Maryland Democratic Delegation 2008

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2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions

Maryland Democrat
Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 12 February 2008¹
State Democratic Central Committee Meeting: Thursday 1 May 2008

Candidate	Popular Vote	Delegate Votes
Candidate	Popular Vote	Hard Total	Floor Vote
Obama, Barack Hussein	`532,665 60.66%`	`42.0 42.00%`	`94.0 94.00%`
Clinton, Hillary Rodham	`314,211 35.78%`	`28.0 28.00%`	`6.0 6.00%`
Uncommitted	`11,417 1.30%`	`30.0 30.00%`
Edwards, John Reid	`10,506 1.20%`
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.	`3,776 0.43%`
Richardson, William B. "Bill", III	`2,098 0.24%`
Kucinich, Dennis J.	`1,909 0.22%`
Gravel, Mike	`804 0.09%`
Dodd, Christopher J. "Chris"	`788 0.09%`
(available)
Total	`878,174 100.00%`	`100.0 100.00%`	`100.0 100.00%`

Delegate Selection: Proportional Primary,
Polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC).
Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary

100 total delegate votes - 46 district / 15 at large; 9 Pledged PLEOs; 28 Unpledged PLEOs; 2 Unpledged add-ons

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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				Obama			Clinton
	Pop Vote	Qual Vote	Del	Vote	Alloc	Del	Vote	Alloc	Del
CD1	89,975	83,243	5	41,244	2.477	2	41,999	2.523	3
CD2	99,380	95,096	5	57,836	3.041	3	37,260	1.959	2
CD3	110,810	106,553	6	60,554	3.410	3	45,999	2.590	3
CD4	137,600	135,612	7	102,614	5.297	5	32,998	1.703	2
CD5	124,339	120,504	6	82,612	4.113	4	37,892	1.887	2
CD6	70,163	65,061	4	30,739	1.890	2	34,322	2.110	2
CD7	117,994	115,552	6	86,344	4.483	4	29,208	1.517	2
CD8	127,912	125,255	7	70,722	3.952	4	54,533	3.048	3
PLEO	878,173	846,876	9	532,665	5.661	6	314,211	3.339	3
At-Large	878,173	846,876	15	532,665	9.435	9	314,211	5.565	6
Delegates			70			42			28

According to the 13 May 2008 article below, 1 Clinton pledged delegate intends to cast his ballot for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 42, Clinton 28 to Obama 43, Clinton 27. Our hard count remains Obama 42, Clinton 28, Uncommitted 29 as originally assigned.

A 13 May 2008 article from the Washington Post states that Democratic Delegate and Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson, who is pledged to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, stated that he plans to support Senator Obama at the National Convention.

Unpledged delegates as of
29 January 2008: Clinton: 4, Edwards: 1, Obama: 3
31 January 2008: Clinton: 4, Obama: 3
9 February 2008: Clinton: 9, Obama: 3
12 February 2008: Clinton: 10, Obama: 3
16 February 2008: Clinton: 11, Obama: 3
4 March 2008: Clinton: 10, Obama: 3
15 March 2008: Clinton: 10, Obama: 4
30 March 2008: Clinton: 10, Obama: 3
19 April 2008: Clinton: 10, Obama: 4
4 May 2008: Clinton: 11, Obama: 4
7 May 2008: Clinton: 11, Obama: 7
9 May 2008: Clinton: 11, Obama: 8
17 May 2008: Clinton: 11, Obama: 9
3 June 2008: Clinton: 11, Obama: 12
4 June 2008: Clinton: 11, Obama: 14

MARYLAND DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN FOR THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ISSUED BY THE MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC PARTY APRIL 2007

Tuesday 12 February 2008: 70 of 100 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Maryland 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.

46 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 8 congressional districts. District-level delegates are elected by a two-part primary in which delegate positions are allocated based on a Presidential preference primary and filled through the election of delegates directly on the ballot.

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

In addition, 24 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
- 15 at-large National Convention delegates
- 9 Pledged PLEOs

Thursday 1 May 2008: State Democratic Central Committee Meeting.

The remaining 30 National Convention delegates consist of

28 Unpledged PLEO delegates:

19 Democratic National Committee members.
8 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 6 Representatives).
1 Governor.
0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

2 Unpledged "add-on"s (selected at the State Democratic Central Committee meeting).

These 30 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

Delegation to the National Convention

Maryland Delegation (as posted by http://www.demconvention.com/, 11 August 2008)

Role	(unknown)	Clinton	Obama	(total)
Pledged District	0	19	27	46
Pledged PLEO	1	3	5	9
Pledged At-Large	0	6	9	15
Total Pledged	1	28	41	70
Alternate Pledged District	0	2	6	8
Alternate Pledged PLEO	0	0	0	0
Alternate Pledged At-Large	0	1	3	4
Total Alternates	0	3	9	12
Unpledged				30
Credentials Committee				7
Platform Committee				6
Rules Committee				4
Pages				3

