State of the Democratic Presidential Primary - February 20th 2008
Feb 20th, 2008After thirty seven primaries and caucuses in the Democratic presidential race, Barack Obama has emerged as the leader by winning more states and delegates than Hillary Clinton. With 10 back to back wins since Super Tuesday, Barack Obama appears to be the likely Democratic candidate for president. The next primaries will be held on March 4th in Texas, Ohio, Vermont, and Rhode Island, where Hillary Clinton is hoping that wins in the delegate rich states of Ohio and Texas will allow her to regain the lead. Barack Obama has managed to take the delegate lead from Hillary Clinton.
To win the nomination 2,0258 delegates are needed and currently the Associated Press (A.P.) has Barack Obama leading with 1,351 delegates trailed by Hillary Clinton with 1,262 delegates.
- States won by each candidate:
- Barack Obama: Alaska , Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington D.C., and Wisconsin
- Hillary Clinton: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, and Tennessee
map from the New York Times
Upcoming Elections
- March 2008
- March 4 - Ohio, Vermont, Texas, and Rhode Island
- March 8 - Wyoming
- March 11 - Mississippi
- April 2008
- April 22 - Pennsylvania
- May 2008
- May 6 - Indiana, North Carolina
- May 13 - West Virginia
- May20 - Kentucky, Oregon
- June 2008
- June 1 - Puerto Rico
- June 3 - Montana, South Dakota
