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Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 5 February 20081
State Committee: Thursday 1 May 2008
Democrats
CandidatePopular
Vote
Delegate Votes
Soft
Pledged
Soft
Unpledged
(source)
Soft
Total
Hard Total
Clinton, Hillary Rodham1,068,496  56.50%139.0  59.91%45.0  91.84%184.0  65.48%139.0  49.47%
Obama, Barack751,019  39.71%93.0  40.09%1.0   2.04%94.0  33.45%93.0  33.10%
Blank, Void, Scattering28,698   1.52%    
Edwards, John21,924   1.16%    
Kucinich, Dennis J.8,458   0.45%    
Richardson, William B. "Bill", III8,227   0.44%    
Biden, Joseph R. "Joe", Jr.4,321   0.23%    
Uncommitted    49.0  17.44%
(available)  3.0   6.12%3.0   1.07% 
Total1,891,143 100.00%232.0 100.00%49.0 100.00%281.0 100.00%281.0 100.00%

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THE 2008 DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY Adopted by the New York State Democratic Committee May 9, 2007


Here is how we compute the delegate count (based on certified returns from an official source from the 5 February 2008 primary):

  1. 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.
  2. Allocate Congressional District delegates from the qualified vote in each district. Allocate Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates using the state-wide qualified vote.
  3. In each jurisdiction (CD and statewide):
    1. Total qualified vote = total votes cast for the qualifying candidates in the jurisdiction.
    2. Allocation = (delegates for the jurisdiction) × (candidate's popular vote) ÷ (total qualified vote).
    3. Assign each candidate the WHOLE NUMBER of delegates.
    4. If delegates remain, allocate each of the remaining delegates to those candidates with the LARGEST REMAINDERS.

ContestClintonObama
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelVoteAllocDelVoteAllocDel
CD140,23739,110525,2743.231313,8361.7692
CD248,16347,033530,1273.203316,9061.7972
CD341,80840,504528,8283.559411,6761.4411
CD455,23153,575530,7652.871322,8102.1292
CD557,59956,554540,4023.572416,1521.4281
CD677,80177,225533,9082.195243,3172.8053
CD766,61465,776541,0893.123324,6871.8772
CD899,51797,300654,8853.384342,4152.6163
CD955,10653,617538,7693.615414,8481.3851
CD1091,16790,303537,7172.088252,5862.9123
CD1195,85594,603640,8282.589353,7753.4113
CD1267,01566,117542,2063.192323,9111.8082
CD1342,92341,514527,0333.256314,4811.7442
CD1499,01197,374655,3793.412341,9952.5883
CD15115,044113,738660,5733.195353,1652.8053
CD1666,25065,802544,8703.409320,9321.5912
CD1777,98376,006540,8102.685335,1962.3152
CD1877,83575,741643,0463.410332,6952.5903
CD1953,34651,673529,3012.835322,3722.1652
CD2043,33141,948525,2463.009316,7021.9912
CD2166,11363,866640,8543.838423,0122.1622
CD2256,13154,290529,6902.734324,6002.2662
CD2336,21135,010525,4473.63449,5631.3661
CD2447,33645,336530,0493.314315,2871.6862
CD2552,33751,008532,2803.164318,7281.8362
CD2647,05745,534530,1483.310315,3861.6902
CD2768,10364,982545,7263.518419,2561.4821
CD2870,85568,974534,7142.516334,2602.4842
CD2946,46645,002528,5323.170316,4701.8302
PLEO1,862,4451,819,515301,068,49617.61718751,01912.38312
At-Large1,862,4451,819,515511,068,49629.94930751,01921.05121
Delegates  232  139  93

Unpledged delegates as of
29 January 2008: Clinton: 37
9 February 2008: Clinton: 38
16 February 2008: Clinton: 38, Obama: 1
29 February 2008: Clinton: 40, Obama: 1
17 March 2008: Governor Eliot L. Spitzer resigns.
1 May 2008: Clinton: 45, Obama: 1


   

Tuesday 5 February 2008: 232 of 281 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's New York 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.

