Kansas Democratic caucuses, 2008
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The 2008 Kansas Democratic caucuses took place on February 5, 2008, also known as Super Tuesday. Twenty-one of the state's 32 delegates were pledged, with the remainder to be selected at district party conventions on April 12.[1] The state, and a majority of its delegates, were won by Barack Obama.
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[edit] Process
The Kansas Democratic caucus was open to all registered Democrats, non-Democrats, 17 year old eligible to vote by the general election, and new voters could register or re-register at the door. Surrogates were permitted for religious observance, military service, legislative service, or physical disability. At the caucus, participants gathered into preference groups. There was a 15% minimum threshold required for viability at the precinct level, with re-caucusing among all participants permitted. After re-caucusing, the results were tallied and reported to state party headquarters, and delegates are selected to Congressional District conventions on April 12, who will then select delegates to the state Democratic convention on May 17.[2] Delegates are binding to Congressional districts at the precinct level, unlike most other caucuses, where delegates are unpledged up to the Congressional District convention level.[3]
[edit] Polls
[edit] Results
[edit] Local unit convention results
Convention date: February 5, 2008
National pledged delegates determined: 21 (of 32)
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
| Kansas Democratic presidential local unit conventions, 2008[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | District delegates[5] | Estimated national delegates[6] |
| Barack Obama | 27,172 | 73.99% | 15 | 23 |
| Hillary Clinton | 9,462 | 25.77% | 6 | 9 |
| John Edwards | 53 | 0.14% | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kucinich | 35 | 0.10% | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Richardson | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36,723 | 100.00% | 21 | 32 |
[edit] District convention results
Allocation of delegates to candidates is pre-determined by the results of the local unit conventions on February 5. Only the persons filling the roles of delegates and alternates are chosen at this event.
Convention date: April 12, 2008
National pledged delegates determined: 0 (of 32)
| Kansas Democratic presidential district conventions, 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | District delegates[5] | Estimated national delegates[6] |
| Barack Obama | 15 | 23 |
| Hillary Clinton | 6 | 9 |
| Totals | 21 | 32 |
[edit] State convention results
National pledged delegates determined: 11 (of 32)
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
| Kansas Democratic presidential state convention, 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | At-Large and PLEO delegates | Percentage | National delegates |
| – | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| – | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 0.00% | 32 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Kansas Democratic Delegation 2008
- ^ Super Tuesday FAQ | Kansas Democratic Party
- ^ Kansas Democratic Delegation 2008
- ^ Kansas Caucus Results - Election Guide 2008 - Results - The New York Times
- ^ a b Berg-Andersson, Richard (2008-02-29). Kansas Democrat Presidential Nominating Process. The Green Papers. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ a b CBS News Election Center
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