Cayce, S.C. on Feb. 20, 2016. Undecided until the final moment, Mack said he cast his ballot for businessman Donald Trump.

— ERIK S. LESSER / EPA
Image: The South Carolina State House dome can be seen in a general view of Main Street in Columbia, South Carolina

The South Carolina State House dome can be seen in a general view of Main Street in Columbia, S.C. on Feb. 20, 2016.

— JONATHAN ERNST / Reuters
Image: South Carolina Republican primary voters wait in line

South Carolina Republican primary voters wait in line for an open voting machine at American Legion Post 7 on Feb. 20, 2016 in Lexington, S.C.

— Sean Rayford / Getty Images
Image: Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson visits voters

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson visits voters in a restaurant during the Republican presidential primary on Feb. 20, 2016 in Spartanburg, S.C.

— Spencer Platt / Getty Images
Image: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley votes in the Republican presidential primary

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley votes in the Republican presidential primary on Feb. 20, 2016, at Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church in Lexington, S.C.

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— Matt Rourke / AP
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