  • 151 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 29 congressional districts.
    • 23 CDs with 5 delegates: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29.
    • 6 CDs with 6 delgates: 8, 11, 14, 15, 18, 21.
  • In addition, 81 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 51 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 30 Pledged PLEOs
 

Thursday 1 May 2008: The New York State Democratic Committee Meeting

The remaining 49 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 45 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 17 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 25 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 23 Representatives).
    • 1 Governor.
    • 2 Distinguished Party Leaders (former President Bill Clinton and former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell).
  • 4 Unpledged "add-on"s (selected during the State Democratic Executive Committee).

These 49 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".


Delegation to the National Convention

New York Delegation (as posted by http://www.demconvention.com/, 2 May 2008)

RoleClintonObama(total)
Pledged District9160151
Pledged PLEO000
Pledged At-Large000
Total Pledged9160151
Alternate Pledged District22325
Alternate Pledged PLEO000
Alternate Pledged At-Large000
Total Alternates22325
Unpledged  45
Credentials Committee  2
Platform Committee  2
Rules Committee  0
Pages  0
 
Role(s)PreferenceNameResidence
Pledged District 1ClintonBrooke EllisonStony Brook, NY
Pledged District 1ClintonGary LaBarberaStony Brook, NY
Pledged District 1ClintonHon. Marsha LauferSetauket, NY
Pledged District 1ObamaDavid OchoaPatchogue, NY
Pledged District 1ObamaHon. Vivian Viloria-FisherSetauket, NY
Pledged District 2ObamaHon. Jon CooperLloyd Harbor, NY
Pledged District 2ClintonRichard IannuzziSmithtown, NY
Pledged District 2ObamaSheila JohnsonAmityville, NY
Pledged District 2ClintonHon. Philip RamosCentral Islip, NY
Pledged District 2ClintonJanice Tinsley-ColbertDeer Park, NY
Pledged District 3ClintonJohn DursoBellmore, NY
Pledged District 3ObamaJudith GalloFreeport, NY
Pledged District 3ClintonJay JacobsLaurel Hollow, NY
Pledged District 3ClintonAndrea LeedsSyosset, NY
Pledged District 3ClintonHon. Diane YatauroGlen Cove, NY
Pledged District 4ObamaEileen GallagherOceanside, NY
Pledged District 4ClintonThomas GarryRockville Center, NY
Pledged District 4ObamaDouglas MayersFreeport, NY
Pledged District 4ClintonMichael ReichLawrence, NY
Pledged District 4ClintonNina TribbleWest Hempsead, NY
Pledged District 5ObamaRachel GershmanDouglaston, NY
Pledged District 5ClintonBarbara JacksonCorona Heights, NY
Pledged District 5ClintonHon. Jonathan KaimanGreat Neck, NY
Pledged District 5ClintonHon. John LiuFlushing, NY
Pledged District 5ClintonHon. Toby StaviskyWhitestone, NY
Pledged District 6ClintonBarbara ClarkCambria Heights, NY
Pledged District 6ObamaMobel EverettJamaica, NY
Pledged District 6ObamaOkenfe LebartyFar Rockaway, NY
Pledged District 6ObamaHon. James Sanders, Jr.Far Rockaway, NY
Pledged District 6ClintonArchie SpignerJamaica, NY
Pledged District 7ClintonHon. Helen MarshallEast Elmhurst, NY
Pledged District 7ClintonHon. Joel RiveraBronx, NY
Pledged District 7ClintonHon. Naomi RiveraBronx, NY
Pledged District 7ObamaJoseph ThompsonBronx, NY
Pledged District 7ObamaRosa VelezSunnyside, NY
Pledged District 8ClintonHon. Thomas DuaneNew York, NY
Pledged District 8ClintonHon. Deborah GlickNew York, NY
Pledged District 8ObamaMargo LionNew York, NY
Pledged District 8ObamaMolly LombardiNew York, NY
Pledged District 8ObamaArthur SchwartzNew York, NY
