Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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This article contains the results of the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses.
Candidates
The known candidates with national campaigns are John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Candidates who had national campaigns, but withdrew their candidacy are Joe Biden, Christopher Dodd, Bill Richardson, and Tom Vilsack.
Overview of results
| Candidates | Joe Biden | Hillary Clinton | Chris Dodd | John Edwards | Mike Gravel | Dennis Kucinich | Barack Obama | Bill Richardson | ||||||||||||||
| Estimated total delegates[1] (4,049; 2,025 needed to win) |
– | 210 54% |
– | 52 13% |
– | 1 0% |
123 32% |
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| Estimated (796) superdelegates[1] | – | 174 22% |
– | 34 4% |
– | 1 0% |
85 11% |
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| Pledged (3,253) delegates[1][2] | – | 36 1% |
– | 18 1% |
– | – | 38 1% |
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| January 3 |  IowaDelegates: 45 |
1% | 15 29% |
0% | 14 30% |
0% | 0% | 16 38% |
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| January 8 |  New HampshireDelegates: 22 |
0% | 9 39% |
0% | 4 17% |
0% | 1% | 9 36% |
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| January 15 |  MichiganDelegates: 0 (156) |
– | 55% | 1% | – | 0% | 4% | – | – | |||||||||||||
| January 19 |  NevadaDelegates: 25 |
– | 12 51% |
– | 4% | – | 0% | 13 45% |
0% | |||||||||||||
| January 26 |  South CarolinaDelegates: 45 |
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| January 29 |  FloridaDelegates: 0 (187) |
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| February 5 |  AlabamaDelegates: 52 |
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| February 5 |  AlaskaDelegates: 13 |
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| February 5 |  American SamoaDelegates: 3 |
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| February 5 |  ArizonaDelegates: 56 |
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| February 5 |  ArkansasDelegates: 35 |
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| February 5 |  CaliforniaDelegates: 370 |
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| February 5 |  ColoradoDelegates: 55 |
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| February 5 |  ConnecticutDelegates: 48 |
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| February 5 |  DelawareDelegates: 15 |
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| February 5 - February 12 | Democrats Abroad Delegates: 7 |
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| February 5 |  GeorgiaDelegates: 87 |
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| February 5 |  IdahoDelegates: 18 |
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| February 5 |  IllinoisDelegates: 153 |
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| February 5 |  KansasDelegates: 21/32 |
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| February 5 |  MassachusettsDelegates: 93 |
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| February 5 |  MinnesotaDelegates: 72 |
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| February 5 |  MissouriDelegates: 72 |
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| February 5 |  New JerseyDelegates: 107 |
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| February 5 |  New MexicoDelegates: 26 |
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| February 5 |  New YorkDelegates: 232 |
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| February 5 |  North DakotaDelegates: 13 |
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| February 5 |  OklahomaDelegates: 38 |
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| February 5 |  TennesseeDelegates: 68 |
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| February 5 |  UtahDelegates: 23 |
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| February 9 |  LouisianaDelegates: 56 |
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| February 9 |  NebraskaDelegates: 24 |
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| February 9 |  WashingtonDelegates: 78/78 |
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| February 9 |  United States Virgin IslandsDelegates: 3 |
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| February 10 |  MaineDelegates: 24 |
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| February 12 |  District of ColumbiaDelegates: 15 |
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| February 12 |  MarylandDelegates: 70 |
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| February 12 |  VirginiaDelegates: 83 |
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| February 19 |  HawaiiDelegates: 20 |
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| February 19 |  WisconsinDelegates: 74 |
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| March 4 |  OhioDelegates: 141 |
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| March 4 |  Rhode IslandDelegates: 21 |
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| March 4 |  TexasDelegates: 193 |
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| March 4 |  VermontDelegates: 15 |
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| March 8 |  WyomingDelegates: 7/12 |
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| March 11 |  MississippiDelegates: 33 |
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| April 12 | Kansas Delegates: 11/32 |
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| April 22 |  PennsylvaniaDelegates: 151 |
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| May 3 |  GuamDelegates: 3 |
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| May 6 |  IndianaDelegates: 66 |
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| May 6 |  North CarolinaDelegates: 91 |
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| May 13 |  West VirginiaDelegates: 26 |
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| May 20 |  KentuckyDelegates: 47 |
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| May 20 |  OregonDelegates: 48 |
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| May 24 | Wyoming Delegates: 5/12 |
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| June 1 |  Puerto RicoDelegates: 51 |
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| June 3 |  MontanaDelegates: 15 |
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| June 3 |  South DakotaDelegates: 14 |
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Results by delegation
National delegates determined: 45
| Iowa Democratic presidential caucus, 2008[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | State delegates | Percentage | National delegates | |
| Barack Obama | 940 | 37.58% | 16 | |
| John Edwards | 744 | 29.75% | 14 | |
| Hillary Clinton | 737 | 29.47% | 15 | |
| Bill Richardson | 53 | 2.12% | 0 | |
| Joe Biden | 23 | 0.92% | 0 | |
| Christopher Dodd | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Dennis Kucinich | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Mike Gravel | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Uncommitted | 3 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,501 | 100.00% | 45 | |
National delegates determined: 22
Some of the the candidates that appeared on the ballot did not run nationwide campaigns.
