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Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 4 March 20081
State Executive Committee: Thursday 19 June 2008 		Democrats
CandidatePopular
Vote		Delegate Votes
Soft
Pledged		Soft
Unpledged
(source)		Soft
Total		Hard Total
Clinton, Hillary Rodham108,949  58.37%13.0  61.90%8.0  66.67%21.0  63.64%13.0  39.39%
Obama, Barack75,316  40.35%8.0  38.10%2.0  16.67%10.0  30.30%8.0  24.24%
Edwards, John1,133   0.61%    
Uncommitted1,041   0.56%   12.0  36.36%
Write-In218   0.12%    
(available)  2.0  16.67%2.0   6.06% 
Total186,657 100.00%21.0 100.00%12.0 100.00%33.0 100.00%33.0 100.00%

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Rhode Island Delegate Selection Plan for the 2008 Democratic National Convention

Certified returns of the 4 March 2008 Primary from an official source.

Here is how we compute the delegate count (based on certified returns of the 4 March 2008 Primary from an official source):

  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.
ContestClintonObamaon
 Pop
Vote		Qual
Vote		DelVoteAllocDelVoteAllocDel
CD196,61595,421756,2984.130439,1232.8703
CD289,82488,844652,6513.556436,1932.4442
PLEO186,439184,2653108,9491.774275,3161.2261
At-Large186,439184,2655108,9492.956375,3162.0442
Delegates  21  13  8

Unpledged delegates as of
29 January 2008: Clinton: 5, Obama: 1
12 February 2008: Clinton: 5, Obama: 2
20 February 2008: Clinton: 8, Obama: 2

   

Tuesday 4 March 2008: 21 of 33 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Rhode Island 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.

  • 13 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: 6
    • 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
 

Thursday 19 June 2008: Rhode Island State Committee meeting

The remaining 12 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 11 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 7 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 4 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 2 Representatives).
    • 0 Governors.
    • 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.
  • 1 Unpledged "add-on" (selected by the State Committee).

These 12 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

Delegation to the National Convention

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

RoleClintonObama(total)
Pledged District8513
Pledged PLEO000
Pledged At-Large000
Total Pledged8513
Alternate Pledged District213
Alternate Pledged PLEO000
Alternate Pledged At-Large000
Total Alternates213
Unpledged  11
Credentials Committee  0
Platform Committee  0
Rules Committee  0
Pages  0
 
Role(s)PreferenceNameResidence
Pledged District 1ObamaKimberly AhernBristol, RI
Pledged District 1ClintonHon. Richard LichtProvidence, RI
Pledged District 1ObamaJohn LynchRumford, RI
Pledged District 1ClintonJennifer PaolinoProvidence, RI
Pledged District 1ClintonHon. Joe Paolino, Jr.Providence, RI
Pledged District 1ClintonHon. Myrth YorkProvidence, RI
Pledged District 2ClintonHon. David CaprioNarragansett, RI
Pledged District 2ClintonPatricia FlanaganEast Greenwich, RI
Pledged District 2ObamaHon. Charlie FogartyChepachet, RI
Pledged District 2ObamaJill HarringtonCranston, RI
Pledged District 2ObamaHon. James O'NeilNarragansett, RI
Pledged District 2ClintonL. Susan WeinerEast Greenwich, RI
Pledged District 2ClintonMark WeinerWest Greenwich, RI
Alternate Pledged District 1ClintonDeborah RuggieroJamestown, RI
Alternate Pledged District 2ClintonHon. Charlene LimaCranston, RI
Alternate Pledged District 2ObamaWalter StoneProvidence, RI
Unpledged
Delegation Vice Chair		 Hon. Grace DiazProvidence, RI
Unpledged
Delegation Chair		 William LynchPawtucket, RI
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Patrick KennedyWashington, DC
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Jim LangevinWashington, DC
Unpledged DNC Member Hon. David CicillineProvidence, RI
Unpledged DNC Member Hon. Patrick LynchProvidence, RI
Unpledged DNC Member Hon. Frank MontanaroCranston, RI
Unpledged DNC Member Edna O'Neill MattsonN. Kingstown, RI
Unpledged DNC Member Mark WeinerCranston, RI
Unpledged Senator Hon. Jack ReedWashington, DC
Unpledged Senator Hon. Sheldon WhitehouseWashington, DC
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