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2000 California Democratic presidential primary
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2000 California Democratic presidential primary |
| country | California |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1996 California Democratic presidential primary |
| previous_year | 1996 |
| next_election | 2004 California Democratic presidential primary |
| next_year | 2004 |
| election_date | |
| image1 | File:Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg |
| image_size | 150x150px |
| candidate1 | **Al Gore** |
| colour1 | 3333FF |
| home_state1 | Tennessee |
| delegate_count1 | **305** |
| popular_vote1 | **2,155,321** |
| percentage1 | **81.21%** |
| image2 | File:BillBradley (cropped).jpg |
| candidate2 | Bill Bradley |
| colour2 | FA8320 |
| home_state2 | New Jersey |
| delegate_count2 | 62 |
| popular_vote2 | 482,882 |
| percentage2 | 18.19% |
| map | {{switcher |
| map_size | 280px |
| map_caption | **Gore:** |
| outgoing_members | [AS](2000-american-samoa-democratic-presidential-caucuses) |
| elected_members | [CT](2000-connecticut-democratic-presidential-primary) |
| votes_for_election | 433 delegates to the [Democratic National Convention](2000-democratic-national-convention) (367 pledged, 66 unpledged) |
| The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote |
|[[File:2000 California Democratic presidential closed primary election results map by county (vote share).svg|300px]] |Primary county results |[[File:2000 California Democratic presidential primary election results map by county (vote share).svg|300px]] |Blanket primary county results}} The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote The 2000 California Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 16 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Washington primary the weekend before. It was an open primary, with the state awarding 433 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 367 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
Vice president Al Gore won the highly desired primary, which bore the most delegates of the entire primary cycle by far, with a commanding 81% and 305 delegates. However, Senator Bill Bradley had a poor second-place finish than expected and took 18% of the vote and 62 delegates. Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. was also on the ballot but received slightly over 0.50% of the vote
Procedure
California was one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on March 7, 2000, also known as "Super Tuesday".
Voting took place throughout the state from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. In the semi-closed primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 367 pledged delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, between 4 and 6 were allocated to each of the state's 52 congressional districts, and another 48 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 80 at-large delegates.
The national convention delegation meeting was subsequently held to vote on the 48 pledged PLEO and 80 at-large delegates for the Democratic National Convention. The delegation also included 61 unpledged PLEO delegates: 31 members of the Democratic National Committee, 29 members of Congress (both senators, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, and 28 representatives, Mike Thompson, Bob Matsui, Lynn Woolsey, George Miller, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Lee, Ellen Tauscher, Tom Lantos, Pete Stark, Anna Eshoo, Zoe Lofgren, Sam Farr, Gary Condit, Cal Dooley, Lois Capps, Brad Sherman, Howard Berman, Henry Waxman, Xavier Becerra, Julian Dixon, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Grace Napolitano, Maxine Waters, Juanita Millender-McDonald, Joe Baca, Loretta Sanchez, and Bob Filner), the governor Grey Davis, 1 distingquished party leader, and 5 add-ons.
| Pledged [national | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| convention](2000-democratic-national-convention) delegates | Type | Del. | Type | Del. | Type | Del. | Type | Del. | Total pledged delegates | 367 |
| CD1 | 5 | CD14 | 5 | CD27 | 5 | CD40 | 4 | |||
| CD2 | 5 | CD15 | 5 | CD28 | 4 | CD41 | 4 | |||
| CD3 | 5 | CD16 | 5 | CD29 | 6 | CD42 | 4 | |||
| CD4 | 5 | CD17 | 5 | CD30 | 4 | CD43 | 4 | |||
| CD5 | 5 | CD18 | 4 | CD31 | 4 | CD44 | 4 | |||
| CD6 | 6 | CD19 | 4 | CD32 | 5 | CD45 | 4 | |||
| CD7 | 5 | CD20 | 4 | CD33 | 4 | CD46 | 4 | |||
| CD8 | 6 | CD21 | 4 | CD34 | 5 | CD47 | 4 | |||
| CD9 | 6 | CD22 | 5 | CD35 | 5 | CD48 | 4 | |||
| CD10 | 5 | CD23 | 5 | CD36 | 5 | CD49 | 5 | |||
| CD11 | 4 | CD24 | 5 | CD37 | 4 | CD50 | 4 | |||
| CD12 | 5 | CD25 | 4 | CD38 | 5 | CD51 | 4 | |||
| CD13 | 5 | CD26 | 4 | CD39 | 4 | CD52 | 4 | |||
| PLEO | 48 | At-large | 80 |
Candidates
The following candidates appeared on the ballot:
- Al Gore
- Bill Bradley
- Lyndon LaRouche, Jr.
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | url=https://www.thegreenpapers.com/PCC/CA-D.html | title=Election 2000: California Democrat | website=The Green Papers | access-date=September 28, 2023}} | Total | 2,654,114 | 100% | 433 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Al Gore** | **2,155,321** | **81.21** | **305** | |||||||
| Bill Bradley | 482,882 | 18.19 | 62 | |||||||
| Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. | 15,911 | 0.60 | }} | |||||||
| *Unallocated* | - | - | 66 |
| Candidate | Votes | % | url=https://www.thegreenpapers.com/PCC/CA-D.html | title=Election 2000: California Democrat | website=The Green Papers | access-date=September 28, 2023}} | Total | 3,272,029 | 100% | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Al Gore** | **2,609,950** | **79.77** | }} | |||||||
| Bill Bradley | 642,654 | 19.64 | ||||||||
| Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. | 19,419 | 0.59 | ||||||||
| *Write-in votes* | 6 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| *Unallocated* | - | - | 433 |
Notes
References
References
- "Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically - Key and Minor Dates". The Green Papers.
- (December 23, 2000). "California Democratic Delegation 2000". The Green Papers.
- "Primary Elections - Statement of Vote, March 7, 2000". California Secretary of State.
- "Election 2000: California Democrat".
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