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Presidential Candidate | Home State | Political Party | Primary Vote | Delegates |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/00DD00.gif) | Barack Obama | Illinois | Democratic |
179,742 |
50.70% | 26 | 43.3% |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/DD0000.gif) | Hillary Clinton | New York | Democratic |
165,426 |
46.66% | 22 | 36.7% |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/9900FF.gif) | John Edwards | North Carolina | Democratic |
3,424 |
0.97% | 0 | 0.0% |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/9900FF.gif) | Uncommitted | - | Democratic |
3,038 |
0.86% | 0 | 0.0% |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/9900FF.gif) | Chris Dodd | Connecticut | Democratic |
912 |
0.26% | 0 | 0.0% |
![Y](IMAGES/COLOR/9900FF.gif) | Other (+) | - | Democratic |
1,997 |
0.56% | 0 | 0% |
![Y](IMAGES/COLOR/DDDDDD.gif) | Unallocated | - | Democratic |
- |
- | 12 | 20.0% |
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![Voter Turnout Graph](IMAGES/VTO/pevto0.png) | ![Vote Pie Chart](pie.php?year=2008&off=0&pty=0&fips=9&elect=1&evt=P) | ![Delegates Pie Chart](pie.php?year=2008&off=0&pty=0&fips=9000&elect=1&evt=P) |
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| Election Information: | Contest Type: | State-run Primary | Election Date: | 2008-02-05 | Eligible Participants: | Closed (only members of the party) | Delegates Awarded in this Contest: | 48 | Delegates Total: | 60 | 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. |
- 17 at-large delegates
- 31 district delegates
- 12 unpledged delegates
- Congressional District 1: 7 delegates
- Congressional District 2: 6 delegates
- Congressional District 3: 7 delegates
- Congressional District 4: 5 delegates
- Congressional District 5: 6 delegates
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| Demographic Data
2010 Population: | 3,574,097 | Enum. | 2010 Population Density: | 284.8 | persons/km2 | 2008 Population: | 3,545,579 | Est. | 2008 Population Density: | 282.6 | persons/km2 | 2000 Population: | 3,405,565 | Enum. | 2000 Population Density: | 271.4 | persons/km2 | Total Delegates: | 60.0 | | Delegates Density: | 59,093 | persons/Del | Land Area (2000): | 12,548 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.5 | % |
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