2008 Georgia Democratic presidential primary
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102 Democratic National Convention delegates (87 pledged, 15 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Primary results by county Clinton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Obama: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Georgia Democratic presidential primary took place on
Denver, Colorado. Sixteen other unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates, also attended the convention and cast their votes as well.[1]
Polls
Results
| Georgia Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates | ||
| Democratic | Barack Obama | 704,247 | 66.39% | 60 | ||
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 330,026 | 31.11% | 27 | ||
| Democratic | John Edwards | 18,209 | 1.72% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Joe Biden | 2,538 | 0.24% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Dennis Kucinich | 2,096 | 0.20% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Richardson | 1,879 | 0.18% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Mike Gravel | 952 | 0.09% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Christopher Dodd
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904 | 0.09% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1,060,851 | 100.00% | 87 | |||
| Voter turnout | % | — | ||||
Analysis
Georgia, with its heavily
69-30.Obama performed extremely well throughout the state of Georgia and won over three-quarters of its counties. He performed best in
rural, white and conservative parts of the state which are considered to be an extreme part of Appalachia
, a region where she consistently did well during the course of the primaries; she defeated Obama by a margin of 48-45 percent in North Georgia.
Obama received a major endorsement from
U.S. Representative John Lewis
of Atlanta, a former civil rights activist.
See also
References
- ^ "RESULTS: Georgia". CNN. February 6, 2008. Retrieved February 6, 2008.