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2008 South Dakota Democratic presidential primary

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Field	Value
election_name	2008 South Dakota Democratic presidential primary
country	South Dakota
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2004 South Dakota Democratic presidential primary
previous_year	2004
next_election	2016 South Dakota Democratic presidential primary
next_year	2016
election_date
image1	Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg
candidate1	Hillary Clinton
colour1	D4AA00
home_state1	New York
delegate_count1	9
popular_vote1	54,128
percentage1	55.35%
image2	Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg
candidate2	Barack Obama
colour2	800080
home_state2	Illinois
delegate_count2	6
popular_vote2	43,669
percentage2	44.65%
map_image	[[File:South Dakota Democratic presidential primary election results by county margins, 2008.svg	250px]]
map_size	250px
map_caption	Primary results by county
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outgoing_members	MT

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The 2008 South Dakota Democratic presidential primary took place on June 3, 2008. Along with Montana, it was one of the final two elections in the 2008 primary season. Senator Hillary Clinton won the primary, but on the same day, her opponent Barack Obama secured enough delegate votes for the 2008 Democratic National Convention to ensure his eventual nomination for President by the Democratic Party.

South Dakota has 66 counties with 762 election precincts.

Polling

Main article: Statewide opinion polling for the April, May, and June 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries#South Dakota

A poll published April 3, 2008 indicated that Obama was supported by more respondents, 46%, than Clinton, who received the support of 34%. However, a May 31-June 1, 2008 poll by ARG projected a Clinton victory in South Dakota, with 60% of respondents supporting her versus 34% supporting Obama.

Results

Early on the day of the primary, hours before polls closed, the Associated Press projected Barack Obama's nomination for the presidency. The projection was based on the declarations of a large number Democratic superdelegates, as well as exit polls of voters in South Dakota and Montana. However, the AP calculated that Obama would be the Democratic nominee even if he lost the primaries in South Dakota and Montana.

Key:	Withdrew
prior to contest

2008 South Dakota Democratic presidential primary	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Hillary Clinton	54,128	55.35%	9
Barack Obama	43,669	44.65%	6
Total	97,797	100.00%	15

References

(2008-06-03). "Secretary of State Election Night Results". SD Secretary of State.
[http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/Maps/Jun03.html Election 2008: Presidential, Senate and House Races Updated Daily]
[http://www.americanresearchgroup.com/pres08/sddem8-701.html South Dakota Democratic Presidential Preference]
Zeleny, Jeff. (2008-06-04). "Obama Clinches Nomination; First Black Candidate to Lead a Major Party Ticket". The New York Times.
Stirland, Sarah Lai. "AP Says That Obama's Won The Democratic Nomination Contest". WIRED.
(2008-06-03). "Secretary of State Election Night Results, Presidential primaries". SD Secretary of State.
Richard E. Berg-Andersson. (2008-06-03). "South Dakota Democratic Delegation 2008". The Green Papers.

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