Maine Democratic caucuses, 2008
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The 2008 Maine Democratic caucuses took place on February 10, 2008, and resulted in Senator Barack Obama winning with over 59% of the vote.[1] Over 46,000 people participated in the caucus, as compared to over 17,000 in 2004.[2]
Although Maine technically has 24 pledged delegates, John Knutson, the superdelegate chairman of the Maine Democratic Party, has pledged to support whoever wins the majority of the vote, making the total number of pledged delegates effectively 25.[3]
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[edit] Process
The Maine caucus was a closed caucus open to all Democratic voters. New voters and nonpartisan voters can register as Democrats at the door, while members of other parties must have changed their party registration by January 26, 2008. In addition, absentee ballots were permitted for the disabled and those in the military who could not personally attend.
At the caucus, participants gathered in groups among presidential preference. Unlike most other caucuses, there is no 15% minimum threshold, as long as there are enough votes to elect a whole delegate after rounding. Re-caucusing after the first preference groups are divided is permitted among all participants.[4] After dividing Presidential delegates, voters were elected to be delegates to the state convention on May 31, 2008, pledged but not bound to their candidate. Only state delegates are reported by the party. At the state level, delegates will be selected for the national convention and will be bound.[5]
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[edit] Results
[edit] Municipal caucus results
Caucus date: February 10, 2008
National pledged delegates determined: 0 (of 24)
| Maine Democratic presidential municipal caucuses, 2008[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | State delegates | Percentage | Estimated national delegates |
| Barack Obama | 2,079 | 59.43% | 15 |
| Hillary Clinton | 1,397 | 39.94% | 9 |
| Other | 4 | 0.11% | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 18 | 0.51% | 0 |
| Totals | 3,498 | 100.00% | 24 |
[edit] State convention results
National pledged delegates determined: 24 (of 24)
| Maine Democratic presidential state convention, 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates[7] |
| Barack Obama | 0 | 0.00% | 15 |
| Hillary Clinton | 0 | 0.00% | 9 |
| Totals | 0 | 0.00% | 24 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ RESULTS: Maine. CNN (2008-02-10). Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
- ^ Obama takes caucuses by storm. Portland Press Herald (2008-02-11). Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ Quinn, Franci X.. "Democratic caucuses pledge delegate shares to candidates", The Boston Globe, 2008-02-07. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ Microsoft PowerPoint - Caucus Training.pptx
- ^ Maine Democratic Delegation 2008
- ^ 2008 Maine Democratic Caucus Results. Maine Democratic Party. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Convention update: 10:45 p.m. - Politicker ME. Politicker ME. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
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