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Arkansas 2008 presidential primary and superdelegates - OpenCongress Wiki

Arkansas 2008 presidential primary and superdelegates

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Primary elections

Democratic presidential primary

The Arkansas Democratic presidential primary election took place on Feb. 5th, 2008.

Delegate count

This chart shows the delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August 2008, who will elect the Democratic nominee for president. Listed are "pledged delegates" - those who were elected through the state's caucuses or primaries - and the "superdelegates" - those who are delegates by virtue of their party or elected office.

Delegate allotments for At-Large and PL/EO delegate types are both based on statewide totals. Therefore, the statewide totals need only be listed in the 'At-Large' row

Arkansas's Democratic Delegates
Congressional District or Affiliation Clinton Vote [1] Obama Vote [1] Other Vote [1] Pledged Clinton [1] Pledged Obama [1] Superdelegate Superdelegate Status Agrees w/ voters? Accepted Donation(s) From Donation Amount
1 57,532 15,630 3,040 5 +1 1 Marion Berry Hillary Clinton [2] Yes
2 60,245 30,881 2,734 4 +1 2 Vic Snyder Hillary Clinton [2] Yes
3 47,890 15,141 2,329 4 1 Republican n/a n/a
4 54,469 20,824 3,519 4 +1 1 Mike Ross Hillary Clinton [2] Yes
At-Large Pledged 220,136 82,476 11,612 6 2
PL/EO Pledged 4 1
Dem. Governor 1 Mike Beebe Hillary Clinton [3] Yes
Dem. Senator 1 Mark Pryor Hillary Clinton [4] Yes Obama $5,000[5]
Dem. Senator 1 Blanche Lincoln Hillary Clinton [4] Yes
DNC 1 Don Beavers Hillary Clinton [6] Yes
DNC 1 Karla Bradley Hillary Clinton [7] Yes
DNC 1 Martha Dixon Hillary Clinton [7] Yes
DNC 1 Bill Gwatney Hillary Clinton [8] Yes
DNC Lottie H. Shackelford Undeclared [9]
Add-On Unpledged 1 Mark Wilcox[10] Hillary Clinton[11]


Totals:

Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Undeclared Total
Total superdelegate endorsements: 11

(0 wobblers)

0

(0 wobblers)

1

(0 wobbling Clinton, 0 wobbling Obama)

12
Total pledged delegates 27 8 n/a 34
Grand delegate total 38 8 1 46

Delegates in the following two categories are pledged delegates

"At-Large Pledged" delegates are pledged delegates and are apportioned according to the statewide popular vote.
"PL/EO Pledged" delegates are also apportioned according to the statewide popular vote but are selected from a pool of party leaders and elected officials.

Delegates in the following five categories are all unpledged superdelegates

"Dem. Governor" delegates are sitting Democratic governors.
"Dem. Senator" delegates are sitting Democratic senators.
"DNC" delegates are party officials.
"Distinguished Party Member" delegates are former Democratic Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Speakers of the House, Minority or Majority leader of either house of Congress, Governors, or DNC Chairmen.
"Add-On Unpledged" delegates are [To Be Determined].

You may use this list to confirm that the correct number of delegates and superdelegates are represented on the table.


Total number of delegates

Arkansas receives a total of 47 delegates[12]

  • 35 pledged delegates
    • 22 district-level delegates
    • 8 at-large delegates
    • 5 party leaders/elected officials
  • 12 unpledged (superdelegate) delegates
    • 5 Democratic National Committee members
    • 5 members of Congress
    • 1 add-on unpledged delegate

Wobbler and leaner superdelegates

The list of "wobbler" and "leaner" superdelegates helps predict shifts as they change or hedge their endorsements. Click on a superdelegate's name in the main state chart above to see more details about their endorsement status. The full list of superdelegates from Arkansas is here.

Articles and resources

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Arkansas Democratic Delegation, TheGreenPapers.com, accessed April 1, 2008.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Clinton Campaign Press Release
  3. Clinton campaign press release
  4. 4.0 4.1 Robin Thibault, "Hillary Clinton Picks Up Lincoln Endorsement," February 7, 2008.
  5. CapitaleEye.com, "Money to Superdelegates," Accessed March 11, 2008.
  6. Clinton campaign press release January 28, 2008
  7. 7.0 7.1 Clinton campaign press release October 19, 2007.
  8. Associated Press, "Lincoln endorses Clinton for Democratic nomination," February 7, 2008
  9. Dem Con Watch as of February 22, 2008
  10. Dem Con Watch Superdelegate Add-Ons as of March 13, 2008
  11. "Clinton picks up superdelegate in Arkansas", The Associated Press, presented by The Arkansas Post-Gazette, April 7, 2008
  12. Chart from the Democratic National Committee's website (direct pdf link).

External resources

  • DemConWatch - Best source for superdelegate endorsement info.
  • USAToday Election Central - Probably the best resource for votes. Pledged PL/EOs and At-Large delegates are shown at the bottom.
  • WashingtonPost.com - Adobe Acrobat document with full listing of superdelegates broken out by state and then type.
  • CapitalEye - Lists campaign contributions in last cycle.
  • PoliticalIndex.com - State political party links (the Washington Post link above should give complete information. However, if you need to follow up, try these links.
  • Politico.com - politico.com's page showing superdelegate status. If you click on the '+' icon for any state/territory, the list will expand and show the commitments. WARNING - This should not be considered a valid source for updating the table. It is however useful as a reference for finding source material. For instance, you can use a Google's news search to confirm a superdelegate's status as it is shown on politico.com.
  • PoliticalResources.com - Links to Secretary of State offices (for official election results).
  • Wikipedia's page on superdelegates - This list may supplement the info available at DemConWatch. Watch out for unsourced information, though.


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