Massachusetts Democratic Delegation 2008

The Green Papers
2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions

Massachusetts Democrat
Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 5 February 2008¹
State Committee and National Convention Delegate Meeting: Saturday 10 May 2008

Candidate	Popular Vote	Delegate Votes
Candidate	Popular Vote	Hard Total	Floor Vote
Clinton, Hillary Rodham	`705,185 55.80%`	`55.0 45.45%`	`52.0 42.98%`
Obama, Barack Hussein	`511,680 40.49%`	`38.0 31.40%`	`65.0 53.72%`
Edwards, John Reid	`20,101 1.59%`
No Preference	`8,041 0.64%`
Blanks	`4,841 0.38%`
Others	`3,279 0.26%`
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.	`3,216 0.25%`
Kucinich, Dennis J.	`2,992 0.24%`
Richardson, William B. "Bill", III	`1,846 0.15%`
Gravel, Mike	`1,463 0.12%`
Dodd, Christopher J. "Chris"	`1,120 0.09%`
Uncommitted		`28.0 23.14%`
(available)
(not voting)			`4.0 3.31%`
Total	`1,263,764 100.00%`	`121.0 100.00%`	`121.0 100.00%`

Delegate Selection: Proportional Primary,
Polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC). Some municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45a EST.
Voter Eligibility: Modified Primary

121 total delegate votes - 61 district / 20 at large; 12 Pledged PLEOs; 26 Unpledged PLEOs; 2 Unpledged add-ons

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The Massachusetts National Convention Delegate Tally sheet can be found here.

MASSACHUSETTS Democratic PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY

Tuesday 5 February 2008

93 of 121 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Massachusetts Presidential Primary: 61 delegates allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 10 congressional districts; 32 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level.

Results and the delegate count from a party source.

Here is how we compute the delegate count (based on certified returns from an official source):

A candidate must receive 15% or more of the total popular vote to qualify for delegates. Discard votes cast for those candidates who do not qualify. Clinton and Obama have qualified for delegates.
Allocate Congressional District delegates from the qualified vote in each district. Allocate Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates using the state-wide qualified vote.
In each jurisdiction (CD and statewide):

Total qualified vote = total votes cast for the qualifying candidates in the jurisdiction.
Allocation = (delegates for the jurisdiction) � (candidate's popular vote) � (total qualified vote).
Assign each candidate the WHOLE NUMBER of delegates.
If delegates remain, allocate each of the remaining delegates to those candidates with the LARGEST REMAINDERS.

Contest				Clinton			Obama
�	Pop Vote	Qual Vote	Del	Vote	Alloc	Del	Vote	Alloc	Del
CD1	115,949	112,124	6	62,455	3.342	3	49,669	2.658	3
CD2	110,947	106,623	6	65,075	3.662	4	41,548	2.338	2
CD3	110,482	106,039	6	67,549	3.822	4	38,490	2.178	2
CD4	133,628	129,693	7	78,406	4.232	4	51,287	2.768	3
CD5	119,537	115,105	5	68,343	2.969	3	46,762	2.031	2
CD6	133,271	128,200	6	78,224	3.661	4	49,976	2.339	2
CD7	143,336	137,434	6	81,944	3.577	4	55,490	2.423	2
CD8	126,150	123,054	6	50,621	2.468	2	72,433	3.532	4
CD9	136,498	130,360	6	77,935	3.587	4	52,425	2.413	2
CD10	133,966	128,233	7	74,633	4.074	4	53,600	2.926	3
PLEO	1,263,764	1,216,865	12	705,185	6.954	7	511,680	5.046	5
At-Large	1,263,764	1,216,865	20	705,185	11.590	12	511,680	8.410	8
Delegates	�	�	93	�	�	55	�	�	38

Unpledged delegates as of
29 January 2008: Clinton: 5, Edwards: 1, Obama: 6
31 January 2008: Clinton: 5, Obama: 6
2 February 2008: Clinton: 6, Obama: 6
9 February 2008: Clinton: 7, Obama: 6
16 February 2008: Clinton: 9, Obama: 10
24 February 2008: Clinton: 9, Obama: 11
30 March 2008: Clinton: 9, Obama: 10
30 April 2008: Clinton: 9, Obama: 11
11 May 2008: Clinton: 10, Obama: 11
20 May 2008: Clinton 11, Obama: 11
3 June 2008: Clinton 11, Obama: 13
6 June 2008: Clinton: 11, Obama: 14

MASSACHUSETTS DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN FOR THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION - MARCH 2007

Tuesday 5 February 2008: 93 of 121 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Massachusetts Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level.

