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Feb 29, 2020 - Politics & Policy

In photos: South Carolina casts its vote for the Democratic nominee

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In this image, Pete Buttigieg wears a white dress shirt and reaches for a crowd of supporters

Former Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg greets supporters on Feb. 28. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

The first southern U.S. state is picking a 2020 Democratic presidential nominee on Saturday, as South Carolina voters line up at polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST.

Why it matters, via Axios' Fadel Allassan: 61% of South Carolina's Democrats are black, and Saturday's primary is the first major test of African-American support for the candidates.

In this image, Pete laughs with a woman.
Pete Buttigieg attends a canvass kick-off event in Columbia, South Carolina on Feb. 29. Photo: Reuters/Eric Thayer
People walk past a polling station on February 29 in Charleston, S.C.
People walk past a polling station on Feb. 29 in Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
In this image, people vote
A woman checks in with a poll worker before joining other voters at Mary Ford Elementary School in North Charleston, South Carolina on Feb. 29. Photo: Joshua Lott/AFP via Getty Images
In this image, a man and a woman sit in bleachers in a stadium
A campaign event for former Vice President Joe Biden at Wofford University on Feb. 28. Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images
In this image, a man and a woman hold hands.
A couple watch President Trump in an overflow lot during his Feb. 28 Keep America Great rally in North Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Joshua Lott/AFP via Getty Images
In this image, a man stands outside a door.
A voter exits a polling station at Mary Ford Elementary School in North Charleston, South Carolina, on Feb. 29. Photo: Joshua Lott/AFP via Getty Images
In this image, two women hand papers to another woman sitting at a table
Voters on Feb. 29 in Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
In this image, voting booths are set up on plastic tables in a fire engine parking garage
Voters on Feb. 29 in Columbia, South Carolina. Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images
In this image, a woman votes while her son stands nearby
A voter at the Charleston County Housing and Redevelopment Authority in Charleston, South Carolina on Feb. 29. Photo: Joshua Lott/AFP via Getty Images
In this image, voters stand in front of formica tables
Voters at the Charleston County Housing and Redevelopment Authority in Charleston, South Carolina on Feb. 29. Photo: Joshua Lott/AFP via Getty Images

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