South Carolina Republican Primary: 3-Way Race Between Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio

The polls closed at 7 p.m.

ByABC News

February 20, 2016, 7:01 PM

 -- The South Carolina Republican primary appears to be a three-person race between Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, based on exit poll data. ABC News has not projected a winner yet.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won the Republican Iowa caucuses, the first contest of the 2016 presidential race, and Donald Trump won the New Hampshire Republican primary.

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