Pledged District 8ClintonHon. Scott StringerNew York, NY
Pledged District 9ClintonJames ConigliaroBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 9ClintonMelinda KatzForest Hills, NY
Pledged District 9ObamaHerbert LiebmannFresh Meadows, NY
Pledged District 9ClintonCatherine NolanRidgewood, NY
Pledged District 9ClintonMitchell PartnowBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 10ObamaOlanike AlabiBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 10ObamaDiane HarrisBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 10ClintonHon. Annette RobinsonBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 10ObamaHon. John SampsonBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 10ClintonHon. Darryl TownsBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 11ObamaHon. Eric AdamsBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 11ClintonAna BermudezBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 11ClintonSylveta Hamilton-GonzalesBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 11ObamaKevin ParkerBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 11ClintonHon. N. Nick PerryBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 11ObamaSylvia PhilippeBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 12ObamaAllison DavisBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 12ClintonHon. Martin DilanBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 12ClintonLuis Garden-AcostaBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 12ClintonRosie MendezBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 12ObamaPaul NewellNew York, NY
Pledged District 13ClintonHon. Peter AbbateBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 13ObamaSal AlbaneseBrooklyn, NY
Pledged District 13ClintonBelinda DixonStaten Island, NY
Pledged District 13ObamaDeborah RoseStaten Island, NY
Pledged District 13ClintonHon. Diane SavinoStaten Island, NY
Pledged District 14ClintonHon. David DinkinsNew York, NY
Pledged District 14ClintonHon. Liz KruegerNew York, NY
Pledged District 14ObamaArthur LeopoldNew York, NY
Pledged District 14ObamaRichard RavitchNew York, NY
Pledged District 14ObamaDeborah ScottNew York, NY
Pledged District 14ClintonIda TorresAstoria, NY
Pledged District 15ObamaMichelle CruzNew York, NY
Pledged District 15ClintonHon. Inez DickensNew York, NY
Pledged District 15ClintonHon. Miguel MartinezNew York, NY
Pledged District 15ObamaHon. William PerkinsNew York, NY
Pledged District 15ClintonHon. Melissa ViviertoNew York, NY
Pledged District 15ObamaMichael WashingtonNew York, NY
Pledged District 16ClintonMaria ArroyoBronx, NY
Pledged District 16ObamaHon. Helen FosterBronx, NY
Pledged District 16ObamaWendell FosterBronx, NY
Pledged District 16ClintonU. Rafael MartinezBronx, NY
Pledged District 16ClintonHon. José SerranoBronx, NY
Pledged District 17ClintonHon. Jeffrey DinowitzBronx, NY
Pledged District 17ClintonHon. Ruth Hassell-ThompsonMount Vernon, NY
Pledged District 17ClintonHon. Ellen JaffeeSuffern, NY
Pledged District 17ObamaEileen ThomasBronx, NY
Pledged District 17ObamaCarl WashingtonMt. Vernon, NY
Pledged District 18ObamaRoberta GravesChappaqua, NY
Pledged District 18ClintonTimothy IdoniNew Rockscoe, NY
Pledged District 18ClintonRosina RubinNew City, NY
Pledged District 18ClintonHon. Andrea Stewart-CousinsYonkers, NY
Pledged District 18ObamaDion TaylorWhite Plains, NY
Pledged District 18ObamaAllen Weaver, Jr.New Rochelle, NY
Pledged District 19ObamaSonia AyalaMonroe, NY
Pledged District 19ObamaFred CookWashingtonville, NY
Pledged District 19ClintonEdwin OrtizYorktown Heights, NY
Pledged District 19ClintonHon. Andrew SpanoYorktown Heights, NY
