The 2008 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary, part of the process of selecting that party's nominee for President of the United States, took place on February 5, one of the many nominating contests of 2008's "Super Tuesday". The primary election chose 38 pledged delegates to represent Oklahoma at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The remainder of Oklahoma's 47 delegates consisted of unpledged superdelegates not bound by the results of the primary. The election was a closed primary, meaning that only registered Democrats could vote in this election. Hillary Clinton won the primary by a significant margin.
Early polling in Oklahoma consistently showed Clinton and Edwards to be the leaders in the state, and Obama a more distant third. The polling also indicated that other candidates were barely registering. In 2004 Edwards narrowly finished second in Oklahoma behind Wesley Clark by about one thousand votes. Oklahoma had been a key state for John Edwards as he made stops in the state January 15 and 18, over three weeks ahead of the primary date, but Edwards withdrew on January 30, 2008. Former President Bill Clinton stopped at the University of Oklahoma on January 30 to speak at a rally supporting his wife.
Oklahoma sent 47 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. In order to secure pledged delegates, a candidate had to receive at least 15% of the vote. The delegates were broken down into the following categories:
38 pledged delegates, allocated based on the results of the primary:
25 District Level Delegates were allotted proportionally based on the support each candidate received in each congressional district. There were 5 delegates for each congressional district.
8 At-large Delegates were allotted proportionally based on the support each candidate received statewide.
5 party leaders and elected officials ("PLEO Delegates") were allotted proportionally based on the support each candidate received statewide.
9 unpledged superdelegates consisting of PLEOs were not bound by the results of the primary.
2008, oklahoma, democratic, presidential, primary, part, process, selecting, that, party, nominee, president, united, states, took, place, february, many, nominating, contests, 2008, super, tuesday, primary, election, chose, pledged, delegates, represent, okla. The 2008 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary part of the process of selecting that party s nominee for President of the United States took place on February 5 one of the many nominating contests of 2008 s Super Tuesday The primary election chose 38 pledged delegates to represent Oklahoma at the 2008 Democratic National Convention The remainder of Oklahoma s 47 delegates consisted of unpledged superdelegates not bound by the results of the primary The election was a closed primary meaning that only registered Democrats could vote in this election Hillary Clinton won the primary by a significant margin 2008 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary 2004 February 5 2008 2008 02 05 2012 NDTN Candidate Hillary Clinton Barack Obama John Edwards withdrawn Home state New York Illinois North CarolinaDelegate count 24 14 0Popular vote 228 480 130 130 42 725Percentage 54 76 31 19 10 24 Primary results by county Clinton 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 Obama 40 50 Clinton Barack Obama and Jim Rogers appeared on the ballot together with four candidates who had already withdrawn from the contest Chris Dodd Bill Richardson Dennis Kucinich and John Edwards All but Rogers had run nationwide campaigns for the presidential nomination Rogers is a perennial candidate in Oklahoma who had run for lieutenant governor in 2006 Contents 1 Pre primary polling predictions and events 1 1 Money raised from Oklahoma 2 Delegates 3 Results 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPre primary polling predictions and events EditMain article Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 Super Tuesday Democratic Party presidential primaries Oklahoma Early polling in Oklahoma consistently showed Clinton and Edwards to be the leaders in the state and Obama a more distant third The polling also indicated that other candidates were barely registering In 2004 Edwards narrowly finished second in Oklahoma behind Wesley Clark by about one thousand votes Oklahoma had been a key state for John Edwards as he made stops in the state January 15 and 18 over three weeks ahead of the primary date but Edwards withdrew on January 30 2008 Former President Bill Clinton stopped at the University of Oklahoma on January 30 to speak at a rally supporting his wife Money raised from Oklahoma Edit Obtained from The Oklahoman 1 Candidate Money raised US John Edwards 397 316Barack Obama 396 592Bill Richardson 83 070Hillary Clinton 508 050Joe Biden 5 400Chris Dodd 850Dennis Kucinich 3 767Delegates EditOklahoma sent 47 delegates to the Democratic National Convention In order to secure pledged delegates a candidate had to receive at least 15 of the vote The delegates were broken down into the following categories 38 pledged delegates allocated based on the results of the primary 25 District Level Delegates were allotted proportionally based on the support each candidate received in each congressional district There were 5 delegates for each congressional district 8 At large Delegates were allotted proportionally based on the support each candidate received statewide 5 party leaders and elected officials PLEO Delegates were allotted proportionally based on the support each candidate received statewide 9 unpledged superdelegates consisting of PLEOs were not bound by the results of the primary Results EditSee also Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries Key Withdrewprior to contest2008 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary 2 Candidate Votes Percentage National delegates 3 Hillary Clinton 228 480 54 76 24Barack Obama 130 130 31 19 14John Edwards 42 725 10 24 0Bill Richardson 7 078 1 70 0Jim Rogers 3 905 0 94 0Christopher Dodd 2 511 0 60 0Dennis Kucinich 2 378 0 57 0Totals 417 207 100 00 38See also Edit2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Oklahoma Republican presidential primaryReferences Edit Fundraising totals Oklahoman com 2008 02 03 Retrieved 2021 05 10 Presidential Preferential Primary Election OKLAHOMA STATE ELECTION BOARD 2008 02 05 Archived from the original on 2008 02 08 Retrieved 2008 02 06 RESULTS Oklahoma CNN 2008 02 05 Retrieved 2008 02 05 External links EditSample Ballot Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary amp oldid 1168966074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
