New Hampshire Democratic Delegation 2008

The Green Papers
2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions

New Hampshire Democrat
Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 8 January 2008¹
State Convention: Saturday 26 April 2008

Candidate	Popular Vote	Delegate Votes
Candidate	Popular Vote	Soft Pledged	Soft Unpledged (source)	Soft Total	Hard Total
Clinton, Hillary Rodham	`112,404 39.09%`	`9.0 40.91%`	`3.0 37.50%`	`12.0 40.00%`	`9.0 30.00%`
Obama, Barack	`104,815 36.45%`	`9.0 40.91%`	`3.0 37.50%`	`12.0 40.00%`	`9.0 30.00%`
Edwards, John	`48,699 16.94%`	`4.0 18.18%`		`4.0 13.33%`	`4.0 13.33%`
Richardson, William B. "Bill", III	`13,269 4.61%`
Kucinich, Dennis J.	`3,891 1.35%`
Write-In	`2,247 0.78%`
Biden, Joseph R. "Joe", Jr.	`638 0.22%`
Gravel, Mike	`404 0.14%`
Others	`270 0.09%`
Caligiuri, Richard Edward	`253 0.09%`
Dodd, Christopher J. "Chris"	`205 0.07%`
Capalbo, Kenneth A.	`108 0.04%`
Hunter, D. R.	`95 0.03%`
Keefe, William "Bill"	`51 0.02%`
Laughlin, Tom	`47 0.02%`
Crow, Randolph W. "Randy"	`37 0.01%`
Skok, Michael	`32 0.01%`
Savior, Ole	`30 0.01%`
Hewes, Henry	`17 0.01%`
Hughes, William Charles	`16 0.01%`
Killeen, Caroline P.	`11 0.00%`
Koos, Tom	`10 0.00%`
LaMagna, Dal Anthony	`8 0.00%`
Uncommitted					`8.0 26.67%`
(available)			`2.0 25.00%`	`2.0 6.67%`
Total	`287,557 100.00%`	`22.0 100.00%`	`8.0 100.00%`	`30.0 100.00%`	`30.0 100.00%`

Delegate Selection: Proportional Primary,
Polling hours 6:00a EST (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC). Polls must open by 11 AM however most open between 7 AM and 8 AM. NEW HAMPSHIRE permits its 13 cities to keep their polls open until 8 PM EDT by local option- however, as there ARE only 13 cities among New Hampshire's 234 County subdivisions [the 221 "non-cities", of course, being the proverbial New England Town(ship)], the fact is that the vast majority of NH's polls have closed by 7 PM EDT and the networks have no problem considering this hour as the earliest hour of potential projection.
Voter Eligibility: Modified Primary

30 total delegate votes - 14 district / 5 at large; 3 Pledged PLEOs; 7 Unpledged PLEOs; 1 Unpledged add-on

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The write-in votes include: McCain: 932; Romney: 611; Ron Paul: 267; Huckabee: 243; Giuliani: 161; Thompson: 15; Duncan Hunter: 8; Marchuk: 5; Keyes: 4; Howard: 1.

Here's 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 Obama, and Edwards 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			Edwards
�	Pop Vote	Qual Vote	Del	Vote	Alloc	Del	Vote	Alloc	Del	Vote	Alloc	Del
CD1	139,617	129,428	7	56,986	3.082	3	48,967	2.648	3	23,475	1.270	1
CD2	147,940	136,490	7	55,418	2.842	3	55,848	2.864	3	25,224	1.294	1
PLEO	287,557	265,918	3	112,404	1.268	1	104,815	1.182	1	48,699	0.549	1
At-Large	287,557	265,918	5	112,404	2.114	2	104,815	1.971	2	48,699	0.916	1
Delegates	�	�	22	�	�	9	�	�	9	�	�	4

Unpledged delegates as of
29 January 2008: Clinton: 2, Obama: 3
27 April 2008: Clinton: 3, Obama: 3

NEW HAMPSHIRE DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN FOR THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ISSUED BY THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY February 15, 2007: FIRST DRAFT

Tuesday 8 January 2008: 22 of 30 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's New Hampshire 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.

14 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 2 congressional districts.

CD 1: 7
CD 2: 7

In addition, 8 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
- 5 at-large National Convention delegates
- 3 Pledged PLEOs

Saturday 26 April 2008: State Convention

The remaining 8 National Convention delegates consist of

7 Unpledged PLEO delegates:

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

1 Unpledged "add-on" (selected by open ballot, majority vote, by a committee of district-level delegates).

These 8 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

Delegation to the National Convention

New Hampshire Delegation (as posted by http://www.demconvention.com/, 18 April 2008)

Role	Clinton	Edwards	Obama	(total)
Pledged District	6	2	6	14
Pledged PLEO	0	0	0	0
Pledged At-Large	0	0	0	0
Total Pledged	6	2	6	14
Alternate Pledged District	0	0	0	0
Alternate Pledged PLEO	0	0	0	0
Alternate Pledged At-Large	0	0	0	0
Total Alternates	0	0	0	0
Unpledged				7
Credentials Committee				0
Platform Committee				0
Rules Committee				0
Pages				0

