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| California Democratic primary, 2008 | ||||
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| February 5, 2008 | ||||
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| Nominee | Hillary Clinton | Barack Obama | ||
| Party | Democratic | Democratic | ||
| Home state | New York | Illinois | ||
| Popular vote | 2,608,184 | 2,186,662 | ||
| Percentage | 51.47% | 43.16% | ||
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| Election results by county | ||||
The 2008 California Democratic primary took place on February 5, 2008, also known as Super Tuesday. California was dubbed the "Big Enchilada" by the media because it offers the most delegates out of any other delegation.[1] Hillary Clinton won the primary.
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In the primary, 370 of California's 441 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were selected . The remaining delegates were superdelegates not obligated to vote for any candidate at the convention. Of these delegates, 241 were awarded at the congressional district level, and the remaining 129 were awarded to the statewide winner. Candidates were required to receive at least 15% of either the district or statewide vote to receive any delegates.[2] Registered Democrats and Decline to State voters were eligible to vote.[3]
| Number of delegates |
Congressional districts |
|---|---|
| 3 | 20, 47 |
| 4 | 2, 3, 11, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 31, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 51, 52 |
| 5 | 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 33, 35, 36, 37, 50, 53 |
| 6 | 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 30 |
The latest six polls were averaged (only counting the latest Zogby poll).
| Candidate | Mean of polls released in February 2008 |
Median of polls released in February 2008 |
RCP average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton | 42.8% | 40.5% | 44.2% |
| Barack Obama | 40.3% | 40.4% | 41.6% |
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
| California Democratic presidential primary, 2008[4] | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Hillary Clinton | 2,608,184 | 51.47% | 204 |
| Barack Obama | 2,186,662 | 43.16% | 166 |
| John Edwards | 193,617 | 3.82% | 0 |
| Dennis Kucinich | 24,126 | 0.48% | 0 |
| Bill Richardson | 19,939 | 0.39% | 0 |
| Joe Biden | 18,261 | 0.36% | 0 |
| Mike Gravel | 8,184 | 0.16% | 0 |
| Christopher Dodd | 8,005 | 0.16% | 0 |
| Willie Carter (write-in) | 4 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Eric Hinzman (write-in) | 4 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Phil Epstein (write-in) | 3 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Brian Calef (write-in) | 2 | 0.00% | 0 |
| David Frey (write-in) | 1 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Joseph McAndrew (write-in) | 1 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Keith Judd (write-in) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Julius Mogyorossy (write-in) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Totals | 5,066,993 | 100.00% | 370 |
| Voter turnout[A] | — | — | |
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   | RCP average - RealClearPolitics - Election 2008 - California Democratic Primary |
| | The Green Papers - California Democratic Delegation 2008 |
| | Candidates vie for bite of 'Big Enchilada' - BBC NEWS | Americas | Candidates vie for bite of 'Big Enchilada' |
| | Decline to State - Voter Information - California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information Decline to State - Voter Information |
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