2008 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary explained

Election Name:2008 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary
Country:New Jersey
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2004 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2016 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary
Next Year:2016
Image1:Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg
Candidate1:Hillary Clinton
Colour1:D4AA00
Home State1:New York
Delegate Count1:59
Popular Vote1:613,500
Percentage1:53.76%
Candidate2:Barack Obama
Colour2:800080
Home State2:Illinois
Delegate Count2:48
Popular Vote2:501,372
Percentage2:43.93%
Map Size:280px
Outgoing Members:MO
Elected Members:NM

The 2008 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary took place February 5, 2008, also known as Super Tuesday. Hillary Clinton won this primary.

Results

See also: Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries.

Key: Withdrew
prior to contest
2008 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary[1]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates[2]
Hillary Clinton613,50053.76%59
Barack Obama501,37243.93%48
John Edwards15,7281.38%0
Joe Biden4,0810.36%0
Bill Richardson3,3660.29%0
Dennis Kucinich3,1520.28%0
Totals1,141,199100.00%107

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/NJ-D.phtml The Green Papers
  2. http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/states/NJ.html New York Times Election Guide 2008