2016 Delaware Democratic presidential primary

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2016 Delaware Democratic presidential primary
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  2008 April 26, 2016 (2016-04-26) 2020  
  CT
MD  
  Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg Bernie Sanders September 2015 cropped.jpg
Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders
Home state New York Vermont
Delegate count129
Popular vote55,954 [1] 36,662
Percentage59.75%39.15%

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Delaware Democratic presidential primary election results by state house district, 2016.svg
Clinton:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%

The 2016 Delaware Democratic presidential primary were held on April 26 in the U.S. state of Delaware as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

Contents

The Democratic Party's primaries in Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island were held the same day, as were Republican primaries in the same five states.

Opinion polling

Poll sourceDate1st2ndOther
Official Primary results [2] April 26, 2016Hillary Clinton
59.8%
Bernie Sanders
39.2%
Other
1.1%
Gravis Marketing [3]

Margin of error: ± 3.1%
Sample size: 1,026

April 17–18, 2016Hillary Clinton
45%
Bernie Sanders
38%
Others / Undecided
17%

Results

e    d   2016 Democratic Party's presidential nominating process in Delaware
– Summary of results –
CandidatePopular voteEstimated delegates
CountPercentagePledgedUnpledgedTotal
Hillary Clinton 55,95459.75%121123
Bernie Sanders 36,66239.15%909
Roque De La Fuente 1,0241.09%
Uncommitted000
Total93,640100%211132
Source: [4] [5]

Results by county

County [6] Clinton %Sanders %
Kent 7,33858.8%4,98039.9%
New Castle 38,58059.5%25,73839.7%
Sussex 10,03261.4%5,94136.4%
Total55,95459.8%36,66239.2%

Analysis

With a coalition of African Americans and college-educated, affluent Caucasian progressive/liberal professionals, Delaware was a state Hillary Clinton was expected to win in the so-called "Acela Primaries" on April 26. Clinton swept all three counties in the state and the largest cities of Wilmington and Dover, winning the primary by 19 points. This marked a clear difference from 2008, when she had lost Delaware to Barack Obama.

References

  1. Delaware Department of Elections - Official Primary Results
  2. Official Primary results
  3. Gravis Marketing
  4. The Green Papers
  5. Delaware Department of Elections - Official Primary Results
  6. "2016 Election Center".