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Primary VoteDelegates
Hillary ClintonNew YorkDemocratic 2,608,184 51.47%204 46.3%
Barack ObamaIllinoisDemocratic 2,186,662 43.16%166 37.6%
John EdwardsNorth CarolinaDemocratic 193,617 3.82%0 0.0%
Dennis J. KucinichOhioDemocratic 24,126 0.48%0 0.0%
Bill RichardsonNew MexicoDemocratic 19,939 0.39%0 0.0%
Joe BidenDelawareDemocratic 18,261 0.36%0 0.0%
YOther (+) - Democratic 16,204 0.32%00%
YUnallocated - Democratic - -7116.1%
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Election Information:
Contest Type: State-run Primary
Election Date:2008-02-05
Eligible Participants: Modified Open (members of the party or independents)
Delegates Awarded in this Contest: 370
Delegates Total: 441
Delegate Allocation Method: Proportional - the candidates are awarded delegates in proportion to the percentage of votes received. A 15% threshold is required to receive delegates.
  • 129 at-large delegates
  • 241 district delegates
  • 71 unpledged delegates
    • 3 delegates from CDs 20, 47
    • 4 delegates from CDs 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 delegates from CDs 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 33, 35, 36, 37, 50, 53
    • 6 delegates from CDs 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 30
Demographic Data

2010 Population:37,253,956Enum.2010 Population Density:92.2persons/km2
2008 Population:36,604,337Est.2008 Population Density:90.6persons/km2
2000 Population:33,871,648Enum.2000 Population Density:83.9persons/km2
Total Delegates:441.0Delegates Density:83,003persons/Del
Land Area (2000):403,933km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.0%

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  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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