| New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary, 2008[4][5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates | |
| Hillary Clinton | 112,610 | 39.09% | 9 | |
| Barack Obama | 105,007 | 36.45% | 9 | |
| John Edwards | 48,818 | 16.95% | 4 | |
| Bill Richardson | 13,239 | 4.60% | 0 | |
| Dennis Kucinich | 3,901 | 1.35% | 0 | |
| Joe Biden | 642 | 0.22% | 0 | |
| Mike Gravel | 404 | 0.14% | 0 | |
| Richard Caligiuri | 254 | 0.09% | 0 | |
| Christopher Dodd | 205 | 0.07% | 0 | |
| Kenneth Capalbo | 108 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| D. R. Hunter | 95 | 0.03% | 0 | |
| William Keefe | 51 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Tom Laughlin | 47 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Randy Crow | 37 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Michael Skok | 32 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Ole Savior | 29 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Henry Hewes | 17 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| William Hughes | 16 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Caroline Killeen | 11 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Tom Koos | 10 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Dal LaMagna | 8 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Write-in candidates | 2,517 | 0.87% | 0 | |
| Totals | 288,058 | 100.00% | 22 | |
Primary date: January 15, 2008
National delegates determined: 0 (see note below)
Hillary Clinton, Christopher Dodd (who has withdrawn from the race), Mike Gravel, and Dennis Kucinich were the only candidates on the ballot following the Democratic National Committee's action to strip Michigan of all its 156 delegates for holding its primary before February 5, 2008.[6]
| Michigan Democratic presidential primary, 2008[7] | ||||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates | |
| Hillary Clinton | 328,151 | 55.26% | 0 | |
| Dennis Kucinich | 21,708 | 3.66% | 0 | |
| Christopher Dodd | 3,853 | 0.65% | 0 | |
| Mike Gravel | 2,363 | 0.40% | 0 | |
| Uncommitted | 237,762 | 40.04% | 0 | |
| Totals | 593,837 | 100.00% | 0 | |
Caucus date: January 19, 2008
National delegates determined: 25
| Nevada Democratic presidential caucus, 2008[8] 98% of the precincts reporting | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | State delegates | Percentage | National delegates | |
| Hillary Clinton | 5,355 | 50.71% | 12 | |
| Barack Obama | 4,773 | 45.19% | 13 | |
| John Edwards | 396 | 3.75% | 0 | |
| Dennis Kucinich | 5 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Mike Gravel | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Bill Richardson | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Write-in candidate | 1 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Uncommitted | 31 | 0.29% | 0 | |
| Totals | 10,561 | 100.00% | 25 | |
Primary date: January 26, 2008
National delegates determined: 45
Primary date: January 29, 2008
National delegates determined: 0 (see note below)
The Democratic National Committee has stripped Florida of all its 185 delegates for holding its primary before February 5, 2008. Therefore, the primary will not count towards any candidate's delegate total.[9]
Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 52
Caucus date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 13
Caucus date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 3
Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 56
Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 35
Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 370
Caucus date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 55
Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 48
Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 15
Caucus and primary dates: February 5, 2008 – February 12, 2008
National delegates determined: 7
Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 87
Caucus date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 18
Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 153
Caucus date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 21 of 32
The other 11 national delegates will be determined during later caucuses on April 12, 2008.[10]
Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 93
Caucus date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 72
Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 72
Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 107
Caucus date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 26
Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 232
Caucus date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 13
Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 38
Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 68
Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates determined: 23
Primary date: February 9, 2008
National delegates determined: 56
Primary date: February 9, 2008
National delegates determined: 24
Convention date: February 9, 2008
National delegates determined: 3
Caucus date: February 9, 2008
National delegates determined: 78
Washington Democrats use the February 9 caucuses to place their delegates and ignore the February 19 primary.
Caucus date: February 10, 2008
National delegates determined: 24
Primary date: February 12, 2008
National delegates determined: 15
Primary date: February 12, 2008
National delegates determined: 70
Primary date: February 12, 2008
National delegates determined: 83
Caucus date: February 19, 2008
National delegates determined: 20
Primary date: February 19, 2008
National delegates determined: 0
Washington Democrats use the February 9 caucuses to place their delegates and ignore the February 19 primary.
Primary date: February 19, 2008
National delegates determined: 74
National delegates determined: 141
National delegates determined: 21
National delegates determined: 193
National delegates determined: 15
National delegates determined: 7 of 12
The other five national delegates will be determined during the Wyoming Democratic Party convention on May 24, 2008.[11]
National delegates determined: 33
National delegates determined: 11 of 32
The other 21 national delegates will be determined during previous caucuses on February 5, 2008.[10]
National delegates determined: 151
National delegates determined: 3
National delegates determined: 66
National delegates determined: 91
National delegates determined: 26
National delegates determined: 47
National delegates determined: 48
National delegates determined: 5 of 12 (see below)
The other seven national delegates will be determined during caucuses on March 8, 2008.[11]
National delegates determined: 51
National delegates determined: 15
National delegates determined: 14
References
- ^ a b c d "CNN Election Center", CNN, 2007-01-10
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "National Overview - 2008 Primary Results". MSNBC. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Election Center 2008 Primary Results for Iowa". CNN. 2008-01-05. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ "Presidential Primary Election January 8". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ "New Hampshire Democratic Delegation 2008". The Green Papers. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ^ "Four Candidates Withdraw from Michigan Primary Ballot". Michigan Secretary of State. 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Election Center 2008 Primary Results for Michigan". CNN. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Nevada Democratic Party Caucus Results". Nevada Democratic Party. 2008-01-20. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ^ "Florida Democratic Delegation 2008". The Green Papers. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ a b "Kansas Democratic Delegation 2008". The Green Papers. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ a b "Wyoming Democratic Delegation 2008". The Green Papers. Retrieved 2008-01-12.