California Democratic primary, 2008
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The 2008 California Democratic Primary took place on February 5, 2008, also known as Super Tuesday. The state has been dubbed the "Big Enchilada" by the media because it offers the most delegates out of any American state.[1][2]
Registered Democrats and Decline To State voters were eligible to vote.
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[edit] Process
370 of the 441 delegates from California are selected from the results of the primary. 241 of these delegates are awarded at the Congressional district level, and the remaining 129 are selected by the statewide primary vote. Candidates must receive 15% in the district or statewide to receive delegates.
| Number of Delegates |
Congressional Districts |
|---|---|
| 3 | 20, 47 |
| 4 | 2, 3, 11, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 31, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 51, 52 |
| 5 | 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 33, 35, 36, 37, 50, 53 |
| 6 | 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 30 |
[edit] Polls
The latest 6 polls were averaged (only counting the latest Zogby poll).
| Candidate | Mean of polls released in February 2008 |
Median of polls released in February 2008 |
RCP average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton | 42.8% | 40.5% | 44.2% |
| Barack Obama | 40.3% | 40.4% | 41.6% |
[edit] Results
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
| California Democratic presidential primary, 2008[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Hillary Clinton | 2,608,184 | 51.47% | 204 |
| Barack Obama | 2,186,662 | 43.16% | 166 |
| John Edwards | 193,617 | 3.82% | 0 |
| Dennis Kucinich | 24,126 | 0.48% | 0 |
| Bill Richardson | 19,939 | 0.39% | 0 |
| Joe Biden | 18,261 | 0.36% | 0 |
| Mike Gravel | 8,184 | 0.16% | 0 |
| Christopher Dodd | 8,005 | 0.16% | 0 |
| Willie Carter (write-in) | 4 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Eric Hinzman (write-in) | 4 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Phil Epstein (write-in) | 3 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Brian Calef (write-in) | 2 | 0.00% | 0 |
| David Frey (write-in) | 1 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Joseph McAndrew (write-in) | 1 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Keith Judd (write-in) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Julius Mogyorossy (write-in) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Totals | 5,066,993 | 100.00% | 0 |
[edit] See also
- California Republican primary, 2008
- California state elections, February 2008
- Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008
- United States presidential election in California, 2008
[edit] References
- ^ Candidates vie for bite of 'Big Enchilada' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7223708.stm
- ^ Bush eyes the 'Big Enchilada' http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/12/uselections2004.comment
- ^ The Statement of Vote: President by County (PDF). Secretary of State of California (2008-03-15). Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
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