2008 Ohio Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Ohio Democratic presidential primary Ohio presidential no 2004 Ohio Democratic presidential primary 2004 2016 Ohio Democratic presidential primary 2016 2008 03 4 Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg Hillary Clinton D4AA00 New York 1,259,620 53.49% 74 Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 800080 Illinois 1,055,769 44.84% 67 250px 250px Primary results by county Clinton: #fce0b4 40–50% #f1c98b 50–60% #e6b263 60–70% #d99a39 70–80% #af7b2c 80–90% Obama: #cf94cf 50–60% #bd6fbd 60–70% WI RI 161 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (140 pledged, 21 unpledged)The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote The 2008 Ohio Democratic presidential primary took place on March 4, 2008 and was open to anyone requesting a Democratic party ballot. In 2008, any registered Ohio voter could on election day request a primary ballot of either the Democratic or Republican party, by signing an affidavit stating that they supported the principles of the party whose ballot they are obtaining.Limbaugh safe from voter-fraud charges; Radio host encouraged fans to vote Democratic Columbus Dispatch; page 08A; March 28, 2008 Ohio sent 141 pledged delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, which were awarded to the candidates proportionally based on the outcome of the election. In addition, Ohio's delegation included 20 unpledged superdelegates not bound by the vote. Hillary Clinton won the primary. Delegate breakdown The Ohio Democratic Party sent 161 total delegates to the National Convention. Of those delegates, 141 were pledged and 20 unpledged. The 141 pledged delegates were allocated (pledged) to vote for a particular candidate at the National Convention according to the results of Ohio's Democratic primary on March 4, 2008. The 20 unpledged delegates (popularly called "superdelegates" because each of their votes represented a personal decision rather than the decision of the voters) were free to vote for any candidate at the National Convention and were selected by the Ohio Democratic Party's officials. The 141 pledged delegates were further divided into 92 district delegates and 49 statewide delegates. The 92 district delegates were divided among Ohio's 18 Congressional Districts and were allocated to the presidential candidates based on the primary results in each District. The 49 statewide delegates were divided into 31 at-large delegates and 18 Party Leaders and Elected Officials (abbreviated PLEO). They were allocated to the presidential candidates based on the primary results statewide. Of the 20 unpledged delegates, 18 were selected in advance and 2 were selected at the State Executive Committee meeting on May 10, 2008. The delegates selected in advance were 9 Democratic National Committee members, the 7 Democratic U.S. Representatives from Ohio (including 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, who had suspended his campaign before the Ohio primary), U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, and Governor Ted Strickland.2008 Ohio Delegate Selection Plan Ohio Democratic Party 2007-10-05 http://www.ohiodems.org/atf/cf/%7BC0255BB1-6F9F-40DE-AE31-2B58D7FD0F7A%7D/DEL2008.pdf PDF 2008-02-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20080227204652/http://www.ohiodems.org/atf/cf/%7bC0255BB1-6F9F-40DE-AE31-2B58D7FD0F7A%7d/DEL2008.pdf 2008-02-27Berg-Andersson Richard Ohio Democrat Presidential Nominating Process The Green Papers 2008-03-05 https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/OH-D.phtml 2008-03-05 Just before the election, nine of Ohio's 20 superdelegates had endorsed a candidate: five had announced support for Senator Clinton and four 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 Polling Statewide opinion polling for the March 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries#Ohio Debate Clinton and Obama appeared in a televised debate at Cleveland State University on February 26. They discussed negative campaigning, health care and free trade.https://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/26/dems.debate/index.html Clinton, Obama clash over campaign tactics in debate CNN 2008-02-27 2008-02-27 Clinton echoed a theme her campaign had emphasized over the past days, that media coverage of her was much tougher than coverage of Obama, by referring to a Saturday Night Live skit that made a similar point from the weekend before.https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/us/politics/27watch.html 20th Debate: Reality Show or a Spinoff? Alessandra Stanley Alessandra Stanley The New York Times 2008-02-27 Results Clinton won the election by a comfortable 8.65% margin. Clinton won Ohio by running up margins the Appalachia region in southern Ohio, and the Rust Belt region in Akron, Youngstown, and Toledo. For his part Obama did do well in most of the major cities, winning in the counties that encompass, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Dayton. Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries Key: Withdrewprior to contest 2008 Ohio Democratic presidential primaryhttp://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2008ElectionResults/pdpresdistrict.aspx Democratic Presidential - District Totals 2008-05-09 2008-05-09 OH Secretary of State Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates Hillary Clinton 1,259,620 53.49% 74 Barack Obama 1,055,769 44.84% 67 John Edwards 39,332 1.67% 0 Totals 2,233,156 100.00% 141 Analysis 2008 Ohio Democratic presidential primaryOhio Primary Election Results - Election Guide 2008 - Results - The New York Times https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/elections/2008/primaries/results/states/OH.html 2025-05-18 archive.nytimes.comDemographic subgroupObamaClinton% of total voteWhite men445532White women346644Black men87137Black women91911 See also 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Ohio Republican presidential primary References Ohio 2008 Category:2008 Ohio elections