 On January 8, Edwards placed a distant third in the New Hampshire Democratic primary with just less than 17% (48,818 votes).On January 26, Edwards again placed third in the South Carolina Democratic primary, 2008, his birth state, which he carried in 2004 and he placed third in the non-binding January 29 vote in Florida.On January 30, 2008, Edwards announced that he was ending his campaign for the Presidency.