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Presidential Primaries 2016
Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Delegate Summary


 
Democratic Party Democratic
Pledged and Unpledged Delegate Summary
Sorted by Total Delegate Votes

 
4,763 total delegate votes - 2,650 district / 910 at large; 491 Pledged PLEOs; 712 Unpledged PLEOs
Pledged/Unpledged delegate votes: 4,051 pledged, 712 unpledged.
Need to nominate (first ballot, pledged delegate votes only): 2,026.
Need to nominate (any ballot, all delegate votes): 2,382.
Rank (sort)
Date
(sort)
State
Clinton, H
2,773.5
Sanders, B
1,889.5
(available)
99.0
O'Malley, M
1.0
Allocation
(sort)
Pledged
2,205.0
(sort)
Unpledged
568.5
(sort)
Pledged
1,846.0
(sort)
Unpledged
43.5
Pledged
 
(sort)
Unpledged
99.0
Pledged
 
(sort)
Unpledged
1.0
(sort)
Pledged
(sort)
Unpledged
(sort)
Total
17 JunCalifornia254.066.0221.0  10.0  47576551
219 AprNew York139.041.0108.0  3.0  24744291
31 MarTexas147.021.075.0  8.0  22229251
415 MarFlorida141.024.073.02.0 6.0  21432246
526 AprPennsylvania106.019.083.0     18919208
615 MarIllinois79.024.077.01.0 1.0 1.015627183
715 MarOhio81.016.062.01.0    14317160
88 MarMichigan63.013.067.0  4.0  13017147
97 JunNew Jersey79.012.047.02.0 2.0  12616142
1026 AprMaryland60.017.035.01.0 7.0  9525120
1115 MarNorth Carolina60.09.047.02.0 2.0  10713120
1226 MarWashington27.011.074.0  6.0  10117118
131 MarGeorgia73.011.029.0  4.0  10215117
141 MarMassachusetts46.021.045.01.0 2.0  9124115
151 MarVirginia62.012.033.0  1.0  9513108
165 AprWisconsin38.09.048.01.0    861096
171 MarMinnesota31.012.046.02.0 2.0  771693
183 MayIndiana39.07.044.0  2.0  83992
1922 MarArizona42.06.033.01.0 3.0  751085
2015 MarMissouri36.011.035.0  2.0  711384
211 MarColorado25.09.041.0  3.0  661278
221 MarTennessee44.07.023.0  1.0  67875
2317 MayOregon25.07.036.03.0 3.0  611374
2426 AprConnecticut28.015.027.0  1.0  551671
255 JunPuerto Rico37.06.023.0  1.0  60767
261 MarAlabama44.06.09.0  1.0  53760
2717 MayKentucky28.02.027.0  3.0  55560
285 MarLouisiana37.06.014.0  2.0  51859
2927 FebSouth Carolina39.05.014.0  1.0  53659
301 FebIowa23.06.021.0  1.0  44751
3114 JunDistrict of Columbia16.022.04.02.0    202444
3220 FebNevada20.07.015.01.0    35843
337 JunNew Mexico18.09.016.0     34943
341 MarOklahoma17.01.021.01.0 2.0  38442
358 MarMississippi31.03.05.02.0    36541
361 MarArkansas22.05.010.0     32537
375 MarKansas10.04.023.0     33437
3822 MarUtah6.02.027.02.0    33437
3910 MayWest Virginia11.06.018.02.0    29837
4026 MarHawaii8.05.017.02.0 2.0  25934
4126 AprRhode Island11.09.013.0     24933
4226 AprDelaware12.011.09.0     211132
439 FebNew Hampshire9.06.015.01.0 1.0  24832
446 MarMaine8.04.017.01.0    25530
455 MarNebraska10.03.015.01.0 1.0  25530
4622 MarIdaho5.01.018.02.0 1.0  23427
477 JunMontana10.05.011.01.0    21627
481 MarVermont 5.016.05.0    161026
497 JunSouth Dakota10.02.010.0  3.0  20525
507 JunNorth Dakota5.01.013.01.0 3.0  18523
5126 MarAlaska3.01.013.01.0 2.0  16420
529 AprWyoming7.04.07.0     14418
538 MarDemocrats Abroad4.02.59.00.5 1.0  13417
547 MayGuam4.05.03.0     7512
554 JunVirgin Islands7.05.0      7512
561 MarAmerican Samoa4.04.02.01.0    6511
5712 MarNorthern Marianas4.05.02.0     6511
58JulUnassigned     1.0   11
Convention2,205.0568.51,846.043.5 99.0 1.04,0517124,763
Rank Date State PledgedUnpledged PledgedUnpledged PledgedUnpledged PledgedUnpledged PledgedUnpledgedTotal
Clinton, H
2,773.5
Sanders, B
1,889.5
(available)
99.0
O'Malley, M
1.0
Allocation
 

P indicates presumably-- an unofficial date. An unconfirmed Presidential Primary established by currently-effective State statute or introduced bill; or- where the foregoing information could not be obtained- the state's prior delegate selection process and associated dates adjusted to the corresponding dates in the current year.

Pledged: Pledged, Bound, or Committed Delegates.
Unpledged: Unpledged, Not Bound, Unbound, or Uncommitted Delegates
Commentary: THE TIES THAT BIND-- OR DO THEY? or, Politicus Unbound

 
 


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