Nevada Democrat Delegation 2000

The Green Papers: Election 2000

Last modified Wednesday, August 16, 2000
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	Popular Vote	Delegate Votes
	Nevada Democrat Precinct Caucuses: Sunday, March 12, 2000 County Conventions: Saturday, April 15, 2000 State Convention: Friday, May 19 - Sunday, May 21, 2000
	Popular Vote	Floor Vote	Hard Total
Gore, Al	`912 98%`	`29. 100%`	`20. 69%`
Uncommitted			`9. 31%`
Bradley, Bill	`22 2%`
Total	`934 100%`	`29. 100%`	`29. 100%`
Voter Eligibility: Closed Caucus Delegate Selection: Caucus/Convention 29 total delegate votes - 13 district / 4 at-large; 3 Pledged PLEOs; 8 Unpledged PLEOs; 1 Unpledged add-on

19 March 2000: Unpledged delegate preference update: Gore 8, Bradley 0. Unpledged delegates appear in the "Soft Unpledged" field.

The Popular Vote above is based on unofficial returns from the 12 March caucuses (88% of the caucuses reporting).

With 14 of 17 counties reporting, Al Gore is the sole candidate to meet the 15% threshold and so receives all 20 district, pledged PLEO, and At-Large delegates. About 1000 people attended the caucuses.

Sunday 12 March 2000: Democratic Party Caucuses meet in each precinct. Each Precinct Caucus chooses delegates to County Conventions based on presidential preference.

"The Precinct Caucus chooses the precinct's delegates to the County Convention of the county in which the precinct is located. Such County Convention delegates from the precinct are allocated to presidential contenders in proportion to the percentage of the support each candidate received at the Precinct Caucus- a mandatory 15 percent threshold being required for such allocation."

Saturday 15 April 2000: County Conventions convene in each county. Each County Convention chooses delegates to the Nevada State Democratic Convention based on presidential preference.

"These County Conventions choose the county's delegates to the Nevada State Democratic Convention. Such State Convention delegates from the county are to be allocated to presidential contenders in proportion to the percentage of the support each candidate received at the County Convention- a mandatory 15 percent threshold being required for such allocation."

Friday 19 May 2000: The Nevada State Democratic Convention convenes. Congressional District Caucuses meet for each congressional district. Each Congressional District Caucus chooses the state's district delegates to the Democratic National Convention based on presidential preference.

"Congressional District Caucuses- made up of the State Convention delegates from each county within a given congressional district- choose Nevada 's 13 district delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Such district National Convention delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders in proportion to the percentage of the support each candidate received at the Congressional District Caucus- a mandatory 15 percent threshold being required for such allocation."

Saturday 20 May 2000- Sunday 21 May 2000: The State Convention chooses Nevada's 7 Pledged at-large delegates to the Democratic National Convention.

"The Nevada State Convention chooses 4 at-large and 3 Pledged PLEO delegates to the Democratic National Convention reflecting the support for the presidential contenders in the State Convention as a whole. Such Pledged National Convention delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders in proportion to the percentage of the support each candidate received at the State Convention- a mandatory 15 percent threshold being required for such allocation."

The remainder of Nevada's 29 National Convention delegates consist of 8 Unpledged PLEOs and 1 Unpledged "add-on"; these 9 delegates will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

The breakdown of unpledged delegates is:

5 Democratic National Committee members
3 Members of Congress (2 Senators, 1 Representative)
1 add-on