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2008 Oregon Democratic presidential primary
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 2008 Oregon Democratic presidential primaries | |
| country | Oregon | |
| type | presidential | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 2004 Oregon Democratic presidential primary | |
| previous_year | 2004 | |
| next_election | 2016 Oregon Democratic presidential primary | |
| next_year | 2016 | |
| election_date | ||
| image1 | Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg | |
| candidate1 | **Barack Obama** | |
| colour1 | 800080 | |
| home_state1 | Illinois | |
| delegate_count1 | **31** | |
| popular_vote1 | **375,385** | |
| percentage1 | **58.52%** | |
| image2 | Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg | |
| candidate2 | Hillary Clinton | |
| colour2 | D4AA00 | |
| home_state2 | New York | |
| delegate_count2 | 21 | |
| popular_vote2 | 259,825 | |
| percentage2 | 40.50% | |
| map_image | [[File:Oregon Democratic presidential primary election results by county margins, 2008.svg | 260px]] |
| map_size | 250px | |
| map_caption | Primary results by county | |
| **Obama:** | ||
| **Clinton:** | ||
| outgoing_members | [KY](2008-kentucky-democratic-presidential-primary) | |
| elected_members | [PR](2008-puerto-rico-democratic-presidential-primary) |
Obama:
Clinton:
The 2008 Oregon Democratic presidential 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. To be counted, all ballots had to have been received by county elections offices by 8:00 p.m. PDT on May 20, 2008. 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. Barack Obama won the presidential primary with 58% of the vote.
At the time of the election there were 868,371 registered Democratic voters; 73.56% of them voted in this election.
Delegates
Oregon had a total of 65 delegates at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Of these, 52 pledged delegates were allocated proportionally to one of the Democratic presidential candidates in the primary. (The delegates themselves, along with nine alternates, were elected at a later date.)
The 52 pledged delegates were allocated as follows:
- 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 had 13 unpledged superdelegates, all of whom endorsed Obama (though Kulongoski and Hooley originally endorsed Clinton in the primaries):
- Governor Ted Kulongoski
- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden
- Congressman David Wu
- Congressman Earl Blumenauer
- Congressman Peter DeFazio
- Congresswoman Darlene Hooley
- Secretary of State Bill Bradbury (by association with the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State)
- DNC member Frank Dixon
- DNC member Jenny Greenleaf
- DNC member Wayne Kinney
- DNC member Gail Rasmussen
- DNC member and DPO chair Meredith Wood Smith
- Former Governor Barbara Roberts (unpledged delegate, elected at the state Democratic convention on June 21)
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% |
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).{{cite news
Results
Primary date: May 20, 2008
National pledged delegates determined: 52
| 2008 Oregon Democratic presidential primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official Results | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
| **Barack Obama** | **375,385 ** | **58.52%** | **31** | |
| Hillary Clinton | 259,825 | 40.50% | 21 | |
| Write-in | 6,289 | 0.98% | 0 | |
| **Total** | **638,790** | **100.00%** | **52** |
References
References
- "Voters' Guides General Information". Oregon Secretary of State.
- (2008-05-22). "Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division". Oregon Secretary of State.
- "Democratic Party of Oregon: Basic information about our delegate selection plan". OregonDemocrats.org.
- (2008-06-06). "Kulongoski, Hooley endorse Obama". [[The Oregonian]].
- "Unpledged PLEO Delegates -- by state". [[Democratic Party (United States).
- (2008-06-21). "Oregon Democrats pick ex-governor as 65th delegate". OregonLive.com.
- [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=43d3ad90-4714-4aef-ad28-931961c0aaf6 SurveyUSA]
- [http://www.suffolk.edu/28874.html Suffolk] {{Webarchive. link. (May 21, 2008)
- [http://americanresearchgroup.com/pres08/ordem8-701.html American Research Group]
- [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_Oregon_051308.pdf Public Policy Polling (D)]
- [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=94e9005d-d8d6-46e2-b09a-697a4e23a900 SurveyUSA]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513230009/http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=121064144749596700 Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080505145526/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/oregon/oregon_democratic_primary Rasmussen Reports]
- [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=cd35ffc2-5d9f-4e83-9023-44d488d92aa3 SurveyUSA]
- [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=e70ecbfe-c65e-4f34-a030-1d9c805f6b35 SurveyUSA]
- [http://www.rileyresearch.com/polls/2008_1_31_riley_report.pdf Riley Research Poll] {{Webarchive. link. (May 29, 2008)
- "Record Obama Crowd, the Size of a City". The Washington Post.
- Rohter, Larry. (May 18, 2008). "Obama Draws Record Crowd in Oregon". The New York Times.
- Meckler, Laura. (June 9, 2008). "In Crowd Size, Obama Has the Edge". The Wall Street Journal.
- (2008-06-20). "Oregon Secretary of State, June 9, 2008 Primary Election, Official Election Results, United States President". Oregon Secretary of State.
- Berg-Andersson, Richard. "Oregon Democratic Delegation 2008". The Green Papers.
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