Pledged District 19ClintonEleanor ThompsonBeacon, NY
Pledged District 20ClintonCynthia GlozierRhinebeck, NY
Pledged District 20ClintonDenise KingChatham, NY
Pledged District 20ClintonAlan LubinClifton Park, NY
Pledged District 20ObamaGerald RobinsonStephentown, NY
Pledged District 20ObamaMarcia SullivanFort Edward, NY
Pledged District 21ClintonHon. Michael BreslinDelmar, Bethlehem, NY
Pledged District 21ObamaCorey EllisAlbany, NY
Pledged District 21ClintonPatricia HigginsAlbany, NY
Pledged District 21ClintonHon. Gerald JenningsAlbany, NY
Pledged District 21ObamaCarolyn McLauglinAlbany, NY
Pledged District 21ClintonMary SullivanAlbany, NY
Pledged District 22ObamaMichelle BerryIthaca, NY
Pledged District 22ClintonF. Edward DevittMontgomery, NY
Pledged District 22ClintonHon. Barbara FialaBinghamton, NY
Pledged District 22ObamaBrian HuntIthaca, NY
Pledged District 22ClintonManuel SteeleKingston, NY
Pledged District 23ClintonPatricia BentleyPlattsburgh, NY
Pledged District 23ObamaPatricia JacksonMalone, NY
Pledged District 23ClintonJoseph Pickereign, Jr.Saranac Lake, NY
Pledged District 23ClintonJacquelyn SchellChaumont, NY
Pledged District 23ClintonHon. David ValeskyOneida, NY
Pledged District 24ClintonHon. RoAnn DestitoRome, NY
Pledged District 24ObamaGeorge Evans, IIITrumansburg, NY
Pledged District 24ObamaConstance LewisCooperstown, NY
Pledged District 24ClintonHon. Martin MackCortland, NY
Pledged District 24ClintonAshok MalhotraOneonta, NY
Pledged District 25ClintonKenneth BrynienCicero, NY
Pledged District 25ObamaLisa DalySyracuse, NY
Pledged District 25ClintonHon. Bethaida GonzalezSyracuse, NY
Pledged District 25ObamaKen PrestonRochester, NY
Pledged District 25ClintonFrancine TurnerSkaneateles, NY
Pledged District 26ClintonFrank ArcaraLockport, NY
Pledged District 26ObamaJoe DavisWilliamsville, NY
Pledged District 26ObamaDeborah MajorWilliamsville, NY
Pledged District 26ClintonDonna StemniakLancaster, NY
Pledged District 26ClintonDaniel WardAmherst, NY
Pledged District 27ObamaYvonne DownesEden, NY
Pledged District 27ClintonKathy HochulHamburg, NY
Pledged District 27ClintonBonnie LockwoodBuffalo, NY
Pledged District 27ClintonMark PoloncarzBuffalo, NY
Pledged District 27ClintonDavid RiveraBuffalo, NY
Pledged District 28ClintonHon. Byron BrownBuffalo, NY
Pledged District 28ObamaAdam McFaddenRochester, NY
Pledged District 28ClintonHon. Joseph MorelleRochester, NY
Pledged District 28ClintonHon. Crystal PeoplesBuffalo, NY
Pledged District 28ObamaDiane WatkinsRochester, NY
Pledged District 29ClintonBeverly Burrell-MoorePittsford, NY
Pledged District 29ObamaLynda GoldsteinRochester, NY
Pledged District 29ClintonHon. Shawn HoganHornell, NY
Pledged District 29ClintonJulie HutchinsonRochester, NY
Pledged District 29ObamaKarl SchwarzCanandaigua, NY
Alternate Pledged District 1ClintonJohn WoodsEast Patchogue, NY
Alternate Pledged District 2ClintonRuth BushWyandanch, NY
Alternate Pledged District 3ClintonHon. David MejiasFarmingdale, NY
Alternate Pledged District 4ClintonHon. Dorothy GoosbyHempstead, NY
Alternate Pledged District 5ClintonHon. David WeprinHolliswood, NY
Alternate Pledged District 6ObamaAndrea SandersFar Rockaway, NY
Alternate Pledged District 7ClintonCarlos Ramos, Jr.Bronx, NY
Alternate Pledged District 8ClintonAnastasia SomozaNew York, NY
Alternate Pledged District 9ClintonMary PlunkettBelle Harbor, NY
Alternate Pledged District 10ObamaWalter Mosley, IIIBrooklyn, NY
Alternate Pledged District 11ObamaChris OwensBrooklyn, NY
Alternate Pledged District 14ClintonGloria AmicoLong Island City, NY
Alternate Pledged District 15ClintonRobert JacksonNew York, NY
Alternate Pledged District 16ClintonMaria BaezBronx, NY
