Mississippi 2008 presidential primary and superdelegates
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Primary elections
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Democratic presidential primary
The Mississippi Democratic presidential caucus took place on Feb. 5th, 2008.
- See also the 2008 federal election calendar (U.S.) and the embeddable Google calendar of the presidential primary dates and the congressional primary dates.
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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.
- Learn more about superdelegates.
- Help update and expand this chart.
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
| Congressional District or Affiliation | Clinton Vote [1] | Obama Vote [1] | Other Vote [1] | Pledged Clinton [1] | Pledged Obama [1] | Superdelegate | Superdelegate Status | Agrees w/ voters? | Accepted Donation(s) From | Donation Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 52682 | 49521 | 3031 | 3 | 2 | Travis Childers [2] | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 27290 | 90513 | 2045 | 2 | 5 +1 | Bennie Thompson | Barack Obama[3] | Yes | Obama | $4,000[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 31051 | 62121 | 2296 | 2 | 3[1] | Republican | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 41768 | 42636 | 1663 | 2 | 3[1] | Gene Taylor | Undeclared[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| At-Large Pledged | 159,221[6] | 265,502[6] | 9135 | 3 | 4[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PL/EO Pledged | 159,221[6] | 265,502[6] | 9135 | 1[6] | 3[6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNC | 1 | Wayne Dowdy | Barack Obama[7] | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNC | 1 | Johnnie Patton | Barack Obama[3] | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNC | 1 | Carnelia Pettis Fondren | Barack Obama[8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNC | 1 | Everett Sanders | Barack Obama[9] | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Add-On Unpledged | TBD 5/31/2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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Total number of delegates
Mississippi receives a total of 40 delegates[10]
- 33 pledged delegates
- 22 district-level delegates
- 7 at-large delegates
- 4 party leaders/elected officials
- 7 unpledged (superdelegate) delegates
- 4 Democratic National Committee members
- 2 members of Congress
- 1 add-on unpledged delegate
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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.
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Articles and resources
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See also
- Portal:Superdelegate Transparency Project
- U.S. presidential election, 2008
- Portal:2008 U.S. Congressional Elections
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 USA TODAY Mississippi Primary Results[1] March 13, 2008
- ↑ Mississippi - County Vote Results, May 14, 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 [2]
- ↑ CapitaleEye.com, "Money to Superdelegates," Accessed April 1, 2008.
- ↑ Dem Con Watch [3] As of February 15, 2008
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 MISSISSIPPI OFFICIAL 2008 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RESULTS[4] As of April 1, 2008
- ↑ Superdelegate endorsements for Wednesday 5/21 , DemConWatch, May 21, 2008
- ↑ Superdelegate endorsements for Monday 6/2, DemConWatch, June 2, 2008
- ↑ Barack Obama website.
- ↑ Chart from the Democratic National Committee's website (direct pdf link).
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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.
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