2000 New York Democratic presidential primary

2000 New York Democratic presidential primary
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294 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (243 pledged, 51 unpledged); The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
	Primary results by county; Gore: 50–55% 55–60% 60–65% 65–70% 70–75% 75–80%

Last updated October 18, 2024

The 2000 New York 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 2000 presidential election. The New York primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 294 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of whom 243 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

Vice president and presumptive nominee Al Gore decided the primary with almost 66% of the vote, winning 158 delegates, while senator Bill Bradley caught a relevant amount of delegates one of the last times in the primary cycle, receiving 33% and 85 delegates, and one other candidate, Lyndon LaRouche Jr. earned less than 1%.

Procedure

New York was one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on Super Tuesday.^[1]

Voting took place throughout the state from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. In the 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 243 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 31 congressional districts and another 32 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 53 at-large delegates.

The state Democratic committee met on May 31, 2000, to vote on the 53 at-large and 32 pledged PLEO delegates for the Democratic National Convention. The delegation also included 47 unpledged PLEO delegates: 26 members of the Democratic National Committee, 21 members of Congress (Both senators, Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Chuck Schumer, and 19 representatives, Carolyn McCarthy, Gary Ackerman, Gregory Meeks, Joseph Crowley, Jerrold Nadler, Anthony Weiner, Edolphus Towns, Major Owens, Nydia Velázquez, Carolyn Maloney, Charles Rangel, José Serrano, Eliot Engel, Nita Lowey, Michael McNulty, Maurice Hinchey, Louise Slaughter, and John LaFalce), and 4 add-ons.^[2]

Pledged national convention delegates
Type	Del.	Type	Del.	Type	Del.
CD1	6	CD12	7	CD23	6
CD2	6	CD13	6	CD24	7
CD3	7	CD14	8	CD25	6
CD4	7	CD15	8	CD26	6
CD5	8	CD16	6	CD27	6
CD6	6	CD17	7	CD28	7
CD7	7	CD18	8	CD29	7
CD8	8	CD19	7	CD30	7
CD9	8	CD20	6	CD31	6
CD10	8	CD21	6	PLEO	32
CD11	8	CD22	6	At-large	53
Total pledged delegates					243

Candidates

The following candidates appeared on the ballot:

Results

2000 New York Democratic presidential primary^[3]
Candidate	Votes	%	Delegates^[4]
Al Gore	639,417	65.62	158
Bill Bradley	326,038	33.46	85
Lyndon LaRouche Jr.	9,008	0.92
Uncommitted	-	-	51
Total	974,463	100%	294

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References

↑ "Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically - Key and Minor Dates". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
↑ "New York Democratic Delegation 2000". The Green Papers. December 25, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
↑ "DEMOCRATIC PARTY MARCH 7, 2000 PRIMARY" (PDF). New York Board of Elections. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
↑ "Election 2000: New York Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

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[1] "Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically - Key and Minor Dates". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

[2] "New York Democratic Delegation 2000". The Green Papers. December 25, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

[NY-BoE-results-3] "DEMOCRATIC PARTY MARCH 7, 2000 PRIMARY" (PDF). New York Board of Elections. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

[NY-GP-4] "Election 2000: New York Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

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