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2000 Texas Democratic presidential primary Texas presidential no 1996 Texas Democratic presidential primary 1996 2004 Texas Democratic presidential primary 2004 2000 03 14 File:Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg 160x160px Al Gore 3333FF Tennessee 182 631,428 80.24% File:BillBradley (cropped).jpg Bill Bradley(withdrawn) FA8320 New Jersey 12 128,564 16.34% 310px 310px Primary results by county Gore: #6767e4 40–50% #3c3cdd 50–60% #2222c3 60–70% #1b1b98 70–80% #13136d 80–90% #0b0b41 90–100%Bradley: #e5a067 40–50% #dd843c 50–60%Tie: #ce67e4 40–50%No votesː #808080 TN GU 231 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (194 pledged, 37 unpledged)The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
The 2000 Texas Democratic presidential primary took place on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled on the week following Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Nevada caucuses the weekend before. The Texas primary was an open primary, with the state awarding one the largest amounts of national convention delegates on Mini Tuesday and third-largest amount overall: 231 delegates, of which 194 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary.
Vice president Al Gore easily won the primary, winning over 80% of the vote and 182 delegates. Senator Bill Bradley took 16% of the vote and earned 12 delegates, while Lyndon LaRouche Jr. only got 3% of the vote.
Procedure
Texas was one of six states which held primaries on March 14, 2000, alongside Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Tennessee after Super Tuesday the week before.Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically - Key and Minor Dates https://www.thegreenpapers.com/PCC/ChAll.html The Green Papers September 15, 2023
Voting took place throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. local time. In the primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the state senatorial district or statewide level in order to be considered viable (Texas was the only state to chose districts from state senate elections over congressional districts for delegate distribution). The 194 pledged delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, between 2 and 7 were allocated to each of the state's 31 state senatorial districts based on their level of support for the Democratic nominees for president in 1996 and Governor in 1998, and another 25 allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 42 at-large delegates.Texas Democratic Delegation 2000 https://www.thegreenpapers.com/PCC/TX-D.html The Green Papers December 23, 2000 September 15, 2023
After precinct, county, and senatorial district conventions during which delegates to the state convention were nominated, the state convention was subsequently held on June 10, 2000, to vote on the 42 at-large and 25 pledged PLEO delegates for the Democratic National Convention. The delegation also included 34 unpledged PLEO delegates: 15 members of the Democratic National Committee, 17 representatives from Congress (Max Sandlin, Jim Turner, Ralph Hall, Nick Lampson, Lloyd Doggett, Chet Edwards, Rubén Hinojosa, Silvestre Reyes, Charles Stenholm, Sheila Jackson Lee, Henry González, Martin Frost, Ken Bentsen, Solomon Ortiz, Ciro Rodriguez, Gene Green, and Eddie Bernice Johnson), 2 distinguished party leaders, and 3 add-ons.
Pledged nationalconvention delegates Type Del. Delegates Type Del. Delegates Type Del. Delegates SD1 5 SD12 5 SD23 5 SD2 4 SD13 7 SD24 3 SD3 5 SD14 7 SD25 4 SD4 5 SD15 4 SD26 4 SD5 4 SD16 3 SD27 4 SD6 3 SD17 4 SD28 3 SD7 3 SD18 4 SD29 4 SD8 3 SD19 4 SD30 4 SD9 3 SD20 5 SD31 2 SD10 4 SD21 4 PLEO Party leaders and elected officials 30 SD11 4 SD22 4 At-large 42Total pledged delegates 194
Candidates
The following candidates appeared on the ballot:
Al Gore
Lyndon LaRouche Jr.
Withdrawn
Bill Bradley
Results
2000 Texas Democratic presidential primaryhttps://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/2000dp.pdf 2000 Democratic Party Primary Election Texas Secretary of State September 15, 2023 Candidate Votes % Delegateshttps://www.thegreenpapers.com/PCC/TX-D.html Election 2000: Texas Democrat The Green Papers September 15, 2023 Al Gore 631,428 80.24 182 Bill Bradley (withdrawn) 128,564 16.34 12 Lyndon LaRouche Jr. 26,898 3.42 rowspan=1 Uncommitted - - 37 Total 786,890 100% 231
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