The South Carolina primary was called by ABC News on Saturday night with 51% of the votes in, and Donald Trump was named the victor.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) are in a virtual tie for second place. Gov. John Kasich of Ohio and Dr. Ben Carson are both under 10% of the vote, and many expect these two to suspend their campaigns after the primary.
South Carolina has 38 Republican delegates in a winner-take-all format, so Mr. Trump will take 38 more pledged delegates to the convention. Second place is going to be a boost in what is essentially bragging rights between Sen. Cruz and Sen. Rubio. Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida dropped out at 8:45 Saturday night.
Mr. Trump, at this point, has 55 delegates, Sen. Cruz has 11, Sen. Rubio has 10, Gov. Kasich has 5, and Dr. Carson has 3.