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The 2008 Guam Democratic presidential caucus took place on May 3, 2008. Senator Barack Obama won by 7 votes, a margin of less than 0.2%. [1] This resulted in each candidate getting 2 pledged delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Guam Democrats also sent five unpledged superdelegates to the convention.
Primary date: May 3, 2008
National pledged delegate votes determined: 4
| Guam Democratic caucuses, 2008 [2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates votes [1] |
| Barack Obama | 2,264 | 50.08% | 2 |
| Hillary Clinton | 2,257 | 49.92% | 2 |
| Total | 4,521 | 100% | 4 |
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