What happens if no one wins a majority of delegates. Candidate positions get sidebyside comparisons of what the democratic and republican presidential hopefuls have said on the issues on voters minds. The november 2008 general election along with georgia and louisianas december 2008 elections resulted in the election of the 111th congress. May 19, 2016 heres how similar the end of the 2008 democratic primary was to today. The 2008 democratic presidential primaries were the selection processes by which voters of the democratic party chose its nominee for president of the united states in the 2008 u. Clinton had not surrendered at this point eight years agoand the party still came. Jan 28, 20 the 10 nastiest moments of the obamahillary primary video. The 2008 ohio democratic primary took place on march 4, 2008 and was open to anyone requesting a democratic party ballot. Based on that number, 100% would bring it to approximately 292,200, which is significantly higher than democratic turnout in 2016 of 253,062 and slightly higher than in 2008 when 287,527 were cast. The democratic party will select its presidential nominee at the 2020 democratic national convention in milwaukee, wisconsin, during the week of august 17, 2020 the convention was originally scheduled to take place july 16, 2020. Hillary clinton 2008 presidential campaign wikipedia. Right now, hillary clinton is the frontrunner for the 2016 democratic presidential nomination. Realclearpolitics presidential election comparing 2016 vs.
New hampshire secretary of state bill gardner had predicted that 292,000 ballots would be cast in the democratic primary. Senator from illinois, and joe biden, the senior u. The democratic ticket of barack obama, the junior u. For the democratic party, the results from these primaries and caucuses determine the. Below are the results for the state primaries and caucuses held by the democratic party in 2008 for the presidential primaries. As you may recall, she was in a similar position eight years ago. Popular vote winners and delegate winners differ in five contests.
Obama, clinton split primary elections tuesday youtube. She had, it seemed, repaired all of the damage with obama from the 2008 primary campaign, with his wing of the party and with black voters in general. Senator sanders, youre no barack obama fivethirtyeight. Apr 27, 2016 the 2016 democratic primary race is echoing 2008, when clinton was the democrat who wouldnt drop out. I find it disingenuous to talk about 2014 in terms of primary participation because thats just applesoranges. Clintons support among black women has been key to her ability, thus far, to reassemble the coalition that elected barack obama in 2008 and 2012. See complete delegate counts and how the top democratic candidates stack up.
The 1996 nominating races were decided by the lowest overall democratic and republican primaries combined turnout rate 17. In 2008, hillary clinton won the nevada caucuses, beating thensen. May 20, 2016 was the 2008 democratic primary battle as bitter as this one. Choosing presidential candidates brookings institution. New hampshire primary turnout is a boost to democrats. The five major candidates are about to face off for the first time in a primary race that is a lot. The 2008 democratic primary contest remains the ugliest the party has. This article includes the entire 2016 democratic party presidential primary schedule in a format that includes result tabulation. The 2008 united states presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election, held on tuesday, november 4, 2008. Was the 2008 democratic primary battle as bitter as this one. In 2012, 58% of these voters supported barack obama and in 2016 the. Ohio sent 141 pledged delegates to the 2008 democratic. Buonomo 149 186 260 117 227 254 370 194 204 267 173 241 176 189 3007 richard covino 02010500102002. The democratic race so far up to april 29th 2008 in 7 minutes by slate v.
There is obviously a lot of republican hate for obama in 2016, just as there was a lot of hate on for gwb by democratic voters in 2008. But the heavily africanamerican electorate, which proved a disadvantage to clinton in that. In 2008, a record 288,000 people voted in the primary, which saw sen. Primary and caucus results election guide 2008 percent of. 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. Latest on the 2012 primaries, headlines and video, candidates positions on the issues, fundraising totals, states to watch news and analysis, and a unique sidebyside visual comparison of the. Results of the 2008 democratic party presidential primaries. Republican presidential nomination comparing 2016 vs. Sep 16, 2008 official state primary september 16, 2008 democratic rep in gen st 15th jay r. Hillary clinton was previously the first lady of the united states and first lady of arkansas prior to her election as u. Second, there are far more republican contenders vying for the nomination in 2016 than in 2012 or 2008. Among the many things that have been validated during the 2016 election cycle joining reality television, america.
Trump campaign greets end of democratic primary with two. Third, hillary clintons primary rival is bernie sanders, not barack obama. Hillary clinton will officially become the democratic nominee for president this week, at which point well finally close the chapter on the 2016 primaries. Kaufman 216 274 0000000000247237974 all others 300000000000328 blanks 82 105 0000000000 99159445 total 301 37900000000003493981427 1427 register of probate john r.