61 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 10 congressional districts.

CD 1: 6
CD 2: 6
CD 3: 6
CD 4: 7
CD 5: 5
CD 6: 6
CD 7: 6
CD 8: 6
CD 9: 6
CD 10: 7

In addition, 32 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
- 20 at-large National Convention delegates
- 12 Pledged PLEOs

Saturday 10 May 2008: State Committee and National Convention Delegate Meeting

The remaining 28 National Convention delegates consist of

26 Unpledged PLEO delegates:

10 Democratic National Committee members.
12 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 10 Representatives).
1 Governor.
3 Distinguished Party Leaders (former DNC Chairman Steve Grossman, former DNC Chairman Debra DeLee, former DNC Chairman Paul G. Kirk, Jr.).

2 Unpledged "add-on"s (selected by the State Party Committee).

These 28 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

Delegation to the National Convention

Massachusetts Delegation (as posted by http://www.demconvention.com/, 13 June 2008)

Role	Clinton	Obama	(total)
Pledged District	36	25	61
Pledged PLEO	7	5	12
Pledged At-Large	12	8	20
Total Pledged	55	38	93
Alternate Pledged District	9	1	10
Alternate Pledged PLEO	0	0	0
Alternate Pledged At-Large	3	3	6
Total Alternates	12	4	16
Unpledged			28
Credentials Committee			6
Platform Committee			6
Rules Committee			5
Pages			3