Role(s)	Preference	Name	Residence
Pledged District 1	Clinton	Mike Eaves	Forest Hill, MD
Pledged District 1	Obama	Ryan Ewing	Easton, MD
Pledged District 1	Obama	Joyce Fitzpatrick	Grasonville, MD
Pledged District 1	Clinton	Jack Hughes	Salisbury, MD
Pledged District 1	Clinton	Nancy Voss	Denton, MD
Pledged District 2	Clinton	Marietta English	Baltimore, MD
Pledged District 2	Obama	Hon. Cheryl Glenn	Baltimore, MD
Pledged District 2	Clinton	Hon. Dion Guthrie	Joppatowne, MD
Pledged District 2	Obama	Robert Johnson, Jr.	Randallstown, MD
Pledged District 2	Obama	Kathleen M. Miller	Timonium, MD
Pledged District 3	Obama	Dan Clements	Annapolis, MD
Pledged District 3	Obama	Lisa L. Friedman	Columbia, MD
Pledged District 3	Clinton	Sandra Hillman	Baltimore, MD
Pledged District 3	Clinton	Jon Laria	Baltimore, MD
Pledged District 3	Obama	David Marker	Columbia, MD
Pledged District 3	Clinton	Hon. Maggie McIntosh	Baltimore, MD
Pledged District 4	Clinton	Angela Alsobrooks	Upper Marlboro, MD
Pledged District 4	Obama	Rushern L. Baker, III	Cheverly, MD
Pledged District 4	Obama	Michael Buckley	Silver Spring, MD
Pledged District 4	Obama	Mary Jane Coolen	Cheverly, MD
Pledged District 4	Obama	Hon. Nathaniel Exum	Landover, MD
Pledged District 4	Obama	Hon. Jolene Ivey	Cheverly, MD
Pledged District 4	Clinton	Hon. Darrell Miller	Capitol Heights, MD
Pledged District 5	Clinton	Hon. Ben Barnes	College Park, MD
Pledged District 5	Clinton	Virginia Benedict	Newburg, MD
Pledged District 5	Obama	Hon. Mark Cook	College Park, MD
Pledged District 5	Obama	Hon. Sue Kullen	Port Republic, MD
Pledged District 5	Obama	Hon. Justin Ross	Greenbelt, MD
Pledged District 5	Obama	Roxanne Taylor	Bowie, MD
Pledged District 6	Obama	Goodloe Byron, Jr.	Frederick, MD
Pledged District 6	Clinton	Hon. John Donoghue	Hagerstown, MD
Pledged District 6	Clinton	Hon. Sue Hecht	Frederick, MD
Pledged District 6	Obama	Ann-Marie Liciano	Monrovia, MD
Pledged District 7	Obama	Hon. Lisa Gladden	Baltimore, MD
Pledged District 7	Obama	Hon. Verna L. Jones	Baltimore, MD
Pledged District 7	Obama	Hon. Nathaniel McFadden	Baltimore, MD
Pledged District 7	Obama	Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr.	Baltimore, MD
Pledged District 7	Clinton	Hon. Catherine Pugh	Baltimore, MD
Pledged District 7	Clinton	Hon. Bernard Young	Baltimore, MD
Pledged District 8	Obama	Stewart Bainum	Chevy Chase, MD
Pledged District 8	Clinton	Mary Boergers	Chevy Chase, MD
Pledged District 8	Clinton	John K. Delaney	Chevy Chase, MD
Pledged District 8	Obama	Rosie Engman	Silver Spring, MD
Pledged District 8	Obama	Hon. Brian Feldman	Potomac, MD
Pledged District 8	Clinton	Hon. Nancy Floreen	Garrett Park, MD
Pledged District 8	Obama	Lynn Novelli	Gaithersburg, MD
Pledged PLEO	Obama	Hon. Curt Anderson	Baltimore, MD
Pledged PLEO	Clinton	Hon. Anthony Brown	Mitchellville, MD
Pledged PLEO	(unknown)	Hon. Sheila Dixon	Baltimore, MD
Pledged PLEO	Obama	Hon. Peter Franchot	Silver Spring, MD
Pledged PLEO	Obama	Hon. Douglas Gansler	Baltimore, MD
Pledged PLEO	Clinton	Hon. Carolyn J.B. Howard	Mitchellville, MD
Pledged PLEO	Clinton	Hon. Susan Lee	Bethesda, MD
Pledged PLEO	Obama	Hon. Jen Terrasa	Columbia, MD
Pledged PLEO	Obama	Hon. Ken Ulman	Columbia, MD
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Wayne Curry	Upper Marlboro, MD
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Joseph Hansen	Rockville, MD
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Hon. Helen Holton	Baltimore, MD
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Hon. Jack Johnson	Mitchellville, MD
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Lorretta Johnson	Baltimore, MD
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Hon. Adrienne Jones	Woodstock, MD
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Marcia Massey	Silver Spring, MD
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Penny McCrimmon	Owings Mills, MD
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Cheryl Miller	Annapolis, MD
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Ellis Mottur	North Bethesda, MD
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Joan Pitkin	Bowie, MD
