South Dakota Republican Delegation 2004

The Green Papers
2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions

South Dakota Republican
Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 1 June 2004 (cancelled)

Candidate	Popular Vote	Delegate Votes
Candidate	Popular Vote	Hard Total	Floor Vote
Bush, George W.		`24 88.9%`	`27 100.0%`
Uncommitted		`3 11.1%`
(available)
Total		`27 100.0%`	`27 100.0%`

Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary, Polls close 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC)
Delegate Selection: Proportional Primary

27 total delegates - 10 base at-large / 3 re: 1 congressional district / 3 party / 11 bonus

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South Dakota Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress

President George W. Bush was the only candidate to qualify for the primary. Since there was only one candidate, the primary was cancelled and President Bush will receive all of South Dakota's delegates.

List of delegates: http://www.southdakotagop.com/frontpage/delegates_2004.htm

SOUTH DAKOTA Primary and Special Election Returns from an official source

~~Tuesday 1 June 2004 (cancelled)~~ - 24 of South Dakota's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's South Dakota Presidential Primary.

24 delegates to the National Convention are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide. A 20% threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at the statewide level.

In addition, 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the South Dakota's Republican Party, will attend the convention as unpledged delegates by virtue of their position.

Timeline:

18 March 2004: County National Convention Delegate Selection Meeting

26 March 2004: Regional National Convention Delegate Selection Meeting- Pierre (Regions may opt to hold a regional meeting anywhere in their region)

27 March 2004: State National Convention Delegate Selection Meeting