NATIONAL DELEGATE TOTALS REPUBLICAN Needed to Nominate: | 1191 | Total Delegate Votes: | 2380 |
CANDIDATES | PLEDGED | RNC | TOTAL* | McCain | 1415 | 85 | 1500 | Romney | 255 | 0 | 255 | Huckabee | 272 | 3 | 275 | Paul | 26 | 0 | 26 | Uncommitted | 0 | 22 | 22 |
(May 15, 2008) *Includes pledged party delegates plus party and elected officials (RNC). DEMOCRAT Needed to Nominate: | 2026 | Total Delegate Votes: | 4049 |
CANDIDATES | PLEDGED | SUPER | TOTAL* | Obama | 1656 | 306 | 1962 | Clinton | 1498 | 279 | 1777 | Edwards | 31 | 0 | 31 | Uncommitted | 189 | 269 | 458 |
(May 15, 2008) *Includes pledged delegates plus party and elected officials (super).
UPCOMING PRIMARIES & CAUCUSES DEMOCRAT March 8 | Wyoming | Caucus | 18 delegates | March 11 | Mississippi | Primary | 40 delegates | April 22 | Pennsylvania | Primary | 188 delegates | May 3 | Guam | Other | 9 delegates | May 6 | Indiana | Primary | 84 delegates | | North Carolina | Primary | 134 delegates | May 13 | West Virginia | Primary | 39 delegates | May 20 | Kentucky | Primary | 60 delegates | | Oregon | Primary | 65 delegates | June 3 | Montana | Primary | 24 delegates | | South Dakota | Primary | 23 delegates |
REPUBLICAN March 8 | Guam | Other | 9 delegates | March 11 | Mississippi | Primary | 39 delegates | April 5 | Virgin Islands | Other | 9 delegates | April 22 | Pennsylvania | Primary | 74 delegates | May 6 | Indiana | Primary | 57 delegates | | North Carolina | Primary | 69 delegates | May 17 | Hawaii | Caucus | 20 delegates |
SUPER TUESDAY PERCENTAGES BY STATE State | Barack Obama | Hillary Clinton | John McCain | Mitt Romney | Mike Huckabee | Ron Paul | Alabama
Reporting: 99% D | 99% R | 56% * | 42% | 37% | 18% | 41% * | 3% | Alaska
98% D | 98% R | 74* | 25 | 16 | 44* | 22 | 17 | Arizona
97% D | 97% R | 42 | 51* | 47* | 34 | 9 | 4 | Arkansas
94% D | 94% R | 27 | 70* | 20 | 14 | 60* | 5 | California
99% D | 99% R | 42 | 52* | 42* | 34 | 12 | 4 | Colorado
99% D | 95% R | 67* | 32 | 19 | 59* | 13 | 8 | Connecticut
100% D | 100%R | 51* | 47 | 52* | 33 | 7 | 4 | Delaware
100% D | 100%R | 53* | 42 | 45* | 33 | 15 | 4 | Georgia
99% D | 99% R | 66* | 31 | 32* | 30 | 34 | 3 | Idaho
100%D | 80* | 17 | | Illinois
99% D | 99% R | 64* | 33 | 47* | 29 | 17 | 5 | Kansas
100% D | 74* | 26 | | Massachusetts
100% D | 100%R | 41 | 56* | 41 | 51* | 4 | 3 | Minnesota
83% D | 97% R | 67* | 32 | 22 | 41* | 20 | 16 | Missouri
100% D | 100%R | 49* | 48 | 33* | 29 | 32 | 4 | New Jersey
99% D | 99% R | 44 | 54* | 55* | 28 | 8 | 5 | New Mexico
98% D | 48 | 49* | | New York
99% D | 99% R | 40 | 57* | 51* | 28 | 11 | 6 | North Dakota
100% D | 100% R | 61* | 37 | 23 | 36* | 20 | 21 | Oklahoma
100% D | 100% R | 31 | 55* | 37* | 25 | 33 | 3 | Tennessee
100% D | 100% R | 41 | 54* | 32* | 24 | 34 | 6 | Utah
99% D | 99% R | 57* | 39 | 5 | 90* | 1 | 3 | West Virginia
100% R | | | 1 | 47* | 52 | 0 |
*Winner
February 5, 2008 "Super Tuesday" Delegate Count REPUBLICAN: STATES IN ORDER OF MOST DELEGATES California | Primary | 173 delegates | New York | Primary | 101 delegates | Georgia | Primary | 72 delegates | Illinois | Primary | 70 delegates | Missouri | Primary | 58 delegates | Tennessee | Primary | 55 delegates | Arizona | Primary | 53 delegates | New Jersey | Primary | 52 delegates | Alabama | Primary | 48 delegates | Colorado | Caucus | 46 delegates | Massachusetts | Primary | 43 delegates | Minnesota | Caucus | 41 delegates | Oklahoma | Primary | 41 delegates | Utah | Primary | 36 delegates | Arkansas | Primary | 34 delegates | Connecticut | Primary | 30 delegates | West Virginia | Caucus | 30 delegates | Alaska | Caucus | 29 delegates | North Dakota | Caucus | 26 delegates | Montana | Caucus | 25 delegates | Delaware | Caucus | 18 delegates |
To earn the Republican nomination for President, a candidate must win a majority of the 2,345 delegate votes.
