2008 Oregon Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Oregon Democratic presidential primaries Oregon presidential no 2004 Oregon Democratic presidential primary 2004 2016 Oregon Democratic presidential primary 2016 2008 05 20 Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 800080 Illinois 31 375,385 58.52% Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg Hillary Clinton D4AA00 New York 21 259,825 40.50% 260px 250px Primary results by countyObama: #e1bbe1 40–50% #cf94cf 50–60% #bd6fbd 60–70% Clinton: #fce0b4 40–50% #f1c98b 50–60% #e6b263 60–70% KY PR The 2008 Oregon Democratic presidential primary was a mail-only primary in the U.S. state of Oregon. Ballots were mailed to registered Democratic voters between May 2 and May 6, 2008.http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Record?q=recTitle:2008+primary&sortBy=recCreatedOn- Voters' Guides General Information Oregon Secretary of State 2008-05-05 September 4, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200904114246/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Record?q=recTitle:2008+primary&sortBy=recCreatedOn- dead To be counted, all ballots had to have been received by county elections offices by 8:00 p.m. PDT on May 20, 2008. It was a closed primary and voters had to have registered as Democrats by April 29, 2008, to be eligible to vote in any of the partisan races. Barack Obama won the presidential primary with 58% of the vote. At the time of the election there were 868,371 registered Democratic voters; 73.56% of them voted in this election.https://secure.sos.state.or.us/eim/goToElectionResults.do?actionId=viewLoad&mode=view Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division Oregon Secretary of State 2008-05-22 2008-05-24 March 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Delegates Oregon had a total of 65 delegates at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Of these, 52 pledged delegates were allocated proportionally to one of the Democratic presidential candidates in the primary. (The delegates themselves, along with nine alternates, were elected at a later date.)http://www.oregondemocrats.org/sites/default/files/Convention08/Oregon_DSP_Info.pdf Democratic Party of Oregon: Basic information about our delegate selection plan 2008-05-07 OregonDemocrats.org dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080521220250/http://www.oregondemocrats.org/sites/default/files/Convention08/Oregon_DSP_Info.pdf May 21, 2008 The 52 pledged delegates were allocated as follows: Oregon's 1st congressional district: 7 Oregon's 2nd congressional district: 5 Oregon's 3rd congressional district: 9 Oregon's 4th congressional district: 7 Oregon's 5th congressional district: 6 At-large: 12 Pledged superdelegates: 6 Oregon also had 13 unpledged superdelegates, all of whom endorsed Obama (though Kulongoski and Hooley originally endorsed Clinton in the primaries):http://blog.oregonlive.com/politics/2008/06/kulongoski_hooley_endorse_obam.html Kulongoski, Hooley endorse Obama 2008-06-18 2008-06-06 The Oregonianhttp://s3.amazonaws.com/apache.3cdn.net/5ccfd47d2b931d9253_bzm6bn91f.pdf Unpledged PLEO Delegates -- by state Democratic Party 2008-05-07 May 8, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080508060927/http://s3.amazonaws.com/apache.3cdn.net/5ccfd47d2b931d9253_bzm6bn91f.pdf dead Governor Ted Kulongoski U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Congressman David Wu Congressman Earl Blumenauer Congressman Peter DeFazio Congresswoman Darlene Hooley Secretary of State Bill Bradbury (by association with the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State) DNC member Frank Dixon DNC member Jenny Greenleaf DNC member Wayne Kinney DNC member Gail Rasmussen DNC member and DPO chair Meredith Wood Smith Former Governor Barbara Roberts (unpledged delegate, elected at the state Democratic convention on June 21)http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2008/06/oregon_democrats_pick_exgovern.html Oregon Democrats pick ex-governor as 65th delegate OregonLive.com 2008-06-21 2008-06-22 Polling Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries#Oregon Source Date Clinton Obama Other UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA May 16–May 18, 2008 42% 55% 2% 1%SuffolkSuffolk https://web.archive.org/web/20080521062219/http://www.suffolk.edu/28874.html May 21, 2008 May 15–May 17, 2008 41% 45% -- 8%American Research GroupAmerican Research Group May 14–May 15, 2008 45% 50% -- 5%Public Policy Polling (D)Public Policy Polling (D) May 10–May 11, 2008 39% 53% -- 7%SurveyUSASurveyUSA May 9–May 11, 2008 43% 54% 2% 2%Davis, Hibbitts & MidghallDavis, Hibbitts & Midghall May 8–May 10, 2008 35% 55% -- 10%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports May 1, 2008 39% 51% -- 10%SurveyUSASurveyUSA April 28–April 30, 2008 44% 50% 2% 4%SurveyUSASurveyUSA April 4–April 6, 2008 42% 52% 4% 3%Riley Research PollRiley Research Poll https://web.archive.org/web/20080529201818/http://www.rileyresearch.com/polls/2008_1_31_riley_report.pdf May 29, 2008 January 21–January 29, 2008 36% 28% 18% 13% May 18 Obama rally On May 18, 2008, Barack Obama addressed a rally in Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, with a crowd estimated at 72,000 (60,000 inside the gates and another 12,000 outside).72,000 gather at Portland's Waterfront Park to see Obama The crowd is a record for a political event in Oregon and wraps up the Democratic senator's campaign tour of the state Michelle Cole Dave Hogan Tony Green The Oregonian May 19, 2008 This crowd was the largest ever to greet Obama, surpassing his previous record of 35,000 people in Pennsylvania.http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/05/18/record_obama_crowd_the_size_of.html?hpid=topnews Record Obama Crowd, the Size of a City 2008-05-19 The Washington Posthttp://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/obama-draws-record-crowd-in-oregon/?hp Obama Draws Record Crowd in Oregon 2008-05-19 The New York Times Larry Rohter May 18, 2008 It was also likely the largest-ever political rally in Oregon, surpassing the John Kerry rally in 2004, which drew 50,000. Large, media-attracting rallies and meetings such as this were noted to make a substantial difference in electorate enthusiasm and volunteer sign-ups for both Democratic Party potential candidates.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121296861597155771 In Crowd Size, Obama Has the Edge 2008-06-09 The Wall Street Journal Laura Meckler June 9, 2008 Results Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries Primary date: May 20, 2008 National pledged delegates determined: 52 2008 Oregon Democratic presidential primaryOfficial Resultshttp://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873621 Oregon Secretary of State, June 9, 2008 Primary Election, Official Election Results, United States President Oregon Secretary of State 2008-06-20 2008-06-20 October 11, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191011223539/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873621 deadCandidateVotesPercentageDelegatesBerg-Andersson Richard Oregon Democratic Delegation 2008 The Green Papers http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/OR-D.phtml 2008-05-21Barack Obama 375,385 58.52% 31Hillary Clinton 259,825 40.50% 21Write-in 6,289 0.98% 0 Total 638,790 100.00% 52 See also 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Oregon Republican presidential primary References 30em External links Oregon Democratic Party website Oregon Democratic 2008