Role(s)	Preference	Name	Residence
Pledged District 1	Clinton	Oscar R. Arce	Greenfield, MA
Pledged District 1	Clinton	Hon. Kit Dobelle	Pittsfield, MA
Pledged District 1	Obama	Molly O'Grady	Savoy, MA
Pledged District 1	Clinton	Shawn Robinson	Easthampton, MA
Pledged District 1	Obama	Benjamin Schwartz	Wendell, MA
Pledged District 1	Obama	Nancy Stenberg	Southwick, MA
Pledged District 2	Obama	Elizabeth Cardona-Badiab	Springfield, MA
Pledged District 2	Clinton	Mary Gail Cokkinias	Longmeadow, MA
Pledged District 2	Clinton	Melvin R. Drungo, Jr.	Springfield, MA
Pledged District 2	Clinton	Candice Early Lopes	Springfield, MA
Pledged District 2	Clinton	Jose Tosado	Springfield, MA
Pledged District 2	Obama	E. Henry Twiggs	Springfield, MA
Pledged District 3	Clinton	Hon. Edward Augustus, Jr.	Worcester, MA
Pledged District 3	Obama	Marianne Bergenholtz	Worcester, MA
Pledged District 3	Clinton	Joseph Carlson	Worcester, MA
Pledged District 3	Clinton	Hon. Harriette Chandler	Worcester, MA
Pledged District 3	Clinton	Kathleen Donahue	Westborough, MA
Pledged District 3	Obama	Frederick Rushton	Worcester, MA
Pledged District 4	Clinton	Hon. Ruth B. Balser	Chestnut Hill, MA
Pledged District 4	Obama	Brenda Brathwaite	Newton, MA
Pledged District 4	Clinton	Hon. Kay Khan	Newton, MA
Pledged District 4	Clinton	Sam Liao	Sharon, MA
Pledged District 4	Obama	Stephen Linsky	Newton, MA
Pledged District 4	Clinton	Hon. Marc Pacheco	Taunton, MA
Pledged District 4	Obama	Thaleia Tsongas Schlesinger	Brookline, MA
Pledged District 5	Clinton	Robert Demers	Tewksbury, MA
Pledged District 5	Obama	Hon. James Eldridge	Acton, MA
Pledged District 5	Clinton	Patricia Kirwin-Keilty	Lowell, MA
Pledged District 5	Clinton	Curtis Lemay	Lowell, MA
Pledged District 5	Obama	Faye Morrison	Ayer, MA
Pledged District 6	Clinton	Jonathan W. Blodgett	Peabody, MA
Pledged District 6	Clinton	Hon. Kimberley Driscoll	Salem, MA
Pledged District 6	Clinton	Agnes Ricko	Lynn, MA
Pledged District 6	Obama	Marianne Rutter	Boxford, MA
Pledged District 6	Clinton	Stanley Slepoy	Rowley, MA
Pledged District 6	Obama	Michael Wheeler	Gloucester, MA
Pledged District 7	Obama	Russell Ashton	Wayland, MA
Pledged District 7	Clinton	Patricia Deal	Arlington, MA
Pledged District 7	Clinton	Hon. Carol Donovan	Woburn, MA
Pledged District 7	Clinton	Thomas J. Gosnell	Winchester, MA
Pledged District 7	Clinton	William Thomson, Sr.	Malden, MA
Pledged District 7	Obama	Kimberly Whittaker	Winchester, MA
Pledged District 8	Obama	Giovanna Alvarez-Negretti	Boston, MA
Pledged District 8	Obama	Gloria Fox	Roxbury, MA
Pledged District 8	Clinton	John Kelly	Charlestown, MA
Pledged District 8	Clinton	Marie Mendoza	Mission Hill, MA
Pledged District 8	Obama	Sean Riley	Charlestown, MA
Pledged District 8	Obama	Hon. Michael P. Ross	Boston, MA
Pledged District 9	Obama	Richard Branson	Boston, MA
Pledged District 9	Obama	Maura Hennigan	Jamaica Plain, MA
Pledged District 9	Clinton	Patricia Malone	West Roxbury, MA
Pledged District 9	Clinton	Kathleen Manson	Walpole, MA
Pledged District 9	Clinton	Ramon Soto	South Boston, MA
Pledged District 9	Clinton	Hon. Martin Walsh	Dorchester, MA
Pledged District 10	Clinton	Janet Coughlin	Quincy, MA
Pledged District 10	Clinton	Samantha Dallaire	Forestdale, MA
Pledged District 10	Obama	Marissa Doran	Boston, MA
Pledged District 10	Clinton	Stephen Driscoll	Pembroke, MA
Pledged District 10	Clinton	Hon. Michael Morrissey	Quincy, MA
Pledged District 10	Obama	Kathleen Singletary	Centerville, MA
Pledged District 10	Obama	Hon. Eric Turkington	Falmouth, MA
Pledged PLEO	Clinton	Hon. Andrea J. Cabral	Jamaica Plain, MA
Pledged PLEO	Clinton	Hon. A. Joseph DeNucci	Newton, MA
Pledged PLEO	Clinton	Hon. Salvatore DiMasi	Boston, MA
Pledged PLEO	Obama	Hon. Linda Dorcena Forry	Dorchester, MA
Pledged PLEO	Clinton	Hon. William Galvin	Brighton, MA
Pledged PLEO	Obama	Robert J. Haynes	Medford, MA
Pledged PLEO	Obama	Philip Johnston	Marshfield, MA
Pledged PLEO	Obama	Hon. David P. Linsky	Natick, MA
Pledged PLEO	Clinton	Hon. Joan Menard	Fall River, MA
Pledged PLEO	Clinton	Hon. Thomas M. Menino	Readville, MA
Pledged PLEO Delegation Chair	Clinton	Hon. Therese Murray	Plymouth, MA
Pledged PLEO	Obama	Hon. Diane Wilkerson	Boston, MA
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Hon. Willie Mae Allen	Mattapan, MA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Hon. Carol A. Aloisi	East Boston, MA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Patricia Armstrong	Milton, MA
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Cathaleen L. Ashton	Wayland, MA
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Hannah Banks	Boston, MA
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Thomas Barbera	Waltham, MA
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Ana Maria Camargo	Boston, MA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Kate Chang	Somerville, MA
