Straw polls for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries

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The following is a list of notable straw polls for the 2016 Democratic Party's presidential nomination.

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October 8-18, 2015 - Georgia National Fair "Peanut Poll" Straw Poll

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FinishCandidateVotesPercentage
1 Hillary Clinton
2,51348.10%
2 Bernie Sanders 92917.78%
3 Joe Biden 3967.58%
4 Jim Webb 1102.11%
5 Lincoln Chafee 561.07%
6 Martin O'Malley 561.07%
7Undecided1,17022.39%

2015 Democratic Party of Wisconsin Straw Poll

511 delegates, alternates, and registered guests at the Wisconsin party convention on June 6, 2015. [2]

FinishCandidatePercentageVotes
1 Hillary Clinton
49%252
2 Bernie Sanders 41%208
3 Joe Biden 3%16
4 Martin O'Malley 3%16
5 Jim Webb 2%8
6 Lincoln Chafee 1%5
7 Elizabeth Warren*1%4
8 Tom Vilsack*<1%1

* Write-ins

2014 Democratic Party of Wisconsin Straw Poll

323 delegates, June 7th [3]

FinishCandidatePercentageVotes
1 Hillary Clinton
57%185
2 Elizabeth Warren 25%81
3 Joe Biden 6%18
4 Bernie Sanders 3%10
5 Martin O'Malley 3%9
6 Brian Schweitzer 2%6
7 Amy Klobuchar 1%4
8 Andrew Cuomo 1%2
9 Kirsten Gillibrand 1%2
10 Mark Warner 1%2
11 Russ Feingold 1%2
12 Deval Patrick <1%1
13 John Hickenlooper <1%1

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References

  1. "Peanut Poll". 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  2. John Nichols, Wisconsin Straw Poll: Clinton 49 Percent, Sanders 41 Percent, The Nation (June 7, 2015).
  3. 2014 Results