2008 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary Rhode Island presidential no 2004 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary 2004 2012 United States presidential election in Rhode Island#Democratic primary 2012 2008 03 4 Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg Hillary Clinton D4AA00 New York 13 108,949 58.44% Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 800080 Illinois 8 75,316 40.40% 250px County results 250px Municipality results Clinton: #f1c98b 50–60% #e6b263 60–70% #d99a39 70–80% Obama: #cf94cf 50–60% #bd6fbd 60–70% OH TX (primary & caucus) The 2008 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary took place on March 4, 2008. It was an open primary. 21 delegates were awarded on a proportional basis. Rhode Island's delegation to the 2008 Democratic National Convention also included 11 superdelegates whose votes were not bound by the results of the primary election. Hillary Clinton won the primary. Delegate breakdown The Rhode Island Democratic Party sent a total of 32 delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Of those delegates, 21 were pledged, and 11 were unpledged. All of the 21 pledged delegates were allocated (pledged) to vote for a particular candidate at the National Convention according to the results of the Rhode Island Presidential Primary. The 11 unpledged delegates were popularly called "superdelegates" because their vote represented their personal decisions, whereas the regular delegates' votes represented the collective decision of many voters. The superdelegates were free to vote for any candidate at the National Convention and were selected by the Rhode Island Democratic Party's officials.Pennsylvania Delegate Selection Plan For The 2008 Democratic National Convention Pennsylvania Democratic Party 2007-08-25 http://padems.com/files/Delegate08Final806.pdf PDF 2008-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20080625114520/http://padems.com/files/Delegate08Final806.pdf 2008-06-25Berg-Andersson Richard Pennsylvania Democrat Presidential Nominating Process The Green Papers 2008-05-01 http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/PA-D.phtml 2008-05-01 The 21 pledged delegates were further divided into 13 district delegates and 8 statewide delegates. The 13 district delegates were divided among Rhode Island's 19 Congressional Districts and were allocated to the presidential candidates based on the primary results in each District. Congressional District 1 chose 6 delegates and Congressional District 2 chose 7 delegates. The 8 statewide delegates were divided into 5 at-large delegates and 3 Party Leaders and Elected Officials (abbreviated PLEOs). They were allocated to the presidential candidates based on the primary results statewide. Of the 11 unpledged delegates, 10 were selected in advance and 1 was selected at the State Executive Committee meeting on June 19, 2008. The delegates selected in advance were 6 Democratic National Committee members; the two Democratic U.S. Representatives from Rhode Island, Patrick J. Kennedy (District 1) and James Langevin (District 2); and both Democratic U.S. senators from Rhode Island, Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse.Rhode Island Delegate Selection & Affirmative Action Plan For the 2008 Democratic National Convention Rhode Island Democratic Party http://www.ridemocrats.org/get-involved/2008convention/2008selectionplan.pdf PDF 2008-02-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20080227201937/http://www.ridemocrats.org/get-involved/2008convention/2008selectionplan.pdf 2008-02-27 dead Rhode Island Democrat Presidential Nominating Process The Green Papers 2008-02-20 http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/RI-D.phtml 2008-02-29 Polling Statewide opinion polling for the March 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries#Rhode Island On March 2, 2008, the most recent opinion polling of likely Democratic Primary participants showed Senator Clinton leading her opponent, Senator Barack Obama, 42% to 37%, with 22% undecided.http://www.insidepolitics.org/BrownPoll308.pdf Rhode Island Democratic Presidential Primary 2008-03-02 2008-03-04 Brown University Among Rhode Island's 11 superdelegates, ten had endorsed a candidate by February 2. Eight had announced support for Senator Hillary Clinton, and two had committed to Senator Barack Obama.http://innovation.cq.com/primaries?tab=2 CQ Politics Primary Guide 2008-02-20 CQ Politics dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081029233322/http://innovation.cq.com/primaries?tab=2 October 29, 2008 Results Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries Key: Withdrewprior to contest 2008 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary2008 Presidential Preference Primary Rhode Island Board of Elections 2008-03-05 http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2008/presidential_preference_primary/ 2008-03-05 Candidate Votes Percentage DelegatesBerg-Andersson Richard Rhode Island Democrat Presidential Nominating Process The Green Papers 2008-03-04 http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/RI-D.phtml 2008-03-05 Hillary Clinton 108,949 58.44% 13 Barack Obama 75,316 40.40% 8 John Edwards 1,133 0.61% 0 Uncommitted 1,041 0.56% 0 Totals 186,439 100.00% 21 See also 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary References Rhode Island Category:2008 Rhode Island elections 2008