2008 California Democratic presidential primary
The 2008 California Democratic presidential primary took place on February 5, 2008, also known as Super Tuesday. California was dubbed the "Big Enchilada" by the media because it offers the most delegates out of any other delegation.[1] Hillary Clinton won the primary.
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Process
In the primary, 370 of California's 441 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were selected. Of these delegates, 241 were awarded at the congressional district level, and the remaining 129 were allocated to candidates based on the primary vote statewide.[2] The remaining delegates were superdelegates not obligated to vote for any candidate at the convention. Candidates were required to receive at least 15% of either the district or statewide vote to receive any delegates.[3] Registered Democrats and Decline to State voters were eligible to vote.[4]
| 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 |
Polls
The latest six 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% |
Results
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
| California Democratic presidential primary, 2008[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | 370 |
| Voter turnout[A] | — | — | |
Notes
- A Turnout information is not available because Decline to State voters were allowed to participate.[6] There were a total of 6,749,406 eligible registered voters registered with the Democratic Party and 3,043,164 who declined to state.[7]
References
- Mirchandani, Rajesh (February 3, 2008). "Candidates vie for bite of 'Big Enchilada'". BBC News. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
- "California Primary Election Results - Election Guide 2008 - Results - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- "Call for the 2008 Democratic National Convention" (PDF). Democratic National Committee. February 2, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
- "Decline to State - Voter Information". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 18, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- "The Statement of Vote: President by County" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. March 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- "Decline to State - Voter Information". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 18, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- "Report of Registration as of January 22, 2008" (PDF). California Secretary of State. March 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.