2008 Montana Democratic presidential primary
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The 2008 Montana Democratic presidential primary took place on June 3, 2008, with 16 delegates at stake. Along with
At the same time as he lost the South Dakota Democratic Primary, Barack Obama won the Montana Democratic Primary and simultaneously secured enough delegates to clinch the Democratic Party's nomination for President over Hillary Clinton.
Turnout
According to the Secretary of State of Montana, at the time of the primary, Montana had 630,658 registered voters from a 2007 population of 957,861 in 56 counties.[1][2] Turnout was estimated to be at 28.80 percent.
Polling
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 of Democratic superdelegates, as well as exit polls of voters in South Dakota and Montana. However, the AP calculated that Obama would be the presumptive Democratic nominee even if he lost the primaries in both South Dakota and Montana simply because he was so far ahead in the delegate count.[3][4]
| 2008 Montana Democratic Presidential Primary Results | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates | ||
| Democratic | Barack Obama | 103,174 | 56.56% | 9 | ||
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 74,889 | 41.05% | 7 | ||
| Democratic | Uncommitted | 4,358 | 2.39% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 182,421 | 100.00% | 16 | |||
| Voter turnout | 28.80% | — | ||||
Analysis
Like many Western states, Montana was handily won by Barack Obama, although Hillary Clinton did considerably better here than in many other states in the area. According to exit polls, 91 percent of voters in the Montana Democratic Primary were
by a margin of 75-24.Obama did well all throughout the state of Montana. His best performance was in
See also
- 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- 2008 Montana Republican presidential caucuses and primary
References
- ^ "2008 Elections Result". MT Secretary of State - Elections Bureau. June 3, 2008. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.
- ^ "Voter Registration by County" (PDF). MT Secretary of State - Elections Bureau. June 2, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ^ Stirland, Sarah Lai. "AP Says That Obama's Won The Democratic Nomination Contest". WIRED. Retrieved December 23, 2016.