2008 Indiana Democratic presidential primary
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The 2008 Indiana Democratic primary took place on May 6, 2008. It was an open primary. Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton were the only two Democratic candidates for President on the ballot. There are 72 delegates who will be awarded on a proportional basis and 12 superdelegates, of whom five have announced support for Sen. Barack Obama and four for Sen. Hillary Clinton while three remain uncommitted. Polls will be open from 6 AM to 6 PM, prevailing local time.[1] (Most of the state is on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4), but twelve counties in the Evansville and Gary metropolitan areas are on Central Daylight Time (UTC-5).)
The North Carolina Democratic primary will also be held on the same day, giving the day the name of Super Tuesday III, 2008.
Polling
In the most recent opinion polling, conducted from May 4 to May 5, Obama leads Clinton with 45% to her 43%. 7% are undecided.[2]
Superdelegates
There are 12 superdelegates up for grabs, who are not bound by the primary results.[3] A 13th superdelegate will be nominated by the state party in June.[4]
- Joe Andrew; Former DNC Chairman - Supporting Barack Obama[5]
- Cordelia Lewis Burks; Indiana Democratic Party Vice-Chairwoman - Supporting Barack Obama[5]
- André Carson; Representative (IN-07) - Supporting Barack Obama[6]
- Phoebe Crane; DNC Member - Supporting Hillary Clinton[7]
- Joe Donnelly; Representative (IN-02) - Uncommitted
- Brad Ellsworth; Representative (IN-08) - Uncommitted
- Baron Hill; Representative (IN-09) - Supporting Barack Obama[8]
- Dan Parker; Indiana Democratic Party Chairman - Supporting Hillary Clinton[9]
- Bob Pastrick; DNC Member - Supporting Hillary Clinton[5]
- Connie Thurman; DNC Member - Supporting Barack Obama[3]
- Pete Visclosky; Representative (IN-01) - Uncommitted
Results
National pledged delegates determined: 72
| Indiana Democratic presidential primary, 2008 81% of precincts reporting[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Estimated national delegates[11] |
| Hillary Clinton | 515,289 | 51.82% | 38 |
| Barack Obama | 479,085 | 48.18% | 29 |
| Totals | 994,374 | 100.00% | 72 |
See also
- Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008
- Indiana Republican primary, 2008
- Super Tuesday III, 2008
References
- ^ Todd Rokita. "2008 Indiana Primary Media Kit" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ "Zogby Poll: Obama Expands Lead in NC; Dems Still Biting Nails in Indiana!". 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ a b c "Suddenly we matter". Indianapolis Star. 2008-03-06. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ "A look at Indiana's Democratic superdelegates". MSNBC. 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ a b c "Clinton campaign takes a hit today". WTHR Channel 13. 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-05-01. Cite error: The named reference "NewsChannel" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Rep. Andre Carson endorses Obama". Indianapolis Star. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Superdelegates In Focus: Indiana's Phoebe Crane And Iowa's Scott Brennan". The Huffington Post. 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ "Obama picks up Baron Hill support". Indianapolis Star. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ "DNC Indiana Superdelegates". The Huffington Post. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ "CNN - Primary Results for Indiana". CNN. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ "Indiana Election Results publisher=CBS News". Retrieved 2008-05-06.
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