2008 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary

None June 2025 September 2023 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary Oklahoma presidential no 2004 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary 2004 2012 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary 2012 2008 02 05 File:Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg 150x150px Hillary Clinton D4AA00 New York 24 228,480 54.76% File:Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 800080 Illinois 14 130,130 31.19% 350px 350px County resultsClinton: #ffeed5 30–40% #fce0b4 40–50% #f1c98b 50–60% #e6b263 60–70%Obama: #e1bbe1 40–50% ND TN Image:John Edwards.JPG (2151410778) (cropped).jpg FF7F2A John Edwards(withdrawn) North Carolina 42,725 10.24% 0 38 pledged delegates to the2008 Democratic National Convention The 2008 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary, part of the process of selecting that party's nominee for President of the United States, took place on February 5, one of the many nominating contests of 2008's "Super Tuesday". The primary election chose 38 pledged delegates to represent Oklahoma at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The remainder of Oklahoma's 47 delegates consisted of unpledged superdelegates not bound by the results of the primary. The election was a closed primary, meaning that only registered Democrats could vote in this election. Hillary Clinton won the primary by a significant margin. Clinton, Barack Obama, and Jim Rogers appeared on the ballot, together with four candidates who had already withdrawn from the contest: Chris Dodd, Bill Richardson, Dennis Kucinich, and John Edwards. All but Rogers had run nationwide campaigns for the presidential nomination; Rogers is a perennial candidate in Oklahoma who had run for lieutenant governor in 2006. Pre-primary polling, predictions, and events Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 Super Tuesday Democratic Party presidential primaries#Oklahoma Early polling in Oklahoma consistently showed Clinton and Edwards to be the leaders in the state, and Obama a more distant third. The polling also indicated that other candidates were barely registering. In 2004 Edwards narrowly finished second in Oklahoma behind Wesley Clark by about one thousand votes. Oklahoma had been a key state for John Edwards as he made stops in the state January 15 and 18, over three weeks ahead of the primary date, but Edwards withdrew on January 30, 2008. Former President Bill Clinton stopped at the University of Oklahoma on January 30 to speak at a rally supporting his wife. Money raised from Oklahoma Obtained from The Oklahoman 2008-02-03 Fundraising totals https://oklahoman.com/article/3200085/fundraising-totals/ 2021-05-10 Oklahoman.com en-US Candidate Money raised (US$) John Edwards $397,316 Barack Obama $396,592 Bill Richardson $83,070 Hillary Clinton $508,050 Joe Biden $5,400 Chris Dodd $850 Dennis Kucinich $3,767 Delegates Oklahoma sent 47 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. In order to secure pledged delegates, a candidate had to receive at least 15% of the vote. The delegates were broken down into the following categories: 38 pledged delegates, allocated based on the results of the primary: 25 District Level Delegates were allotted proportionally based on the support each candidate received in each congressional district. There were 5 delegates for each congressional district. 8 At-large Delegates were allotted proportionally based on the support each candidate received statewide. 5 party leaders and elected officials ("PLEO Delegates") were allotted proportionally based on the support each candidate received statewide. 9 unpledged superdelegates consisting of PLEOs were not bound by the results of the primary. Results Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries Key: Withdrewprior to contest 2008 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primaryPresidential Preferential Primary Election http://www.ok.gov/~elections/08ppp.html OKLAHOMA STATE ELECTION BOARD 2008-02-05 2008-02-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20080208121156/http://www.ok.gov/~elections/08ppp.html 2008-02-08CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegatesRESULTS: Oklahoma http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#OK CNN 2008-02-05 2008-02-05 May 8, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080508012111/http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#OK dead Hillary Clinton 228,480 54.76% 24 Barack Obama 130,130 31.19% 14 John Edwards 42,725 10.24% 0 Bill Richardson 7,078 1.70% 0 Jim Rogers 3,905 0.94% 0 Christopher Dodd 2,511 0.60% 0 Dennis Kucinich 2,378 0.57% 0 Totals417,207100.00%38 See also 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Oklahoma Republican presidential primary References External links Sample Ballot Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary 2008 Category:2008 Super Tuesday