September 30, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
South Carolina Republican Party
15 Republican candidates file for President in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Matt Moore
today announced that 15 current Republican presidential candidates have
properly filed their paperwork to appear on South Carolina's 2016
First-in-the-South Republican presidential primary ballot. The deadline
to file was 5:00 P.M. today. The South Carolina Republican presidential
primary will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2016.
“The Republican Party has the most diverse, qualified field of
candidates in its history and I'm thrilled at the choices voters will
have next February,” said South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Matt
Moore. "On the other hand, the Democrats' coronation of Hillary Clinton
continues despite her lagging poll numbers and an ongoing FBI
investigation into her secret email server."
Below, in alphabetical order, are the names of the candidates spelled
as they will appear on the ballot:
Jeb Bush
Ben Carson
Chris Christie
Ted Cruz
Carly Fiorina
Jim Gilmore
Lindsey Graham
Mike Huckabee
Bobby Jindal
John R. Kasich
George E. Pataki
Rand Paul
Marco Rubio
Rick Santorum
Donald J. Trump
Governor Scott Walker filed for president in South Carolina in late
August, but has since withdrawn from the race. Governor Rick Perry did
not file in South Carolina before withdrawing from the race.
South Carolina's First-in-the-South Republican presidential primary has
grown in significance over time. Since 1980, no Republican presidential
candidate has won the White House without first winning South
Carolina’s Republican presidential primary. In 2011/2012, the
Republican presidential primary had a $50 million economic impact in
the state.