Turnout in 2016 primaries so far rivals 2008 record pew. Arizona, idaho and utah held primaries on march 22, dubbed. Mar 17, 2016 in every presidential election since 1988, the majority of all women voters have cast their ballots for the democratic candidate. Delegate count only includes those delegates awarded through the primary and caucus system. While 2016 might seem divisive, paul begala, a democratic strategist whos been an ally of the clintons for decades and who was. Home 2020 election results election info weblog forum wiki search email login site info store note. Home elections state election results 2006 2006 primary election results 2006 primary election results click on the appropriate link to view the results of the election. The results of the 2008 democratic party presidential primaries are the detailed outcomes of a series of contests by which members of the united states democratic party chose their candidate for the 2008 u. In 2008, however, the democratic race was so close that it went down to the last primary. The 2008 democratic presidential primaries were the selection processes by which voters of.
Mar 14, 2007 a recent cbs newsnew york times poll showed the public expects a democratic candidate to win in 2008 by a more than 2to1 ratio. But 2008 may not be a good guide to the 2016 election, whose most conspicuous feature is furious. What are similarities or differences between obama 2008 and. New hampshire democratic primary sees record turnout abc.
The 2008 presidential campaign of hillary rodham clinton, then junior united states senator from new york, was announced on her website on january 20, 2007. Secretary of state state primary results and general election race results. At stake in each contesteither a primary or caucusis a certain number of delegates. Democratic delegate counts election guide 2008 dem. The selected candidates will be placed on the ballot of the 2008. Ads from all of the democratic and republican candidates are available in our presidential primary ad archive. The democratic convention bridging the torrent united states. How different groups voted in the 2008 democratic presidential primaries. Primary and caucus results election guide 2008 percent. Democratic versus republican turnout in super tuesday states. Clinton won one territorial contest, puerto rico, whilst obama won guam, the us virgin islands and american samoa. Senator from delaware, defeated the republican ticket of john mccain, the senior senator from arizona, and sarah palin, the governor of alaska. Voters also chose the pennsylvania democratic partys candidates for various state and local offices. The fact that turnout was roughly on par with 2016 is another troubling sign for democrats in the subsequent general election, president trump trounced hillary clinton in iowa, racking up a.
The majority of men have voted for republican presidential candidates in all elections since 1980 except for 1992 and 2008, where majorities of men and women supported bill clinton and barack obama, respectively. Especially as one of the two finalists is running again, that allows us to use the 2008 numbers as a base going forward to measure who is doing what they have to do to win the election. The 2008 democratic primary was far nastier than 2016s the. Alex wagner assessing the fourth 2020 democratic debate the daily show duration.
State of the 2008 democratic primary may 6, 2008 may 22, 2008 2008, 2008 presidential campaign, barack obama, hillary clinton, lead story as of may 22nd, barack obama has 1,962 of the 2,025 delegates needed to win and only needs 63 more to be able to declare victory this may change some after the dnc decides how to seat the florida and. Barack obama waves to the crowd at the 2008 democratic national convention. Biden and senator elizabeth warren, among others, the democrats. Based on the available exit poll data from the democratic primaries in 2016, black women continue to make up a larger proportion of the democratic electorate than black men. The 10 nastiest moments of the obamahillary primary video. Fracking is quickly emerging as an undertheradar issue likely to influence the democratic presidential primary in 2016, inflaming passionate. Hillary clintons nevada victory whats different from. Below are the vote totals for everyone that appeared on the ballot during the 2016 democratic presidential primaries. The sleeper issue of the 2016 democratic primary msnbc. The 2008 new york democratic primary took place on february 5, 2008, also known as super tuesday. The results of the 2008 democratic party presidential primaries are the detailed outcomes of a. Updated comparison of 2008 to 2016 nh democratic primary results original post. These pages are for the 2008 presidential primaries.
State of the 2008 democratic primary political maps. By rebecca shabad, emily schultheis may 20, 2016 6. Voter participation in presidential primaries, caucuses. Following the tightly contested and controversial 2016 primary between sanders and hillary clinton. At, you can see the view of every candidate on every issue.
