STORY UPDATED: check for updates below.
Donald Trump was declared the winner of South Carolina's Republican Primary soon after the polls closed, but Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were virtually tied for second. Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Ben Carson were clustered at the bottom. Bush decided to drop out. Scroll down to see the latest.
Updates:
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2016-02-21T10:46:54Z 2016-02-21T10:46:54Z Donald Trump got a smile from putting a frown on Fox faces:"@mikeliberation: This is the best reaction shot I've ever seen lol #Trump2016" pic.twitter.com/jqxI7QoxEY
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 21, 2016 -
2016-02-21T10:44:44Z 2016-02-21T10:44:44Z South Carolina Primary 100% counted: Donald Trump 32.5%, Ted Cruz 22.5%, Marco Rubio 22.3%, Jeb Bush 7.8%, John Kasich 7.8%, Ben Carson 7.2% -
2016-02-21T01:59:06Z 2016-02-21T01:59:06Z John Kasich stands to benefit from Bush's withdrawal..@JebBush fought hard every day. He was a great governor and is a great man. -John
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) February 21, 2016 -
2016-02-21T01:40:30Z 2016-02-21T01:40:30Z Jeb Bush announced he will suspend his presidential campaign in the wake of a weak showing in the South Carolina primary. "The people of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina have spoken and tonight I am suspending my campaign,” Bush told supporters. -
2016-02-21T01:32:20Z 2016-02-21T01:32:20Z Just a quick shot of the crowd getting ready for @realdonaldtrump to come out. Amazing energy. @… https://t.co/WHQjp5Wuss
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 21, 2016 -
2016-02-21T01:31:05Z 2016-02-21T01:31:05Z Watch a live stream of Donald Trump's victory speech here: -
2016-02-21T01:13:55Z 2016-02-21T01:13:55Z #SCPrimary 26% counted: Trump 34% Cruz 22% Rubio 21% Bush 8% Kasich 8% Bush 8% Carson 7% -
2016-02-21T01:12:28Z 2016-02-21T01:12:28Z How @realDonaldTrump won South Carolina, his second straight victory. https://t.co/BcutZvyBmn (CLARIFIES QUOTE CARD) pic.twitter.com/FcVS21g0gT
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) February 21, 2016 -
2016-02-21T01:06:24Z 2016-02-21T01:06:24Z Despite bringing his brother, President George W. Bush, to SC to campaign, Jeb Bush is in 5th place, only ahead of Ben Carson. John Kasich, who didn't spend nearly as much time and money in the state, is beating Bush. -
2016-02-21T01:04:21Z 2016-02-21T01:04:21Z With 16% counted, Marco Rubio has jumped ahead of Ted Cruz and John Kasich has moved up to 4th ahead of Jeb Bush: Trump 33% Rubio 22% Cruz 21% Kasich 9% Bush 9% Carson 6% -
2016-02-21T00:57:36Z 2016-02-21T00:57:36Z People (pundits) gave me no chance in South Carolina. Now it looks like a possible win. I would be happy with a one vote victory! (HOPE)
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 21, 2016 -
2016-02-21T00:52:55Z 2016-02-21T00:52:55Z John Kasich tweets optimism despite being 5th in South Carolina:The coming primary calendar plays to Gov. Kasich's strength. We're ready.
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) February 21, 2016
NEW POLL: https://t.co/1JABIjCq6L pic.twitter.com/3yPUpDo9f5
