Donald Trump will win South Carolina, multiple networks have projected. With 91 percent of the vote in, Trump leads Clinton 56 to 40 percent. Libertarian Gary Johnson has 2 percent, and the Green Party's Jill Stein has less than 1 percent. There are nine electoral votes up for grabs in the state.
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