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2000 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary Rhode Island presidential no 1996 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary 1996 2004 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary 2004 2000 03 07 x160px Al Gore 3333FF Tennessee 13 26,801 56.92% x160px Bill Bradley FA8320 New Jersey 9 19,000 40.35% 250px County results 250px Municipality results 250px Gore: #6767e4 40–50% #3c3cdd 50–60% #2222c3 60–70% #1b1b98 70–80%Bradley: #dd843c 50–60% #c36a22 60–70% OH VT 33 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (22 pledged, 11 unpledged)The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
The 2000 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on the same day, known as Super Tuesday, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Rhode Island primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 33 delegates, of whom 22 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.
Vice president Al Gore won the primary with almost 57% of the vote and 13 delegates, while senator Bill Bradley won only roughly 40% of the vote and secured 9 delegates. The remaining 3% went to one other candidate, Lyndon LaRouche Jr., write-in votes and an uncommitted option. Gore did not cross the necessary majority of 2,171 delegates to officially win the Democratic nomination after Super Tuesday, but Bradley would withdraw three days later, leaving Gore as the presumptive nominee.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/03/15/bush-gore-clinch-nominations/1257b2f3-09ac-4cce-bab9-ef8650b6d91d/ Bush, Gore Clinch Nominations March 15, 2000 September 13, 2023
Procedure
Rhode Island was one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on Super Tuesday.Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically - Key and Minor Dates https://www.thegreenpapers.com/PCC/ChAll.html The Green Papers September 13, 2023
Voting took place throughout the state from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. In the semi-closed primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level to be considered viable. The 26 pledged delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, 7 each were allocated to both of the state's 2 congressional districts and another 3 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 5 at-large delegates.Rhode Island Democratic Delegation 2000 https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P20/RI-D The Green Papers December 26, 2000 September 17, 2023
The delegation also included 9 unpledged PLEO delegates: 7 members of the Democratic National Committee, 3 members of Congress (One senator, Jack Reed, and two representatives, Patrick Kennedy and Robert Weygand), and 1 add-on.
Pledged nationalconvention delegates Type Del. Delegates CD1 7 CD2 7 PLEO Party leaders and elected officials 3 At-large 5 Total pledged delegates 22
Candidates
The following candidates appeared on the ballot:
Al Gore
Bill Bradley
Lyndon LaRouche Jr.
There was also an uncommitted option.
Results
2000 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primaryhttps://elections.ri.gov/elections/results/2000/preferenceprimary Presidential Preference Primary Rhode Island State Board of Elections September 17, 2023 Candidate Votes % Delegateshttps://www.thegreenpapers.com/PCC/RI-D.html Election 2000: Rhode Island Democrat The Green Papers September 17, 2023 Al Gore 26,801 56.92 13 Bill Bradley 19,000 40.35 9 Uncommitted 844 1.79 11 Write-in votes 241 0.51 rowspan=2 Lyndon LaRouche Jr. 199 0.42 Total 46,844 100% 33
References
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