2008 Wyoming Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2008 Wyoming Democratic presidential caucuses were a series of events designed to determine the delegates that the Wyoming Democratic Party sent to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The party was allocated seven pledged delegates to presidential candidates on March 8 during the Wyoming Democratic County Caucuses. The remaining five pledged delegates were allocated on May 24 during the Wyoming Democratic State Convention. There were six Wyoming superdelegates, so the whole delegation was composed of 18 delegates.
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Primary results by county Clinton: 50–60% Obama: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Tie: |
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Process
The Wyoming caucus were open to all eligible voters who were registered as Democrats by February 22, 2008. A 15 percent threshold was required in order to receive delegates at any caucus site.[1] Rather than the traditional caucus format, most sites used secret ballots which were then counted and delegates apportioned, without re-caucusing of nonviable groups.[2]
Results
County caucuses
Caucus date: March 8, 2008
National pledged delegates determined: 12
2008 Wyoming Democratic presidential county caucuses[3] | ||||
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Candidate | Votes | Percentage | District Delegates[4] | Estimated national delegates[4] |
Barack Obama | 5,378 | 61.44% | 4 | 7 |
Hillary Clinton | 3,311 | 37.83% | 3 | 5 |
Other | 64 | 0.73% | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 8,753 | 100.00% | 7 | 12 |
State Convention
Convention date: May 24, 2008
National pledged delegates determined: 5
Wyoming Democratic presidential state convention, 2008 | ||||
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Candidate | At-Large and PLEO delegates | Percentage | National delegates[4] | |
Barack Obama | - | 0.00% | 7 | |
Hillary Clinton | - | 0.00% | 5 | |
Totals | 5 | 0.00% | 12 |
References
- "Welcome to the Wyoming Democratic Party!". Archived from the original on March 10, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2008.
- Bosman, Julie (March 9, 2008). "Obama Wins Wyoming Caucuses". The New York Times.
- "WY Election Results". Wyoming Democratic Party. March 8, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
- Richard E. Berg-Andersson (May 24, 2008). "Wyoming Democratic Delegation Caucus". The Green Papers. Retrieved May 24, 2008.