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Sarah Compton	Concord, MA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Deborah B. Goldberg	Brookline, MA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Hon. Lida Harkins	Needham, MA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Kathleen A. Healy	Westford, MA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Hon. Harold Naughton, Jr.	Clinton, MA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Hon. Katherine M. O'Brien	Pittsfield, MA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Lois Pines	Newton, MA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Hon. Karen Spilka	Ashland, MA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Lynda Tocci	Somerville, MA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Hon. Alice Wolf	Cambridge, MA
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Christina Wu	Somerville, MA
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Christina Yoon	Dorchester, MA
Alternate Pledged District 1	Clinton	Harry Dobelle	Pittsfield, MA
Alternate Pledged District 2	Clinton	Irene Kimball	Ludlow, MA
Alternate Pledged District 3	Clinton	Hon. Vincent Pedone	Worcester, MA
Alternate Pledged District 4	Clinton	Martina Jackson	Newton, MA
Alternate Pledged District 5	Clinton	Samuel Poulten	Chelmsford, MA
Alternate Pledged District 6	Clinton	Marcia L. Sweeney	Marblehead, MA
Alternate Pledged District 7	Clinton	Arthur Fernandes	Winthrop, MA
Alternate Pledged District 8	Obama	Dorothea M. Jones	Boston, MA
Alternate Pledged District 9	Clinton	Edward Doherty	Jamaica Plain, MA
Alternate Pledged District 10	Clinton	Alicia Gardner	North Quincy, MA
Alternate Pledged At-Large	Obama	Sara Aviel	Cambridge, MA
Alternate Pledged At-Large	Clinton	George Barnoski	Medford, MA
Alternate Pledged At-Large	Obama	Leon Brathwaite, II	Newton, MA
Alternate Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Cathy Dwyer	Tewksbury, MA
Alternate Pledged At-Large	Obama	Mustaque A. Mirza	Cambridge, MA
Alternate Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Lucy Rivera	Boston, MA
Unpledged Delegation Vice Chair		Debra Kozikowski	Chicopee, MA
Unpledged Delegation Chair		John Walsh	Boston, MA
Unpledged Add-On		Hon. Martha Coakley	Medford, MA
Unpledged Add-On		Arthur Powell	Beverly, MA
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Michael Capuano	Washington, DC
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. William Delahunt	Hyannis, MA
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Barney Frank	Newton, MA
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Stephen Lynch	Boston, MA
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Edward Markey	Medford, MA
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. James McGovern	Worcester, MA
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Richard Neal	Chevy Chase, MD
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. John Olver	Washington, DC
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. John Tierney	Washington, DC
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Niki Tsongas	Washington, DC
Unpledged Distinguished Party Leader		Hon. Debra DeLee	Washington, DC
Unpledged Distinguished Party Leader		Hon. Steve Grossman	Somerville, MA
Unpledged Distinguished Party Leader		Paul G. Kirk, Jr.	Marstons Mills, MA
Unpledged DNC Member		Gus Bickford	Westford, MA
Unpledged DNC Member		Hon. Raymond Jordan	Springfield, MA
Unpledged DNC Member		Elaine C. Kamarck	Brewster, MA
Unpledged DNC Member		David M. O'Brien	Concord, MA
Unpledged DNC Member		James Roosevelt, Jr.	Watertown, MA
Unpledged DNC Member		Diane Saxe	Grafton, MA
Unpledged DNC Member		Alan Solomont	Newton, MA
Unpledged DNC Member		Margaret D. Xifaras	Marion, MA
Unpledged Governor		Hon. Deval Patrick	Boston, MA
Unpledged Senator		Hon. Edward M. Kennedy	Washington, DC
Unpledged Senator		Hon. John Kerry	Washington, DC
Credentials Committee	Clinton	Hon. Daniel Bosley	North Adams, MA
Credentials Committee	Obama	Miniard Culpepper	Dorchester, MA
Credentials Committee	Clinton	Dee Dee Edmundson	Cambridge, MA
Credentials Committee		James Roosevelt, Jr.	Watertown, MA
Credentials Committee	Clinton	Hon. Marie St. Fleur	Dorchester, MA
Credentials Committee		Hon. Bill Straus	Mattapoisett, MA
Platform Committee	Obama	Paul Giorgio	Worcester, MA
Platform Committee	Clinton	Joseph Kaplan	Mansfield, MA
Platform Committee		Hon. Deval Patrick	Boston, MA
Platform Committee	Clinton	Ann Roosevelt	Cambridge, MA
Platform Committee		Diego Sanchez	Boston, MA
Platform Committee	Obama	Miriam Vogel	Brookline, MA
Rules Committee	Obama	Robert Bower	Marlborough, MA
Rules Committee	Clinton	Maria Buonaugurio	Somerville, MA
Rules Committee	Obama	Alice Jelin-Isenberg	Boston, MA
Rules Committee	Clinton	Paul Pezzella	Boston, MA
Rules Committee		Hon. Sam Yoon	Boston, MA
Page		Kathleen Manning Hall	Malden, MA
Page		Susan Thomson	Malden, MA
Page		Eric M. Turner	Waban, MA

¹ Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process.