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Who filed to be on SC GOP's presidential primary ballot? Here's the list

South Carolina Public Radio | By Maayan Schechter
Published November 1, 2023 at 9:54 AM EDT
This combination of photos shows Republican presidential candidates, top row from left, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former president Donald Trump, and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and bottom row from left, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy. With less than a month to go until the first 2024 Republican presidential debate, seven candidates say they have met the qualifications for a podium slot. But that also means that about half of the broad GOP field is running short on time to make the stage. (AP Photo)
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This combination of photos shows Republican presidential candidates, top row from left, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former president Donald Trump, and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and bottom row from left, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy. With less than a month to go until the first 2024 Republican presidential debate, seven candidates say they have met the qualifications for a podium slot. But that also means that about half of the broad GOP field is running short on time to make the stage. (AP Photo)

Ten Republican candidates for president have filed to be on South Carolina's Feb. 24 primary ballot.

Ten Republican presidential candidates have filed and paid the $50,000 fee to show up on South Carolina's Feb. 24 GOP primary ballot.

Filing closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The list of 10 is by order of filing:

  • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
  • Former President Donald Trump
  • Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy
  • U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.
  • Former S.C. Gov. and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley
  • Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
  • North Dakota Doug Burgum
  • Businessman Ryan Binkley
  • Entrepreneur David Stuckenberg
  • Tax consultant John Anthony Castro

A candidate can still remove their name from the GOP ballot but must do so by Jan. 2.

South Carolina Democrats will host their own first-in-the-nation primary Feb. 3.

Filing opens Nov. 1 and closes Nov. 10.

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Maayan Schechter
Maayan Schechter (My-yahn Schek-ter) is a news reporter with South Carolina Public Radio and ETV. She worked at South Carolina newspapers for a decade, previously working as a reporter and then editor of The State’s S.C. State House and politics team, and as a reporter at the Aiken Standard and the Greenville News. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of North Carolina-Asheville in 2013.
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