2000 California Democratic presidential primary

Last updated

2000 California Democratic presidential primary
Flag of California.svg
←  1996 March 7, 2000 (2000-03-07) 2004  →
←  AS
CT  →
433 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (367 pledged, 66 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
  Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg BillBradley (cropped).jpg
Candidate Al Gore Bill Bradley
Home state Tennessee New Jersey
Delegate count30562
Popular vote2,155,321482,882
Percentage81.21%18.19%
2000 California Democratic presidential closed primary election results map by county (vote share).svg
2000 California Democratic presidential primary election results map by county (vote share).svg
Gore:     65–70%     70–75%     75–80%     80–85%     85–90%

The 2000 California Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 16 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Washington primary the weekend before. It was an open primary, with the state awarding 433 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 367 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

Contents

Vice president Al Gore won the highly desired primary, which bore the most delegates of the entire primary cycle by far, with a commanding 81% and 305 delegates. However, Senator Bill Bradley had a poor second-place finish than expected and took 18% of the vote and 62 delegates. Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. was also on the ballot but received slightly over 0.50% of the vote

Procedure

California was one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on March 7, 2000, also known as "Super Tuesday". [1]

Voting took place throughout the state from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. In the semi-closed primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 367 pledged delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, between 4 and 6 were allocated to each of the state's 52 congressional districts, and another 48 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 80 at-large delegates. [2]

The national convention delegation meeting was subsequently held to vote on the 48 pledged PLEO and 80 at-large delegates for the Democratic National Convention. The delegation also included 61 unpledged PLEO delegates: 31 members of the Democratic National Committee, 29 members of Congress [a] (both senators, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, and 28 representatives, Mike Thompson, Bob Matsui, Lynn Woolsey, George Miller, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Lee, Ellen Tauscher, Tom Lantos, Pete Stark, Anna Eshoo, Zoe Lofgren, Sam Farr, Gary Condit, Cal Dooley, Lois Capps, Brad Sherman, Howard Berman, Henry Waxman, Xavier Becerra, Julian Dixon, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Grace Napolitano, Maxine Waters, Juanita Millender-McDonald, Joe Baca, Loretta Sanchez, and Bob Filner), the governor Grey Davis, 1 distingquished party leader, and 5 add-ons. [2]

Pledged national
convention delegates
TypeDel.TypeDel.TypeDel.TypeDel.
CD1 5 CD14 5 CD27 5 CD40 4
CD2 5 CD15 5 CD28 4 CD41 4
CD3 5 CD16 5 CD29 6 CD42 4
CD4 5 CD17 5 CD30 4 CD43 4
CD5 5 CD18 4 CD31 4 CD44 4
CD6 6 CD19 4 CD32 5 CD45 4
CD7 5 CD20 4 CD33 4 CD46 4
CD8 6 CD21 4 CD34 5 CD47 4
CD9 6 CD22 5 CD35 5 CD48 4
CD10 5 CD23 5 CD36 5 CD49 5
CD11 4 CD24 5 CD37 4 CD50 4
CD12 5 CD25 4 CD38 5 CD51 4
CD13 5 CD26 4 CD39 4 CD52 4
PLEO48At-large80
Total pledged delegates367

Candidates

The following candidates appeared on the ballot:

Results

2000 California Democratic presidential primary [3]
CandidateVotes %Delegates [4]
Al Gore 2,155,32181.21305
Bill Bradley 482,88218.1962
Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. 15,9110.60
Unallocated--66
Total2,654,114 [b] 100%433
2000 California Democratic blanket presidential primary [3]
CandidateVotes %Delegates [4]
Al Gore 2,609,95079.77
Bill Bradley 642,65419.64
Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. 19,4190.59
Write-in votes60.00
Unallocated--433
Total3,272,029 [c] 100%-

