| Election Name: | 2008 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary |
| Country: | Louisiana |
| Flag Year: | 2006 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg |
| Candidate1: | Barack Obama |
| Colour1: | 800080 |
| Home State1: | Illinois |
| Delegate Count1: | 33 |
| Popular Vote1: | 220,632 |
| Percentage1: | 57.40% |
| Candidate2: | Hillary Clinton |
| Colour2: | D4AA00 |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Delegate Count2: | 23 |
| Popular Vote2: | 136,925 |
| Percentage2: | 35.63% |
| Map Size: | 280px |
| Outgoing Members: | UT |
| Elected Members: | NE (caucus) |
The 2008 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary took place on February 9, 2008, and had 56 delegates at stake. The winner in each of Louisiana's seven congressional districts was awarded all of that district's delegates, totaling 37. Another 29 delegates were awarded to the statewide winner, Barack Obama. The 56 delegates represented Louisiana at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Ten other unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates, also attended the convention and cast their votes as well.
See also: Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries. Source:[1]
| 2008 Louisiana Democratic Presidential Primary Results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates | ||
| Democratic | Barack Obama | 220,632 | 57.40% | 33 | ||
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 136,925 | 35.63% | 23 | ||
| Democratic | John Edwards | 13,026 | 3.39% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Joe Biden | 6,178 | 1.61% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Richardson | 4,257 | 1.11% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Christopher Dodd | 1,924 | 0.50% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Dennis Kucinich | 1,404 | 0.37% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 384,346 | 100.00% | 56 | |||
| Voter turnout | % | — | ||||