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Julie Randall	Lexington Park, MD
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Elly Shaw-Belblidia	Gaithersburg, MD
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Dana V. Shelley	Pikesville, MD
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Jason Waskey	Rockville, MD
Alternate Pledged District 1	Clinton	Hon. Barrie P. Tilghman	Salisbury, MD
Alternate Pledged District 2	Obama	Kwame Rich	Baltimore, MD
Alternate Pledged District 3	Obama	Lyn Farrow	Annapolis, MD
Alternate Pledged District 4	Obama	Katina Rojas Joy	Bowie, MD
Alternate Pledged District 5	Obama	Len Lucchi	Bowie, MD
Alternate Pledged District 6	Clinton	James S. Bestpitch	Cumberland, MD
Alternate Pledged District 7	Obama	Stephanie Farquhar	Baltimore, MD
Alternate Pledged District 8	Obama	Hon. Jamie Raskin	Annapolis, MD
Alternate Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Ida Bailey-Jones	Baltimore, MD
Alternate Pledged At-Large	Obama	Jean Bailey	Silver Spring, MD
Alternate Pledged At-Large	Obama	Hon. Jamie Benoit	Crownsville, MD
Alternate Pledged At-Large	Obama	Robert Yochem	Baltimore, MD
Unpledged		Laphonza Butler	New York, NY
Unpledged Delegation Chair		Michael E. Cryor	Annapolis, MD
Unpledged Delegation Vice Chair		Lauren D. Glover	Mitchellville, MD
Unpledged Add-On		Hon. Parris Glendening	Annapolis, MD
Unpledged Add-On		Hon. Kathleen Townsend	Baltimore, MD
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Elijah Cummings	Washington, DC
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Donna Edwards	Largo, MD
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Steny H. Hoyer	Washington, DC
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Dutch Ruppersberger	Washington, DC
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. John P. Sarbanes	Washington, DC
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Chris Van Hollen	Washington, DC
Unpledged DNC Member		Alvaro Cifuentes	Potomac, MD
Unpledged DNC Member		Maria Cordone	Upper Marlboro, MD
Unpledged DNC Member		John Gage	Washington, DC
Unpledged DNC Member		Janice Griffin	Arlington, VA
Unpledged DNC Member		Hon. Nancy Kopp	Annapolis, MD
Unpledged DNC Member		Belkis "Bel" Leong-Hong	Gaithersburg, MD
Unpledged DNC Member		Richard P. Michalski	Upper Marlboro, MD
Unpledged DNC Member		Glenard S. Middleton	Baltimore, MD
Unpledged DNC Member		Hon. Heather Mizeur	Takoma Park, MD
Unpledged DNC Member		Mary Jo Neville	Dayton, MD
Unpledged DNC Member		Hon. Gregory Pecoraro	Westminster, MD
Unpledged DNC Member		Carol Pensky	Washington, DC
Unpledged DNC Member		Karren Pope-Onwukwe	Hyattsville, MD
Unpledged DNC Member		Michael Steed	Washington, DC
Unpledged DNC Member		John J. Sweeney	Washington, DC
Unpledged DNC Vice Chair		Susan W. Turnbull	Bethesda, MD
Unpledged Governor		Hon. Martin O'Malley	Annapolis, MD
Unpledged Senator		Hon. Benjamin L. Cardin	Washington, DC
Unpledged Senator		Hon. Barbara Mikulski	Washington, DC
Credentials Committee		Hon. Sheila Dixon	Baltimore, MD
Credentials Committee		Janice Griffin	Arlington, VA
Credentials Committee	Clinton	Michele Lewis	Silver Spring, MD
Credentials Committee	Obama	Hon. Joseline Pena-Melnyk	College Park, MD
Credentials Committee		Carol Pensky	Washington, DC
Credentials Committee	Obama	Hon. Gene Ransom, III	Grasonville, MD
Credentials Committee		Michael Steed	Washington, DC
Platform Committee		Tom Buffenbarger	Upper Marlboro, MD
Platform Committee	Obama	Luke Clippinger	Baltimore, MD
Platform Committee	Clinton	Hon. James Kraft	Baltimore, MD
Platform Committee	Obama	Ngoc Minh Le	Chevy Chase, MD
Platform Committee		Judith McHale	Bethesda, MD
Platform Committee		Chris Owens	Takoma Park, MD
Rules Committee	Obama	Hon. Guy Guzzone	Columbia, MD
Rules Committee	Clinton	Mary Ann Keeffe	Kensington, MD
Rules Committee		Vashti Murphy McKenzie	Brentwood, TN
Rules Committee	Obama	Thomas Slater	Frederick, MD
Page		Caitlin McDonough	Bowie, MD
Page		Adam Scholl	Bethesda, MD
Page		Christopher Wilhelm	Silver Spring, MD

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