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Elections in Puerto Rico |
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The 2000 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential caucuses were held on April 2, 2000, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 58 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates.
Although Puerto Rico would not participate in the 2000 presidential general election because it is a U.S. territory and not a state, it equally participated in the U.S. presidential caucuses and primaries. [1]
The following candidates achieved on the ballot: [2]
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
AI Gore | 51 | 51 | |||
Uncommitted (voting option) | 7 | 7 | |||
Bill Bradley | |||||
Total: | 58 | 58 | |||
Source: [3] |
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