DEMOCRAT: STATES IN ORDER OF MOST DELEGATES California | Primary | 441 delegates | New York | Primary | 281 delegates | Illinois | Primary | 185 delegates | New Jersey | Primary | 127 delegates | Massachusetts | Primary | 121 delegates | Georgia | Primary | 103 delegates | Minnesota | Caucus | 88 delegates | Missouri | Primary | 88 delegates | Tennessee | Primary | 85 delegates | Colorado | Caucus | 71 delegates | Arizona | Primary | 67 delegates | Alabama | Primary | 60 delegates | Connecticut | Primary | 60 delegates | Arkansas | Primary | 47 delegates | Oklahoma | Primary | 47 delegates | Kansas | Caucus | 41 delegates | New Mexico | Caucus | 38 delegates | Utah | Primary | 29 delegates | Delaware | Primary | 23 delegates | Idaho | Caucus | 23 delegates | North Dakota | Caucus | 21 delegates | Alaska | Caucus | 18 delegates | Democrats Abroad | Primary | 11 delegates |
To earn the Democratic nomination for president, a candidate must win a majority of the 4,040 delegate votes. State primaries and caucuses choose 3,248 “pledged” delegates, who are required to vote for the candidate their state has selected. 792 elected officials and party leaders comprise an additional group of “unpledged” delegates, who are free to vote for any candidate.
Upcoming Presidential Debates January 21, 2008: CNN and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute hosts a debate of the Democratic candidates in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
January 24, 2008: MSNBC hosts a Republican Presidential debate from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida.
January 27, 2008: MSNBC hosts a Democratic Presidential debate from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. January 30, 2008: CNN and the Los Angeles Times host a debate of the Republican candidates in Simi Valley, California. January 31, 2008: CNN and the Los Angeles Times host a debate of the Democratic candidates in Los Angeles, California. Co-sponsors include: Congressional Black Caucus (Jan. 21), Politico (Jan. 30), Los Angeles Times (Jan. 30-31).
Upcoming Primaries and Caucuses January 2008 January 15th MICHIGAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY Michigan is not one of the four states permitted by the DNC to hold a primary or caucus before February 5th, and has defied DNC mandates by holding a state election before “Super Tuesday”. Thus, the Democratic National Committee has declared that no delegates chosen in the January 15th Michigan primary will be seated at the parties’ summer convention in Denver. RESULTS (Top Five Candidates per Party) DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY CANDIDATE | V% | VOTES | DEL. | | CLINTON | 55% | 328,121 | 0 | * | UNCOMMITTED | 40% | 236,723 | 0 | | KUCINICH | 4% | 21,708 | 0 | | DODD | 1% | 3,853 | 0 | | GRAVEL | 0% | 2,363 | 0 | |
*= Projected Winner/ Del.= Projected Delegate Count REPUBLICAN PRIMARY CANDIDATE | V% | VOTES | DEL. | | ROMNEY | 39% | 337,847 | 23 | * | MCCAIN | 30% | 257,521 | 6 | | HUCKABEE | 16% | 139,699 | 1 | | PAUL | 6% | 54,434 | 0 | | THOMPSON | 4% | 32,135 | 0 | |
*= Projected Winner/ Del.= Projected Delegate Count January 19th NEVADA CAUCUSES The Culinary Workers Union has endorsed Illinois Senator Barack Obama as their candidate in the upcoming Democratic Presidential caucus in Nevada. The union, which is 60,000 members strong, is influential in Clark County, a Democrat- dominated region that includes Las Vegas. RESULTS (Top Five Candidates per Party) DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS CANDIDATE | V% | VOTES | DEL. | | CLINTON | 51% | 5,355 | 12 | * | OBAMA | 45% | 4,773 | 13 | | EDWARDS | 4% | 396 | 0 | | UNCOMMITTED | 0% | 31 | 0 | | KUCINICH | 0% | 5 | 0 | |
*= Projected Winner/ Del.= Projected Delegate Count REPUBLICAN CAUCUS CANDIDATE | V% | VOTES | DEL. | | ROMNEY | 41% | 22,649 | 17 | * | PAUL | 11% | 6,087 | 4 | | MCCAIN | 10% | 5,651 | 4 | | HUCKABEE | 7% | 3,616 | 3 | | THOMPSON | 6% | 3,521 | 2 | |
