1 in 5 registered voters cast ballots

Nearly 20 percent of South Carolina's
registered voters cast ballots in Saturday's Republican
presidential primary won by John McCain, according to state
officials.
The state Election Commission says more than 437,000 people out
of the state's more than 2.25 million registered voters braved
chilly, wet weather to make their picks. Pickens, Greenville and
Lexington counties had the top rates, with all seeing more than 26
percent of registered voters turn out.
In 2000, more than 26 percent of the state's registered voters
cast ballots in the GOP primary.
The Democratic presidential primary will be held Saturday.
Voters do not register by party in South Carolina and can
participate in either party's contest, but not both.