2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary North Carolina presidential no 2004 North Carolina Democratic presidential caucuses 2004 2012 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary 2012 2008 05 6 Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 800080 Illinois 887,391 56.14% 67 Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg Hillary Clinton D4AA00 New York 657,669 41.61% 48 324px 324px Primary results by countyObama: #e1bbe1 40–50% #cf94cf 50–60% #bd6fbd 60–70% #a949a9 70–80% Clinton: #fce0b4 40–50% #f1c98b 50–60% #e6b263 60–70% #d99a39 70–80% IN WV The 2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on May 6, 2008, one of the last primary elections in the long race for nomination between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Obama won the primary. North Carolina sent 134 delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. 115 delegates were tied to the results of the primary, with the remainder being unelected superdelegates not pledged to any candidate.http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/how_n_c_s_delegates_will_be_divvied_up News & Observer blog: How N.C.'s delegates will be divvied up Registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters (but not registered Republicans) were allowed to participate.http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/north_carolinas_open_primary North Carolina's open primary Projects.newsobserver.com 2008-02-07 2012-04-12 The polls were open from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM, Eastern daylight time (UTC-4).North Carolina State Board of Elections 2008-05-06 http://www.sboe.state.nc.us dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080602050646/http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/ 2008-06-02 North Carolina had 5,811,778 registered voters in 2,817 precincts, with turnout at 36.42%.http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/1875/2780/en/summary.html NC Election Results NC State Board of Elections 2008-05-06 2008-05-06http://election.cbsnews.com/campaign2008/state.shtml?state=NC North Carolina Election Results CBS News 2008-05-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20080527192659/http://election.cbsnews.com/campaign2008/state.shtml?state=NC 2008-05-27 dead Polls Statewide opinion polling for the April, May, and June Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008#North Carolina Public opinion polling from early January 2008 through mid-February 2008 generally gave Senator Hillary Clinton a single digit lead over Senator Barack Obama.http://www.pollster.com/08-NC-Dem-Pres-Primary.php 2008 North Carolina Democratic Presidential Primary 2008-02-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20080513083944/http://www.pollster.com/08-NC-Dem-Pres-Primary.php 2008-05-13 dead From then on, Obama had the lead in almost every poll,Zogby Poll: Obama Leads by 8 Points in NC; Race Still Very Tight in Indiana. On May 6, Senator Barack Obama swept the NC Primary http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1498 and on May 5, was up by 3%, holding 48% to her 45%. 7% were undecided, with a margin of error of 3%.InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Survey in North Carolina: Obama 48%; Clinton 45%; --Tied Within Margin of Error http://www.southernpoliticalreport.com/storylink_55_380.aspx 2008-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080506103053/http://www.southernpoliticalreport.com/storylink_55_380.aspx 2008-05-06 dead The new polls gave "fresh hope" to Clinton.https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080505/ts_afp/usvote New polls give Clinton fresh hope as key votes loom Collinson, Stephen Robocalls The North Carolina state board of elections reported that misleading robocalls were made to African-American voters in the days leading up to the primary in late April 2008,"Elections board hunting robocaller https://web.archive.org/web/20080620103015/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/elections_board_hunting_robocaller 2008-06-20 ," The News & Observer, April 28, 2008. Accessed April 29, 2008. which essentially told registered voters that they were not registered.Daily Kos Blog. Accessed April 29, 2008. According to NPRhttps://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90114863 Group with Clinton Ties Behind Dubious Robocalls NPR 2008-05-01 2012-04-12 and Facing South,Sturgis Sue http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/05/center-for-investigative-reporting.asp Facing South: Center for Investigative Reporting follows Women's Voices' political connections Southernstudies.org 2012-04-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120208044411/http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/05/center-for-investigative-reporting.asp 2012-02-08 these calls were made by the organization "Women's Voices Women Vote."Murray, Shailagh, "Women's Voices, Women Vote: Did the Outreach Overreach?", Washington Post, Sunday, May 4, 2008; Page A10, found at Washington Post article on Women's Voices Women Vote. Accessed May 5, 2008. "Women's Voices Women Vote" included members such as former White House chief of staff John Podesta, Maggie Williams, and Page Gardner, all of whom have close ties to the Clintons. Voters and watchdog groups complained that it was a turnout-suppression effort, and the state Attorney General Roy Cooper ordered them to stop making the calls. Results Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries Primary date: May 6, 2008 National pledged delegates determined: 115 Key: Withdrewprior to contest North Carolina Democratic presidential primary, 2008Official Results CandidateVotesPercentageEstimated national delegateshttp://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/NC-D.phtml North Carolina Democratic Delegation The Green Papers 2008-05-06 2008-05-13 Barack Obama 887,391 56.14% 67 Hillary Clinton 657,669 41.61% 48 Mike Gravel 12,452 0.79% 0 No Preference 23,214 1.47% 0 Totals 1,580,726 100.00% 115 The day that the North Carolina primary was held was known as Super Tuesday III. Along with Indiana which held its primary on the same day, this was largely considered the "Waterloo" of the Democratic primaries. Obama had been under fire for controversial remarks made by Jeremiah Wright, and his lead in North Carolina polls had been reduced to single digits, so Clinton's double-digit loss in that state was a major disappointment. Further hurting Clinton's campaign was the time-zone differences, as the defeat was reported in prime time, and the news of the narrow victory in Indiana had come too late. MSNBC's Tim Russert was quoted as saying "She did not get the game-changer she wanted tonight." Analysis 2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primaryElection Guide 2008 - Presidential Election - Politics - Results - The New York Times https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/elections/2008/primaries/results/vote-polls/NC.html 2026-08-06 archive.nytimes.comDemographic subgroupObamaClinton% of total voteTotal vote5642100SexMale564043Female544257Sex by raceWhite men405428White women336335Black men91713Black women91520Age17–64 years old59377765 and older415423Family incomeLess than $50,000593646$50,000 or more524554ReligionProtestant/Other Christian534470Catholic45529Something else69247None682912EducationDid not complete high school57386High school graduate563924Some college or associate degree534226College graduate544325Postgraduate study574119Political philosophyLiberal623640Moderate554138Conservative425122Which issue is the most important facing the country?The economy524460The war in Iraq603622Health care593615Candidate quality that matters mostCan bring about needed change772150Cares about people like me563714Has the right experience108522Has the best chance to win485011 See also Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008 North Carolina Republican primary, 2008 References 30em External links NC Board of Elections Category:2008 North Carolina elections North Carolina 2008