North Carolina Democratic primary, 2008

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The 2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on May 6, 2008. The state has been allocated 134 delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. 115 delegates are tied to the results of the primary.[1] Registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters (but not registered Republicans) can participate.[2] The polls are open from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM, Eastern daylight time (UTC-4).[3]

There are 5,811,778 registered voters in 2,817 precincts with turnout at 36.42%.[4][5]

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[edit] Polls

Main article: Statewide opinion polling for the April, May, and June Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008#North_Carolina

Public opinion polling from early January 2008 through mid-February 2008 generally gave Sen. Hillary Clinton a single digit lead over Sen. Barack Obama.[6] From then on, Obama has had the lead in almost every poll,[7] and as of May 5, is up by 3%, holding 48% to her 45%. 7% are undecided and there is a margin of error of 3%. [8] The new polls gave "fresh hope" to Clinton.[9]

[edit] Robocalls

The North Carolina state board of elections reported that misleading robocalls were made to African-american voters in the days leading up to the primary in late April 2008,[10] which essentially told registered voters that they were not registered.[11] According to NPR [12] and Facing South[13], these calls were made by the organization "Women's Voices Women Vote."[14]

[edit] Results

See also: Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Primary date: May 6, 2008

National pledged delegates determined: 115

Key: Withdrew
prior to contest
North Carolina Democratic presidential primary, 2008
100% of 100 counties reporting [15]
Candidate Votes Percentage Estimated national delegates[16]
Barack Obama 897,017 56.30% 67
Hillary Clinton 660,747 41.47% 48
Mike Gravel 12,448 0.78% 0
No Preference 23,123 1.45% 0
Totals 1,593,335 100.00% 115

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ News & Observer blog: How N.C.'s delegates will be divvied up.
  2. ^ North Carolina's open primary | newsobserver.com projects
  3. ^ North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
  4. ^ NC Election Results. NC State Board of Elections (2008-05-06). Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
  5. ^ North Carolina Election Results publisher=CBS News. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
  6. ^ 2008 North Carolina Democratic Presidential Primary.
  7. ^ Zogby Poll: Obama Leads by 8 Points in NC; Race Still Very Tight in Indiana. On May 6, Senetor Barrack Obama swept th NC Primary,Primary.
  8. ^ InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Survey in North Carolina: Obama 48%; Clinton 45%; --Tied Within Margin of Error.
  9. ^ Collinson, Stephen. New polls give Clinton fresh hope as key votes loom.
  10. ^ "Elections board hunting robocaller," The News & Observer, April 28, 2008. Accessed April 29, 2008.
  11. ^ Daily Kos Blog. Accessed April 29, 2008.
  12. ^ Group with Clinton Ties Behind Dubious Robocalls : NPR
  13. ^ Facing South: Center for Investigative Reporting follows Women's Voices' political connections
  14. ^ Murray, Shailagh, "Women's Voices, Women Vote: Did the Outreach Overreach?", Washington Post, Sunday, May 4, 2008; Page A10, found at Washington Post article on Women's Voices Women Vote. Accessed May 5, 2008.
  15. ^ NC Election Results. NC State Board of Elections (2008-05-06). Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
  16. ^ North Carolina Democratic Delegation. The Green Papers (2008-05-06). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.

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