2008 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary West Virginia presidential no 2004 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary 2004 2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary 2012 2008 05 13 File:Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg 150x150px Hillary Clinton D4AA00 New York 240,890 66.93% 20 File:Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 800080 Illinois 92,736 25.77% 8 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary election results by county margins, 2008.svg 280px County resultsClinton: #fce0b4 40–50% #f1c98b 50–60% #e6b263 60–70% #d99a39 70–80% #af7b2c 80–90% NC KY File:John Edwards.JPG (2151410778) (cropped).jpg FF7F2A John Edwards(withdrawn) North Carolina 7.30% 26,284 0 39 Democratic National Convention delegates (28 pledged, 11 unpledged) The 2008 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary took place on May 13, 2008 with polls closing at 7:30 p.m. EST. It was open to Democrats and Independents. The primary determined 28 delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, who were awarded on a proportional basis. West Virginia's Democratic delegation also included 11 unpledged "superdelegates". The primary came late in the nomination race. Hillary Clinton won by a very wide margin, but her opponent Barack Obama maintained a substantial lead in the overall number of pledged delegate votes.Clinton wins big in West Virginia primary https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna24591571 NBC News 2008-05-13 2009-05-19 Despite Clinton's landslide win in this primary she would receive more votes in this primary than in the 2016 United States presidential election in West Virginia as the Democratic nominee. Polls Statewide opinion polling for the April, May, and June Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008#West Virginia As of May 4, 2008, opinion polling showed Sen. Hillary Clinton holding a 56% to 27% lead over Sen. Barack Obama, with 17% undecided.West Virginia Democratic Presidential Primary http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/west_virginia/west_virginia_democratic_presidential_primary RasmussenReports.com 2008-05-04 2008-05-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20080410063447/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/west_virginia/west_virginia_democratic_presidential_primary 2008-04-10 Some of West Virginia's superdelegates also endorsed a candidate prior to the primary. By February 20, more than a month before the election, three superdelegates had announced support for Sen. Hillary Clinton (DNC Members Marie Prezioso, Pat Maroney, and Belinda Biafore), while three had endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (Rep. Nick Rahall, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, and Sen. Robert C. Byrd).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 Primary date: May 13, 2008 National pledged delegates determined: 28 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary, 2008State Wide Results West Virginia Secretary of State http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/historyresource/Documents/2008_primary_election_all.pdf 2008-08-28 2010-01-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100326190931/http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/historyresource/Documents/2008_primary_election_all.pdf 2010-03-26 dead Party Candidate Votes Percentage Delegateshttp://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/WV-D.phtml The Green Papers: West Virginia Democrat The Green Papers 2008-05-13 2008-05-13 Democratic Hillary Clinton 240,890 66.93% 20 Democratic Barack Obama 92,736 25.77% 8 Democratic John Edwards (withdrawn) 26,284 7.3% 0 Totals 359,910 100.00% 28 See also Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008 West Virginia Republican caucuses, 2008 References External links WV Secretary of State - Election Returns West Virginia Category:2008 West Virginia elections 2008 Category:May 2008 in the United States