Role(s)	Preference	Name	Residence
Pledged District 1	Edwards	Joshua Denton	Portsmouth, NH
Pledged District 1	Obama	Joanne Dowdell	Portsmouth, NH
Pledged District 1	Obama	Richard Komi	Manchester, NH
Pledged District 1	Obama	Paul O'Connor	Exeter, NH
Pledged District 1	Clinton	Hon. Christopher Pappas	Manchester, NH
Pledged District 1	Clinton	Emily Walsh	Manchester, NH
Pledged District 1	Clinton	Russell Weatherspoon	Portsmouth, NH
Pledged District 2	Clinton	Michael Atkins	Lyndeborough, NH
Pledged District 2	Edwards	Deborah Bacon-Nelson	Hanover, NH
Pledged District 2	Obama	Edgar Helms	Concord, NH
Pledged District 2	Obama	Ann Kuster	Hopkinton, NH
Pledged District 2	Clinton	Hon. Sylvia Larsen	Concord, NH
Pledged District 2	Clinton	Hon. Bette Lasky	Nashua, NH
Pledged District 2	Obama	Carol Moore	Concord, NH
Unpledged Delegation Chair		Hon. Raymond Buckley	Concord, NH
Unpledged Delegation Vice Chair		Hon. Martha Fuller Clark	Portsmouth, NH
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Paul Hodes	Washington, DC
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Carol Shea Porter	Washington, DC
Unpledged DNC Member		Gaetan DiGangi	Merrimack, NH
Unpledged DNC Member		Anita Freedman	Portsmouth, NH
Unpledged Governor		Hon. John Lynch	Concord, NH

Congressional Districts

NEW HAMPSHIRE

COUNTIES re: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS

Belknap County:

Alton (town) CD 1

Barnstead (town) CD 1

Belmont (town) CD 1

Center Harbor (town) CD 1

Gilford (town) CD 1

Gilmanton (town) CD 1

Laconia (city) CD 1

Meredith (town) CD 1

New Hampton (town) CD 1

Sanbornton (town) CD 2

Tilton (town) CD 2

entire Carroll County CD1

entire Cheshire County CD 2

entire Coos County CD 2

entire Grafton County CD 2

Hillsborough County:
Amherst (town) CD 2

Antrim (town) CD 2

Bedford (town) CD 1

Bennington (town) CD 2

Brookline (town) CD 2

Deering (town) CD 2

Francestown (town) CD 2

Goffstown (town) CD 1

Greenfield (town) CD 2

Greenville (town) CD 2

Hancock (town) CD 2

Hillsborough (town) CD 2

Hollis (town) CD 2

Hudson (town) CD 2

Litchfield (town) CD 2

Lyndeborough (town) CD 2

Manchester (city) CD 1
Mason (town) CD 2

Merrimack (town) CD 1

Milford (town) CD 2

Mont Vernon (town) CD 2

Nashua (city) CD 2

New Boston (town) CD 2

New Ipswich (town) CD 2

Pelham (town) CD 2

Peterborough (town) CD 2

Sharon (town) CD 2

Temple (town) CD 2

Weare (town) CD 2

Wilton (town) CD 2

Windsor (town) CD 2

Merrimack County:
Allenstown (town) CD 2

Andover (town) CD 2

Boscawen (town) CD 2

Bow (town) CD 2

Bradford (town) CD 2

Canterbury (town) CD 2

Chichester (town) CD 2

Concord (city) CD 2

Danbury (town) CD 2

Dunbarton (town) CD 2

Epsom (town) CD 2

Franklin (city) CD 2

Henniker (town) CD 2

Hill (town) CD 2

Hooksett (town) CD 1

Hopkinton (town) CD 2

Loudon (town) CD 2

Newbury (town) CD 2

New London (town) CD 2

Northfield (town) CD 2

Pembroke (town) CD 2

Pittsfield (town) CD 2

Salisbury (town) CD 2

Sutton (town) CD 2

Warner (town) CD 2

Webster (town) CD 2

Wilmot (town) CD 2

Rockingham County:
Atkinson (town) CD 2

Auburn (town) CD 1

Brentwood (town) CD 1

Candia (town) CD 1

Chester (town) CD 1

Danville (town) CD 1

Deerfield (town) CD 1

Derry (town) CD 1

East Kingston (town) CD 1

Epping (town) CD 1

Exeter (town) CD 1

Fremont (town) CD 1

Greenland (town) CD 1

Hampstead (town) CD 1

Hampton (town) CD 1

Hampton Falls (town) CD 1

Kensington (town) CD 1

Kingston (town) CD 1

Londonderry (town) CD 1

New Castle (town) CD 1

Newfields (town) CD 1

Newington (town) CD 1

Newmarket (town) CD 1

Newton (town) CD 1

North Hampton (town) CD 1

Northwood (town) CD 1

Nottingham (town) CD 1

Plaistow (town) CD 1

Portsmouth (city) CD 1

Raymond (town) CD 1

Rye (town) CD 1

Salem (town) CD 2

Sandown (town) CD 1

Seabrook (town) CD 1

South Hampton (town) CD 1

Stratham (town) CD 1

Windham (town) CD 2

entire Strafford County CD 1

entire Sullivan County CD 1

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• http://www.state.nh.us/constitution/constitution.html
Election Authority
	• New Hampshire Secretary of State
	• Secretary of State's Election Division
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• New Hampshire General Court
Democratic
	• New Hampshire Democratic Party
Media & others
	• Concord Monitor
	• DC's Political Report - New Hampshire
	• Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover
	• Granite State News
	• New Hampshire Business Review
	• New Hampshire Gazette
	• New Hampshire Public Radio
	• New Hampshire Public Television
	• Newhampsire.com (The Union Leader)
	• NH Insider
	• NHPrimary.com
	• Politics1.com - New Hampshire
	• PoliticsNH.com
	• Seacoastonline.com - Seacoast Newspapers
	• The Cabinet Press - Bedford - Hollis - Merrimack - Milford
	• The Citizen - Laconia
	• The Conway Daily Sun - North Conway
	• The Dartmouth Free Press
	• The Keene Sentinel
	• The New Hampshire Political Library
	• The Telegraph - Nashua
	• The Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News
	• WMUR TV - ABC - Manchester - Portsmouth

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