Oregon Democratic primary, 2008
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The 2008 Oregon Democratic primary was a mail-only primary in the U.S. state of Oregon. Ballots were mailed to registered Democratic voters between May 2 and May 6, 2008.[1] To be counted, all ballots had to have been received by county elections offices by 8:00 p.m. PDT on May 20, 2008.[1] It was a closed primary and voters had to have registered as Democrats by April 29, 2008 to be eligible to vote in any of the partisan races.
At the time of the election there were 868,371 registered Democratc voters; 73.56% of them voted in this election.[2]
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[edit] Presidential race
In the race for the Democratic nominee for President of the United States, there were two candidates on the Oregon ballot: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
[edit] Delegates
Oregon will have a total of 65 delegates at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Of these, 52 pledged delegates will be allocated proportionally to one of the Democratic Presidential candidates in the primary. (The delegates themselves, along with nine alternates, will be elected at a later date.)[3]
The 52 pledged delegates are allocated as follows:[3]
- Oregon's 1st congressional district: 7
- Oregon's 2nd congressional district: 5
- Oregon's 3rd congressional district: 9
- Oregon's 4th congressional district: 7
- Oregon's 5th congressional district: 6
- At-large: 12
- Pledged superdelegates: 6
Oregon also has 13 unpledged superdelegates:[4] As of June 4, all known unpledged superdelegates have endorsed a candidate; ten have endorsed Obama, two have endorsed Clinton.[5]
- Governor Ted Kulongoski (Clinton)
- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (Obama)
- Congressman David Wu (Obama)
- Congressman Earl Blumenauer (Obama)
- Congressman Peter DeFazio (Obama)
- Congresswoman Darlene Hooley (Clinton)
- Secretary of State Bill Bradbury (by association with the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State) (Obama)
- DNC member Frank Dixon (Obama)
- DNC member Jenny Greenleaf (Obama)
- DNC member Wayne Kinney (Obama)
- DNC member Gail Rasmussen (Obama)
- DNC member and DPO chair Meredith Wood Smith (Obama)
- 1 unpledged delegate to be elected at the state Democratic convention in June[3]
[edit] Polling
| Source | Date | Clinton | Obama | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | May 16–May 18, 2008 | 42% | 55% | 2% | 1% |
| Suffolk | May 15–May 17, 2008 | 41% | 45% | -- | 8% |
| American Research Group | May 14–May 15, 2008 | 45% | 50% | -- | 5% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | May 10–May 11, 2008 | 39% | 53% | -- | 7% |
| SurveyUSA | May 9–May 11, 2008 | 43% | 54% | 2% | 2% |
| Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall | May 8–May 10, 2008 | 35% | 55% | -- | 10% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 1, 2008 | 39% | 51% | -- | 10% |
| SurveyUSA | April 28–April 30, 2008 | 44% | 50% | 2% | 4% |
| SurveyUSA | April 4–April 6, 2008 | 42% | 52% | 4% | 3% |
| Riley Research Poll | January 21–January 29, 2008 | 36% | 28% | 18% | 13% |
[edit] May 18 Obama rally
On May 18, 2008, Barack Obama addressed a rally in Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, with a crowd estimated at 72,000 (60,000 inside the gates and another 12,000 outside).[6] This crowd was the largest ever to greet Obama, surpassing his previous record of 35,000 people in Pennsylvania.[7][8] It was also likely the largest-ever political rally in Oregon, surpassing the John Kerry rally in 2004, which drew 50,000.[6] Large, media-attracting rallies and meetings such as this were noted to make a substantial difference in electorate enthusiasm and volunteer sign-ups for both Democratic Party potential candidates.[9]
[edit] Results
National pledged delegates determined: 52
| Oregon Democratic presidential primary, 2008[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates[11] |
| Barack Obama | 374,193 | 58.58% | 31 |
| Hillary Clinton | 259,158 | 40.57% | 21 |
| Write-in | 5,439 | 0.85% | 0 |
| Total | 638,790 | 100.00% | 52 |
[edit] U.S. Senate
Oregon Democrats selected speaker of the Oregon House Jeff Merkley as their nominee for the United States Senate seat currently held by Republican Gordon Smith. Steve Novick finished a close second.[12]
[edit] Polling
| Source | Date | Goberman | Loera | Merkley | Neville | Novick | Obrist | Other/ Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | May 16–May 18, 2008 | 2% | 2% | 34% | 7% | 37% | 2% | 17% |
| SurveyUSA | May 9–May 11, 2008 | 2% | 2% | 31% | 11% | 27% | 2% | 24% |
| Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall | May 8–May 10, 2008 | 1% | 1% | 21% | 0% | 26% | 3% | 43% |
| SurveyUSA | April 28–April 30, 2008 | 2% | 2% | 28% | 8% | 30% | 4% | 26% |
| SurveyUSA | April 4–April 6, 2008 | 3% | 6% | 11% | 12% | 23% | 5% | 40% |
[edit] U.S. House of Representatives
Oregon Democrats selected the Democratic candidates to run for election in each of Oregon's five congressional districts in the United States House of Representatives. Democratic incumbents David Wu, Earl Blumenauer, and Peter DeFazio won their party's nomination and state senator Kurt Schrader won the Democratic nomination for the seat held by the retiring Darlene Hooley.[13] Democrat Noah Lemas was unopposed to run for the seat currently held by Republican Greg Walden.
[edit] Statewide offices
This election determined the Democratic candidate for several statewide offices. In the race for Secretary of State, state senator Kate Brown defeated Rick Metsger, Vicki Walker, and Paul Damian Wells.[14]
In the race for Attorney General, John Kroger defeated Greg Macpherson.[15] In the race for Treasurer, Ben Westlund was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
[edit] Oregon Senate
Half (15) the positions in the Oregon State Senate are up for election. Democrats have candidates in 12 Senate districts for the general election.
[edit] Oregon House of Representatives
As is the case every two years, all the 60 positions in the Oregon House of Representatives are up for election. Democrats have candidates in 55 House districts for the general election.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Voters' Guide General Information. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
- ^ Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division. Oregon Secretary of State (2008-05-22). Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
- ^ a b c Democratic Party of Oregon: Basic information about our delegate selection plan. OregonDemocrats.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
- ^ Unpledged PLEO Delegates -- by state. Democratic Party (United States). Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
- ^ http://www.examiner.com/a-1424053~Oregon_Sen__Wyden_endorses_Barack_Obama.html
- ^ a b Cole, Michelle; Dave Hogan and Tony Green. "72,000 gather at Portland's Waterfront Park to see Obama The crowd is a record for a political event in Oregon and wraps up the Democratic senator's campaign tour of the state", The Oregonian, May 19, 2008.
- ^ Record Obama Crowd, the Size of a City. The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
- ^ Obama Draws Record Crowd in Oregon. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
- ^ In Crowd Size, Obama Has the Edge. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
- ^ Oregon Secretary of State, June 9, 2008 Primary Election, Unofficial Election Results, United States President. Oregon Secretary of State (2008-06-06). Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
- ^ Berg-Andersson, Richard. Oregon Democratic Delegation 2008. The Green Papers. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
- ^ Merkley wins Senate Democratic primary. OregonLive.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- ^ Schrader wins 5th District Democratic nomination. OregonLive.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- ^ Brown wins Democratic secretary of state nomination. OregonLive.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- ^ Kroger wins Democratic attorney general nomination. OregonLive.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
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