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Indiana 2008 presidential primary and superdelegates

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Primary elections

Democratic presidential primary

The Indiana Democratic presidential primary election will take place on May 6th, 2008.

Delegate count

This chart shows the delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August 2008, who will elect the Democratic nominee for president. Listed are "pledged delegates" - those who were elected through the state's caucuses or primaries - and the "superdelegates" - those who are delegates by virtue of their party or elected office.

Delegate allotments for At-Large and PL/EO delegate types are both based on statewide totals. Therefore, the statewide totals need only be listed in the 'At-Large' row


Indiana's Democratic Delegates
Congressional District or Affiliation Clinton Vote[1] Obama Vote[1] Pledged Clinton[1] Pledged Obama[1] Superdelegate Superdelegate Status Agrees w/ voters? Accepted Donation(s) From Donation Amount
1 81,218 90,511 3 3 +1 Peter Visclosky Barack Obama[2] Yes
2 72,554 69,747 3 3 +1 Joe Donnelly Barack Obama[3] No Obama $7,500[4]
3 20,279 15,623 2 [5] 2 [5] Republican n/a n/a
4 63,118 61,335 2 2 Republican n/a n/a
5 60,289 66,758 2 2 Republican n/a n/a
6 75,279 53,146 3 2 Republican n/a n/a
7 43,542 99,656 2 4 +1 Andre Carson Barack Obama[6] Yes
8 91,658 62,560 4 +1 2 Brad Ellsworth Hillary Clinton[7] Yes Obama $10,000[4]
9 94,717 54,763 4 2 +1 Baron Hill Barack Obama[8] No Clinton and Obama $2,500 from Clinton, $12,500 from Obama[4]
At-Large 643,442 629,029 8 8 n/a n/a n/a
PL/EO Pledged 643,442 629,029 5 4 n/a n/a n/a
Dem. Senator 1 Evan Bayh Hillary Clinton [9]
DNC 1 Phoebe Crane Hillary Clinton [9]
DNC 1 Robert Pastrick Hillary Clinton [9]
DNC 1 Connie Thurman Barack Obama [2]
State Party Chair 1 Dan Parker Hillary Clinton [10]
State Party Vice Chair 1 Cordelia Lewis-Burks Barack Obama [11]
Distinguished Party Leaders 1 Joseph J. Andrew Barack Obama [12]
Add-On Unpledged TBD 6/21/2008


Totals:

Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Undeclared Total
Total superdelegate endorsements: 5

(0 wobblers)

 7

(0 wobblers)

 0 (+1 unnamed add-on)

(0 wobbling Clinton, 0 wobbling Obama)

 12 (+1 unnamed add-on)
Total pledged delegates 38 34 n/a 72
Grand delegate total 43 41 0 (+1 unnamed add-on) 84 (+1 unnamed add-on)

Delegates in the following two categories are pledged delegates

"At-Large Pledged" delegates are pledged delegates and are apportioned according to the statewide popular vote.
"PL/EO Pledged" delegates are also apportioned according to the statewide popular vote but are selected from a pool of party leaders and elected officials.

Delegates in the following five categories are all unpledged superdelegates

"Dem. Governor" delegates are sitting Democratic governors.
"Dem. Senator" delegates are sitting Democratic senators.
"DNC" delegates are party officials.
"Distinguished Party Member" delegates are former Democratic Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Speakers of the House, Minority or Majority leader of either house of Congress, Governors, or DNC Chairmen.
"Add-On Unpledged" delegates are [To Be Determined].

You may use this list to confirm that the correct number of delegates and superdelegates are represented on the table.


Total number of delegates

Wobbler and leaner superdelegates

The list of "wobbler" and "leaner" superdelegates helps predict shifts as they change or hedge their endorsements. Click on a superdelegate's name in the main state chart above to see more details about their endorsement status.

Articles and resources

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Indiana Results", USA Today, May 7, 2008
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080514/NEWS07/715333342, South Bend Tribune, May 14, 2008
  3. ↑ Obama Release on Indiana Superdelegate Endorsement,Time.com, May 13, 2008
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 CapitaleEye.com, "Money to Superdelegates," Accessed March 11, 2008.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Indiana Final Numbers", The Green Papers, May 8, 2008
  6. ↑ "Superdelegate Andre Carson endorses Barack Obama", The Associated Press, presented by WISHTV.com, April 16, 2008
  7. ↑ Ellsworth says he'll vote the way the people voted14 News, May 16, 2008
  8. ↑ Sam Graham-Felson, "Indiana Congressman Baron Hill Endorses Barack Obama for President", MyBarackObama.com, Apr 30th, 2008
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Clinton Campaign Press Release
  10. ↑ Clinton Campaign Press Release
  11. ↑ Associated Press, A look at Indiana's Democratic superdelegates, Feb 11, 2008
  12. ↑ Nedra Pickler, DNC chairman under Bill Clinton: Unite behind Obama, The Associated Press presented by Yahoo.com, May 1, 2008

External resources

  • DemConWatch - Best source for superdelegate endorsement info.
  • USAToday Election Central - Probably the best resource for votes. Pledged PL/EOs and At-Large delegates are shown at the bottom.
  • WashingtonPost.com - Adobe Acrobat document with full listing of superdelegates broken out by state and then type.
  • CapitalEye - Lists campaign contributions in last cycle.
  • PoliticalIndex.com - State political party links (the Washington Post link above should give complete information. However, if you need to follow up, try these links.
  • Politico.com - politico.com's page showing superdelegate status. If you click on the '+' icon for any state/territory, the list will expand and show the commitments. WARNING - This should not be considered a valid source for updating the table. It is however useful as a reference for finding source material. For instance, you can use a Google's news search to confirm a superdelegate's status as it is shown on politico.com.
  • PoliticalResources.com - Links to Secretary of State offices (for official election results).
  • Wikipedia's page on superdelegates - This list may supplement the info available at DemConWatch. Watch out for unsourced information, though.


External articles

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