2008 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary District of Columbia presidential no 2004 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary and caucuses 2004 2012 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia#Democratic primary 2012 2008 02 12 Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 800080 Illinois 93,386 75.31% 12 Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg Hillary Clinton D4AA00 New York 29,470 23.77% 3 2008 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary - Results by ward.svg 230px Election results by wardObama: #bd6fbd 60–70% #a949a9 70–80% #863886 80–90% DA MD The 2008 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008, nicknamed the "Potomac Primary" because Maryland and Virginia, which border the Potomac River, also held Democratic primaries that day.Up next: the Potomac Primary https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23027740 Associated Press NBC News 2008-02-06 2008-02-06 Fifteen delegates were up for grabs in the District of Columbia Democratic Primary, including 10 delegates from the District of Columbia's municipal subdivisions (five delegates for Wards 1-4, and five delegates for Wards 5-8). An additional five delegates were awarded to the at-large winner, Barack Obama. These 15 delegates represented the District of Columbia at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. A total of 24 unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates, also attended the convention and cast their votes as well. Barack Obama received the endorsements of Mayor Adrian Fenty and former Mayor Marion Barry (both African Americans), while he and Hillary Clinton were both endorsed by various members on the District of Columbia City Council.Marc Fisher Potomac Primary: Barry to Endorse Obama http://blog.washingtonpost.com/rawfisher/2008/02/potomac_primary_barry_endorses.html The Washington Post 2008-02-07 2008-02-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080918174532/http://blog.washingtonpost.com/rawfisher/2008/02/potomac_primary_barry_endorses.html 2008-09-18 Barack Obama won the District of Columbia, as he did the other Potomac contests that day. He earned 12 pledged delegates to Clinton's 3.RESULTS: District of Columbia http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#DC CNN 2008-02-12 2008-02-12 May 8, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080508012111/http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#DC dead https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23123924 Obama sweeps Clinton in Maryland, Va., D.C. NBC News 2008-02-12 Polls Statewide opinion polling for the February 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries#District of Columbia Results Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 District of Columbia Democratic Presidential Primary ResultsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageDelegates Democratic Barack Obama 93,386 75.31% 12 Democratic Hillary Clinton 29,470 23.77% 3 Democratic John Edwards 347 0.28% 0 Democratic Uncommitted 339 0.27% 0 Democratic Dennis Kucinich 193 0.16% 0 Democratic Bill Richardson 145 0.12% 0 Democratic Write-ins 114 0.09% 0 Totals 123,994 100.00% 15 Voter turnout % — Analysis The District of Columbia is a city with a strong population of African Americans, a voting bloc that consistently backed Barack Obama nationwide. The District also includes highly educated upper-middle class professionals who tend to be relatively progressive, another segment of the population that often backed Obama. See also 2008 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary References District of Columbia 2008 Dem