*= Projected Winner/ Del.= Projected Delegate Count SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PRIMARY A FOX News poll conducted January 10th shows Senator John McCain as the front-runner in the South Carolina Republican Presidential primary. McCain currently leads the race with 25 percent of the vote, followed by Mike Huckabee at 18 percent and Mitt Romney with 17 percent. RESULTS (Top Five Candidates) CANDIDATE | V% | VOTES | DEL. | | MCCAIN | 30% | 147,283 | 19 | * | HUCKABEE | 27% | 132,440 | 5 | | THOMPSON | 14% | 69,467 | 0 | | ROMNEY | 13% | 67,132 | 0 | | PAUL | 3% | 16,054 | 0 | |
*= Projected Winner/ Del.= Projected Delegate Count January 26th SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RESULTS (Top Five Candidates) CANDIDATE | V% | VOTES | DEL. | | OBAMA | 55.4% | 295,091 | 25 | * | CLINTON | 26.5% | 141,128 | 12 | | EDWARDS | 17.6% | 93,552 | 8 | | RICHARDSON | .1% | 725 | 0 | | BIDEN | .1% | 693 | 0 |
*= Projected Winner/ Del.= Projected Delegate Count January 29th FLORIDA PRIMARY The Democratic National Committee has imposed the same sanctions on the Florida primary as in Michigan, stating that no delegates selected in the January 29th election will be seated at the parties’ summer convention in Denver. By holding an election before February 5th, Florida violates DNC election directives. RESULTS (Top Five Candidates per Party) DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY CANDIDATE | V% | VOTES | DEL. | | CLINTON | 50% | 856,944 | 0 | * | OBAMA | 33% | 568,930 | 0 | | EDWARDS | 14% | 248,575 | 0 | | KUCINICH | 1% | 9,535 | 0 | |
*= Projected Winner/ Del.= Projected Delegate Count REPUBLICAN PRIMARY CANDIDATE | V% | VOTES | DEL. | | MCCAIN | 36% | 693,425 | 57 | * | ROMNEY | 31% | 598,152 | 0 | | GIULIANI | 15% | 281,755 | 0 | | HUCKABEE | 14% | 259,703 | 0 | | PAUL | 3% | 62,060 | 0 | |
*= Projected Winner/ Del.= Projected Delegate Count
Current USA Today/ Gallup Polls: January 26-28, 2008 | Republican Candidates | 1/26-28/08 | 1/10-13/08 | 1/4-6/08 | | | % | % | % | | | | John McCain | 31 | 33 | 19 | | | | Mike Huckabee | 17 | 19 | 25 | | | | Rudy Giuliani | 13 | 13 | 20 | | | | Mitt Romney | 19 | 11 | 9 | | | | Fred Thompson | - | 9 | 12 | | | | Ron Paul | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | Duncan Hunter | - | 2 | 1 | | | | Alan Keyes | 1 | 1 | - | | | | Someone else | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | None (vol.)/Unsure | 12 | 7 | 9 | | | | Tom Tancredo | n/a | n/a | n/a |
N=831 Republicans and Republican leaners nationwide. | Democratic Candidates | 1/26-28/08 | 1/10-13/08 | 1/4-6/08 | | | % | % | % | | | | Hillary Clinton | 43 | 45 | 33 | | | | Barack Obama | 34 | 33 | 33 | | | | John Edwards | 14 | 13 | 20 | | | | Dennis Kucinich | n/a | 1 | 3 | | | | Mike Gravel | 1 | 1 | - | | | | Someone else | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | None (vol.)/Unsure | 7 | 5 | 8 | | | | Bill Richardson | n/a | n/a | 1 | | | | Joe Biden | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | Christopher Dodd | n/a | n/a | n/a |
N=1,021 Democrats and Democratic leaners nationwide. GENERAL ELECTION | | Mike
Huckabee (R) | Hillary
Clinton (D) | Other
(vol.) | Neither
(vol.) | Unsure | | | % | % | % | % | % | | 1/10-13/08 | 45 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | John
McCain (R) | Hillary
Clinton (D) | Other
(vol.) | Neither
(vol.) | Unsure | | | % | % | % | % | % | | 1/10-13/08 | 50 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Mike
Huckabee (R) | Barack
Obama (D) | Other
(vol.) | Neither
(vol.) | Unsure | | | % | % | % | % | % | | 1/10-13/08 | 43 | 53 | - | 3 | 1 | | | | | | . | | | | John
McCain (R) | Barack
Obama (D) | Other
(vol.) | Neither
(vol.) | Unsure | | | % | % | % | % | % | | 1/10-13/08 | 50 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
N=1,598 likely voters nationwide |
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