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2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Pre-primary Caucus: Sunday 1 May 2016 (presumably)
Primary: Tuesday 7 June 2016 (presumably)1
Delegation Meeting: Sunday 19 June 2016
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Clinton, Hillary Diane Rodham254  46.10%330  59.89%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"221  40.11%221  40.11%
Uncommitted76  13.79% 
Total551 100.00%551 100.00%

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Republican Convention
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California Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
California State and Local Government

 
 

Source: Delegate Selection Plan.


Source: Generally Recognized Presidential Candidates from the California Secretary of State.


Results from
Returns from the California Secretary of State.
AP Statewide
Politico.


Unpledged delegate preferences as of
26 February 2016: Clinton: 43, O'Malley: 1.
28 February 2016: Clinton 42, O'Malley 1, Sanders 2.
29 February 2016: Clinton 44, O'Malley 0, Sanders 0.
2 March 2016: Clinton 46.
10 March 2016: Clinton 45.
20 March 2016: Clinton 46.
21 March 2016: Clinton 47.
13 April 2016: Clinton 49.
18 April 2016: Clinton 47.
19 April 2016: Clinton 48.
30 April 2016: Clinton 52.
13 May 2016: Clinton 53.
28 May 2016: Clinton 54.
30 May 2016: Clinton 56.
31 May 2016: Clinton 57.
5 June 2016: Clinton 58.
7 June 2016: Clinton 59.
8 June 2016: Clinton 60.
9 June 2016: Clinton 61.
12 June 2016: Clinton 64.
18 June 2016: Clinton 63.
22 June 2016: Clinton 64.
11 July 2016: Clinton 66.


   

Sunday 1 May 2016 (presumably) - Pre-primary Caucus

National District-level delegates are slated. Only those participants who sign a pledge of support to a particular candidate may participate.

National Convention District Delegates will be selected from the slate of nominees using a pre-designated order. Once the allocation of district delegates among presidential preferences is determined by the primary, the delegates are selected by their order.

 

This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary. These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout.

Participation in California's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Under California law, voters who are either registered as either Democrats or No Party Preference may request a Democratic primary ballot. Voters who do so, will have the request noted on their voter file. Any U.S. citizen resident in California who is not on parole for a felony conviction may register to vote as a Democrat. [(Rule 2.A Rule 2.C & Reg. 4.3)]

Tuesday 7 June 2016 (presumably): California Primary. Hours 7:00a-8:00p PDT (1400-0300 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Modified Primary.

Primary
Source: California Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Thursday 21 July 2016.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton2,745,30253.07%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders2,381,72246.04%
Willie L. Wilson12,0140.23%
Michael Alan Steinberg10,8800.21%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra8,4530.16%
Henry Hewes7,7430.15%
Keith Russell Judd7,2010.14%
Andrew Daniel "Andy" Basiago (write-in)130.00%
Ignació León Nuñez (write-in)60.00%
Willie Felix Carter (write-in)30.00%
Doug Terry (write-in)10.00%
Kevin Michael Moreau (write-in)00.00%
Total5,173,338100.00%
 

Tuesday 7 June 2016 (presumably): 475 of 551 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's California Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 317 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 53 congressional districts.
  • 158 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 105 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 53 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Source: California Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Thursday 21 July 2016.

ContestClintonSanders
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD192,03490,677637,0082.449253,6693.5514
CD2179,828178,756883,2413.725495,5154.2754
CD389,16988,156645,3203.085342,8362.9153
CD494,27793,118648,1873.105344,9312.8953
CD5140,714139,755771,4273.578468,3283.4223
CD6105,468104,606657,3343.289347,2722.7113
CD796,46795,454653,0823.337342,3722.6633
CD851,85350,977527,0462.653323,9312.3472
CD975,57674,662642,8063.440331,8562.5603
CD1066,07965,038534,5982.660330,4402.3402
CD11130,858130,167774,4144.002455,7532.9983
CD12194,448193,6429104,2464.845589,3964.1554
CD13198,050197,367897,1643.9384100,2034.0624
CD14132,261131,503775,6054.025455,8982.9753
CD15107,875107,116760,1373.930446,9793.0703
CD1655,62854,785530,4932.783324,2922.2172
CD1795,79195,122653,7643.391341,3582.6093
CD18144,818144,054884,0884.670559,9663.3303
CD19101,284100,531656,9653.400343,5662.6003
CD20122,817121,913657,8582.848364,0553.1523
CD2137,10336,457421,9482.408214,5091.5922
CD2257,77456,937531,6722.781325,2652.2192
CD2349,25248,251525,7282.666322,5232.3342
CD24116,490115,656654,3912.822361,2653.1783
CD2572,31671,399537,2992.612334,1002.3882
CD26103,738102,855653,7383.135349,1172.8653
CD27100,864100,010655,6713.340344,3392.6603
CD28132,972131,883765,9753.502465,9083.4983
CD2988,26787,299545,0702.581342,2292.4192
CD30126,293125,255768,8043.845456,4513.1553
CD3167,69366,908537,6212.811329,2872.1892
CD3279,45978,462643,9483.361334,5142.6393
CD33140,799139,860781,3434.071458,5172.9293
CD3495,84394,884545,7632.412249,1212.5883
CD3564,62763,816534,6132.712329,2032.2882
CD3671,98671,262544,4503.119326,8121.8812
CD37146,067144,431785,6164.149458,8152.8513
CD3891,58490,244649,9463.321340,2982.6793
CD3973,07972,333638,8043.219333,5292.7813
CD4075,40174,550539,4182.644335,1322.3562
CD4165,08564,381534,4622.676329,9192.3242
CD4257,08256,371530,4332.699325,9382.3012
CD43103,832102,855662,1283.624440,7272.3762
CD4492,40291,371652,9213.475338,4502.5253
CD4584,26183,681644,6093.199339,0722.8013
CD4668,12967,561533,2142.458234,3472.5423
CD4794,22593,225648,2013.102345,0242.8983
CD4883,36682,679644,3883.221338,2912.7793
CD4989,94189,446647,1053.160342,3412.8403
CD5066,22965,468532,3112.468233,1572.5323
CD5176,55475,800541,3622.728334,4382.2722
CD52107,737107,168657,4833.218349,6852.7823
CD53117,570116,867760,0843.599456,7833.4013
PLEO5,173,3155,127,024532,745,30228.379282,381,72224.62125
At-Large5,173,3155,127,0241052,745,30256.223562,381,72248.77749
Total
Delegates
  475  254  221
 

Sunday 19 June 2016: Delegation Meeting

National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates are elected, by a quorum of the district-level delegates, according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 76 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 76 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 34 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 41 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 39 Representatives).
    • 1 Governor.
    • 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 76 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

 

Notes

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

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

 

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