The caucus system pdf did not develop to serve a modern. Published on may 7, 2008 senator barack obama won a convincing victory tuesday in the north carolina primary election for the democratic party u. The 2008 democratic primary was far nastier than 2016s. Back in the 80s, he knew precisely the buzzwords that could ignite a torrent of racism. This years gop race, though, appears to be at least challenging that mark. Hillary clinton wins south dakota democratic primary across. Presidential nominating process delegates delegates are individuals chosen to represent their states at their party conventions prior to a presidential election. The presidential primaries actually consisted of both primary elections and caucuses. The 2008 democratic race, in which clinton and barack obama were closely matched and battled to the very last primaries and caucuses, stands out as an anomaly, with overall turnout of nearly 20% the highest level among either party in any election year since 1980. Of those, 29 are allocated based on the vote in each of the.
Barack obama 51 percent to 45 percent, and now, eight years later, she scored a repeat performance against her primary. Mar 19, 2016 the biggest difference from an outcomeprediction perspective is that obama managed to hold hillary to a draw on super tuesday, and then started winning a string of states consecutively after that, generating a significant lead in pledged delegate. Strategists in both parties believe the contentious democratic primary in 2016 helped pave the way to trumps election. Jun 06, 2016 hillary clinton wins south dakota democratic primary. Complete primary results for the democratic party in the 2020 presidential election.
Many clinton supporters at this point eight years ago also said they couldnt image getting. Obama 2008 democratic presidential primary duration. Two candidates, bernie sanders and hillary clinton, appeared on all 57 ballots. Delegates will be officially allocated during later caucuses, primaries, or conventions. Was the 2008 democratic primary battle as bitter as this. Presidential nominating process council on foreign. Five months before the 2016 iowa caucus, tanden warned that clinton would. New hampshire republican primary comparing 2016 vs.
Dont bank on all of bernies supporters making an easy switch to hillary. How hillary clinton won the democratic nomination over. Blog interactive map widget code for this contest weblogs. Results of the 2016 democratic party presidential primaries. For instance, in iowa in 2016, republicans cast a secret ballot for their. The following is the party composition of the 111th congress, as determined by the. Why its easy to underestimate both clintons and sanderss accomplishments. Outcomes in other recent nominating contests were much less promising than those of 2008. Jerry brown trade jabs at 1992 democratic primary debate duration. It suggests to me that at least so far, republicans are a lot more motivated to vote so far in 2016 than they were in 2008 and democrats are less motivated. Polls indicated that new york senator hillary clinton was leading rival senator barack obama by double digits in the weeks before the contest, 1 and she ended up winning with roughly 57% of the vote. What are the key differences in how the republican and. And if clinton had carried over any lesson from the 2008 race, it was the.
Feb 10, 2016 updated comparison of 2008 to 2016 nh democratic primary results. And the winner of the democratic primaries is donald. Was the democratic primary a close call or a landslide. Check back with patch as soon as polls close for live south dakota democratic primary. As the final ballots are counted in new hampshires 2020 primary, some are comparing impressive turnout numbers to 2008, when nearly 288,000 voters logged their preference in the democratic race. May 03, 2008 the democratic race so far up to april 29th 2008 in 7 minutes by slate v. Presidential candidates who led the polls in january. In order to view this feature, you must download the latest version of flash. Jul 27, 2016 was the democratic primary a close call or a landslide. Obama 2008 democratic presidential primary copperpot gaming. Bernie sanders react during the democratic presidential primary debate at.
South carolina primary election results election guide 2008. Bernie sanders is contesting the democratic primary to the end, just as hillary clinton did eight years agobut that parallel has its limits. In 2008, new york had the second lowest turnout rate of any primary state, trailing only louisiana. Footnotes obama gained strength as the primary went on. Detailed nationallevel presidential election results for 2008.
Overall turnout improved slightly from 2008, but the gains were all on the republican side. The nomination is consecrated by a media organization, on a day when nobody voted, based on secret. Updated comparison of 2008 to 2016 nh democratic primary. The 2016 democratic primary race is echoing 2008, when clinton was the democrat who wouldnt drop out.
Brace yourself sanders supporters, its going to get ugly jacobin. In spite of the fact that young voters in the 2008 democratic primaries. That doesnt mean she is guaranteed to win, but the 2016 democratic presidential primary is not the 2008 primary. Whereas in 2008 she had a fairly standard resume for a presidential candidate. Heres how similar the end of the 2008 democratic primary was. Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries. Democrats are overwhelmingly confident of victory, with 78. The 2008 democratic primary in pennsylvania was held on april 22 by the pennsylvania department of state in which voters chose their preference for the democratic partys candidate for the 2008 u. She is also the wife of former president bill clinton. Sos previous election information state of michigan.