2016 Hawaii Democratic presidential caucuses
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The 2016 Hawaii Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 26 in the U.S. state of
While the State of Hawaii's primary for the
Presidential Preference Poll
The Democratic Presidential Preference Poll (PPP) was a separate event from the caucus although held on the same day as the caucus. Voters needed to show that they were registered Democrats (they could register on the day of voting) and that they lived in the precinct where they voted (a driver's license or an electric bill was sufficient). Once these conditions were met, they were handed a paper ballot to fill in and deposit in the ballot box. When there were no more voters, the PPP was closed. The precinct officers publicly hand counted the ballots, recorded them, then sealed them in an envelope that was delivered to the District Officers, then to the County Officers, and finally the State Office where they were counted again. The Results displayed here are from the PPP. The caucus was held immediately after these events but had no role in selection of the Presidential delegates.
Results
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
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| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Bernie Sanders | 23,530 | 69.8% | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| Hillary Clinton | 10,125 | 30.0% | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Rocky De La Fuente | 12 | 0.0% | |||
| Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) | 6 | 0.0% | |||
| Uncommitted | 43 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 33,716 | 100% | 25 | 9 | 34 |
| Source: The Green Papers | |||||
Analysis
Sanders received one of his largest wins in Hawaii, carrying all four counties and every island in the state. He was aided by his high-profile endorsement from Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who ran ads for Sanders encouraging people to caucus for him.[2] Sanders' worst performance was in Oahu which contains the capital city of Honolulu, where he received 63% of the vote. Sanders's victory in Hawaii showed that he could win in a state with a majority non-white electorate. Sanders had had poor results in states with large African-American and Latino populations up until this point of the campaign.[3]
At a rally in Wisconsin on March 26, Sanders told supporters "We knew from day one that politically we were going to have a hard time in the Deep South, but we knew things were going to improve when we headed west."[4]
References
- ^ "Proclamation" (PDF). State of Hawaii Office of Elections. January 26, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ "Western caucuses primed for Sanders". MSNBC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ "Bernie Sanders just won landslides in 3 diverse states. He's still toast". March 28, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 7, 2016.