26 May 2004 Unpledged delegate preference update: Kerry: 3. Unpledged delegates appear in the "Soft Unpledged" column.

The Popular Vote above is based on official returns from the Arkansas Secretary of State for the 18 May Primary. The certified vote notes 267 overvotes and 19,419 undervotes. This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary. These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout.

Certified returns from an official source: http://www.arelections.org/results/44/elec44_election-dem.html.

Delegate count update: The delegate count provided by dem2004.org is used as the "soft count" while the results of the 18 May primary are used for the "hard count". Note the the number of delegates per CD (1, 2, 3, 4) differs between the plan (6, 6, 5, 6) and "as elected" (7, 5, 4, 7). Also note that 4 "uncommitted" delegate postions switched to "Kerry".

Here's how we compute the delegate count):

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 meet the threshold.
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.