Alternate Pledged District 17ClintonMoneesh BakshiChestnut Ridge, NY
Alternate Pledged District 18ClintonWilliam RyanWhite Plains, NY
Alternate Pledged District 19ClintonRenée DíazBrewster, NY
Alternate Pledged District 20ClintonRonald KimSaratoga Springs, NY
Alternate Pledged District 21ClintonHon. Brian StrattonSchenectady, NY
Alternate Pledged District 22ClintonVanessa TiradoNewburgh, NY
Alternate Pledged District 24ClintonLori GardnerGroton, NY
Alternate Pledged District 26ClintonGiuseppina MelecaRochester, NY
Alternate Pledged District 27ClintonTerrence MelvinHamburg, NY
Alternate Pledged District 28ClintonFlorence TripiRochester, NY
Alternate Pledged District 29ClintonMushtaq SheikhElmira, NY
Unpledged
Delegation Vice Chair
 Reginald LaFayetteNew York, NY
Unpledged
Delegation Chair
 June O'NeillNew York, NY
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Gary AckermanWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Michael ArcuriWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Tim BishopWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Yvette ClarkeWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Joseph CrowleyWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Eliot EngelWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Kirsten GillibrandWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. John HallWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Brian HigginsWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Maurice HincheyWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Steve IsraelWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Nita LoweyWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Carolyn MaloneyWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Carolyn McCarthyWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Michael McNultyWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Jerrold NadlerWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Charles RangelWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Jose SerranoWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Louise SlaughterWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Edolphus TownsWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Nydia VelazquezWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Anthony WeinerWashington, DC
Unpledged Distinguished Party Leader Hon. William ClintonNew York, NY
Unpledged Distinguished Party Leader Hon. George MitchellNew York, NY
Unpledged DNC Member Hon. Vivian CookJamaica, NY
Unpledged DNC Member Ralph DawsonNew York, NY
Unpledged DNC Member Hon. Herman Farrell, Jr.New York, NY
Unpledged DNC Member Emily GiskeNew York, NY
Unpledged DNC Member Judith HopeEast Hampton, NY
Unpledged DNC Member Maria LunaNew York, NY
Unpledged DNC Member Hon. Gregory MeeksWashington, DC
Unpledged DNC Member Dennis MehielValhalla, NY
Unpledged DNC Member Hon. David PatersonAlbany, NY
Unpledged DNC Member Hon. Roberto RamirezNew York, NY
Unpledged DNC Member Richard SchafferBabylon, NY
Unpledged DNC Member Hon. Sheldon SilverNew York, NY
Unpledged DNC Member Marianne SpragginsAtlanta, GA
Unpledged DNC Member Irene SteinIthaca, NY
Unpledged DNC Member Sylvia TokaszDepew, NY
Unpledged DNC Member Randi WeingartenNew York, NY
Unpledged DNC Member Robert ZimmermanGreat Neck, NY
Unpledged Senator Hon. Hillary Rodham ClintonWashington, DC
Unpledged Senator Hon. Charles SchumerWashington, DC
Credentials Committee Ralph DawsonNew York, NY
Credentials Committee Maria NeiraLatham, NY
Platform Committee Marjorie HillNew York, NY
Platform Committee Denise KingChatham, NY

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