2008 Florida Democratic presidential primary

2008 Florida Democratic presidential primary

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Candidate Hillary Clinton Barack Obama John Edwards
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Popular vote 870,986 576,214 251,562
Percentage 49.8% 32.9% 14.4%

Primary results by county
Clinton:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Obama:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Edwards:      30–40%      40–50%

The 2008 Florida Democratic presidential primary took place on January 29, 2008. Originally, the state had 185 delegates up for grabs that were to be awarded in the following way: 121 delegates were to be awarded based on the winner in each of Florida's 25 congressional districts while an additional 64 delegates were to be awarded to the statewide winner. Twenty-five unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates, were initially able to cast their votes at the Democratic National Convention.

However, the Democratic National Committee determined that the date of the Florida Democratic Primary violated the party rules and ultimately decided to sanction the state, stripping all 210 delegates and refusing to seat them at the convention. The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee later convened on May 31, 2008, and decided to seat all of Florida's delegates, with each delegate receiving only half a vote.As a result of this compromise, Florida's delegation had 105 votes at the convention.


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