Notes

  1. ↑ On July 26, 2000, Congressman Matthew G. Martínez switched his affiliation from Democratic to Republican. This means that Congressman Martinez will not attend the convention as an unpledged PLEO delegate.
  2. ↑ The popular vote listed is based on official returns of registered Democratic voters from the March 7th blanket primary. While this is an open primary, delegate allocation is based exclusively on the votes of registered Democrats.
  3. ↑ The popular vote listed is based on official returns of Democratic voters from the March 7th blanket primary. Because this is an open primary, these results reflect what percentage Democratic candidates got from all voters, not exclusively registered Democrats.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Missouri Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 Missouri Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on the same day, known as Super Tuesday, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Missouri primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 92 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 75 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on the same day, known as Super Tuesday for the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Connecticut primary is a closed primary, with the state awarding 67 delegates, of which 54 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary took place on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Nevada caucuses the weekend before. The Oklahoma primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 52 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 45 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Vermont Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 Vermont Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 16 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Washington primary the week before. The Vermont primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 22 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 15 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Illinois Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 Illinois Democratic presidential primary took place on March 21, 2000, the third primary Tuesday of the month, as the only state voting on that day in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Illinois primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 190 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 161 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Georgia Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 Georgia Democratic presidential primary was held on March 7, 2000, as one of 16 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Georgia primary was an open primary, which awarded 93 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of whom 77 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Alabama Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 Alabama Democratic presidential primary took place on June 6, 2000, as one of five final contests scheduled in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The open primary allocated 54 pledged delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, distributed in proportion to the results of the primary, statewide and within each congressional district. The state was also given an additional 10 unpledged delegates (superdelegates), whose votes at the convention were not bound to the result of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary took place on June 6, 2000, alongside the Alabama, Montana, New Mexico, and South Dakota primaries, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. It was one of the five final primary elections ahead of the 2000 Democratic National Convention. The New Jersey primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 124 delegates, of which 105 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary took place on June 6, 2000, as one of five final primaries on the same day in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The New Mexico primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 35 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of whom 26 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on May 2, 2000, as one of 3 contests scheduled in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Alaska caucus the weekend before. The North Carolina primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 103 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 86 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary took place on May 2, 2000, as one of 3 contests scheduled in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Alaska caucus the weekend before. The District of Columbia primary was a closed primary, with the district awarding 33 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 17 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary took place on April 4, 2000 as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Wisconsin primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 93 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 77 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary took place on April 4, 2000, as one of two primaries on the same day in the Democratic primaries for the 2000 United States presidential election. The Pennsylvania primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 191 delegates, of whom 186 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary took place on March 14, 2000, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Louisiana primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 72 delegates, of which 61 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary took place on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled the following week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Nevada caucuses the weekend before. The Tennessee primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 81 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 68 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Utah Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 Utah Democratic presidential primary took place on March 14, 2000, as one of two contests scheduled for the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the South Carolina caucuses the day before. The Utah primary was an open primary, with any registered voter able to participate. The primary awarded 29 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 24 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Colorado Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 Colorado Democratic presidential primary took place on March 10, 2000, as one of two contests scheduled on the weekend following Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the South Carolina caucuses the day before. The Colorado primary, the first in the state since 2000, was a semi-closed primary and awarded 61 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 51 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on the same day, known as Super Tuesday, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Rhode Island primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 33 delegates, of whom 22 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Wyoming Democratic presidential caucuses</span>

The 2000 Wyoming Democratic presidential caucuses took place on March 25, 2000, the only contest scheduled that day. The Wyoming caucuses were a closed caucus, with the state awarding 18 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 13 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the caucus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Maine Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2000 Maine Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 16 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Washington primary the week before. The Maine primary, the last in the state until the 2020, was a closed primary, meaning that only registered Democrats could vote in this primary. The state awarded 33 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, 23 of which were pledged delegates allocated based on the results of the primary.

References

  1. ↑ "Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically - Key and Minor Dates". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "California Democratic Delegation 2000". The Green Papers. December 23, 2000. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Primary Elections - Statement of Vote, March 7, 2000" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Election 2000: California Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.