The 2016 Democratic Party Primaries are held in 50 states, Washington, and the United States dependent territories to select a Democratic nominee for President. President Barack Obama has no right to run for a third term under the 22nd amendment to the US Constitution [1] .
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| US Democratic Primaries | |||||
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| February 1 - June 14, 2016 | |||||
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| Candidate | Hillary Clinton | Bernie Sanders | |||
| From | New York | Vermont | |||
| Seats received | 2,358 (delegates) | 1,572 (delegates) | |||
| Votes | 13 297 176 | 10 247 986 | |||
 State Winners
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The individuals listed below officially announced the start of the presidential campaign and registered with the Federal Election Commission:
Key candidates
| Candidate | Last position held | Campaign Logo | Number of delegates | Victory in the states and territories | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elected delegates | Superdelegates | |||||
| Hillary Clinton [2] [3] | US Secretary of State (2009-2013) |  | 1811/4051 | 547/715 | 29th Iowa , Alabama , American Samoa , Arizona , Arkansas , Virginia , Virgin Islands , Guam , Delaware , Georgia , Illinois , Kentucky , Connecticut , Louisiana , Massachusetts , Mississippi , Missouri , Maryland , Nevada , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania Rico , North Carolina , Northern Mariana Islands , Tennessee , Texas , Florida , South Carolina , Indiana | |
 | Senator from Vermont (since 2007) |  | 1526/4051 | 46/715 | 21 Idaho , Alaska , Wyoming , Washington State , Vermont , Wisconsin , Hawaii , Democrats Abroad , West Virginia , Indiana , Kansas , Colorado , Minnesota , Michigan , Maine , Nebraska , New Hampshire , Oklahoma , Oregon , Rhode Island , Utah | |
Other candidates
The candidates listed below: officially announced the start of the presidential campaign and registered with the Federal Election Commission, but they did not participate in the debate and did not gain 1% in opinion polls:
The candidates listed are on the ballots in at least one state:
- Rocky De La Fuente - A businessman from California
- Case Russell Jude - Former Overseer
- Sam Sloan is an international chess player
- Vermin Suprim - Massachusetts Artist
- Willy Wilson - businessman from Chicago
The main candidates who withdrew
The listed main candidates withdrew:
| Candidate | State | Campaign Logo | Completed the campaign |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Virginia |  | October 20, 2015 [6] |
 | Rhode Island |  | October 20, 2015 [7] |
 | Massachusetts |  | November 2, 2015 [8] |
 Martin O'Malley , former Maryland Governor. Former mayor of Baltimore. | Maryland |  | February 1, 2016 [9] |
Superdelegate Support
The superdelegates of the national convention are current senators, representatives, governors, former chairmen of DNA (Democratic National Committee) and members of DNA, at the conference they can vote for whoever they want [10] [11] :
| Candidate | Former DNA Chairs | Governors | Senators | Congressmen | DNA members | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton | 13 | nineteen | 40 | 172 | 282 | 547 |
| Bernie Sanders | one | 0 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 46 |
| Martin O'Malley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Did not support anyone | 6 | 2 | five | 12 | 117 | 142 |
| Total | 20 | 21 | 47 | 193 | 434 | 715 |
State Results
| Election date | State / Territory | Type of election | Winner | Votes for Hillary Clinton | Votes for Bernie Sanders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1, 2016 | Iowa | Focus | Hillary Clinton [12] | 49.9% | 49.6% |
| February 9, 2016 | New hampshire | Primaries | Bernie Sanders [13] | 38% | 60.4% [14] |
| February 20, 2016 | Nevada | Focus | Hillary Clinton [15] | 52.7% | 47.2% |
| February 27, 2016 | South Carolina | Primaries | Hillary Clinton [16] | 73.5% [17] | 26.0% |
| March 1 - 8, 2016 | Democrats Abroad | Primaries | Bernie Sanders | 30.9% | 68.9% |
| March 1, 2016 | Alabama | Primaries | Hillary Clinton [18] | 77.8% | 19.2% |
| American Samoa | Focus | Hillary Clinton | 68.4% | 25.7% | |
| Arkansas | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 66.3% | 29.7% | |
| Colorado | Focus | Bernie Sanders | 40.4% | 59.0% | |
| Georgia | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 71.3% | 28.2% | |
| Massachusetts | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 50.1% | 48.7% | |
| Minnesota | Focus | Bernie Sanders | 38.3% | 61.7% | |
| Oklahoma | Primaries | Bernie Sanders | 41.5% | 51.9% | |
| Tennessee | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 66.1% | 32.4% | |
| Texas | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 65.2% | 33.2% | |
| Vermont | Primaries | Bernie Sanders | 13.6% | 86.1% | |
| Virginia | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 64.3% | 35.2% | |
| March 5, 2016 | Kansas | Focus | Bernie Sandres | 32.3% | 67.7% |
| Louisiana | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 71.1% | 23.2% | |
| Nebraska | Focus | Bernie Sanders | 42.9% | 57.2% | |
| March 6, 2016 | Maine | Focus | Bernie Sanders [19] | 35.5% | 64.2% |
| March 8, 2016 | Michigan | Primaries | Bernie Sanders | 48.2% | 49.8% |
| Mississippi | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 82.6% | 16.5% | |
| March 12, 2016 | Northern Mariana Islands | Focus | Hillary Clinton | 54.0% | 34.4% |
| March 15, 2016 | Florida | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 64.5% | 33.3% |
| Illinois | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 50.3% | 48.8% | |
| Missouri | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 49.6% | 49.4% | |
| North Carolina | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 54.6% | 40.8% | |
| Ohio | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 56.5% | 42.7% | |
| March 22, 2016 | Idaho | Focus | Bernie Sanders [20] | 21.2% | 78.1% |
| Arizona | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 57.6% | 39.9% | |
| Utah | Primaries | Bernie Sanders [21] | 20.3% | 79.3% | |
| March 26, 2016 | Alaska | Focus | Bernie Sanders | 18.4% | 81.6% |
| Washington State | Focus | Bernie Sanders | 27.1% | 72.7% | |
| Hawaii | Focus | Bernie Sanders | 30.0% | 69.8% | |
| April 5, 2016 | Wisconsin | Primaries | Bernie Sanders | 43.1% | 56.6% |
| April 9, 2016 | Wyoming | Focus | Bernie Sanders | 44.3% | 55.7% |
| April 19, 2016 | New York | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 57.9% | 42.1% |
| April 26, 2016 | Delaware | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 59.8% | 39.2% |
| Connecticut | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 51.8% | 46.4% | |
| Maryland | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 63.0% | 33.3% | |
| Pennsylvania | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 55.6% | 43.6% | |
| Rhode Island | Primaries | Bernie Sanders | 43.3% | 55.0% | |
| May 3, 2016 | Indiana | Primaries | Bernie Sanders | 47.3% | 52.7% |
| May 7, 2016 | Guam | Focus | Hillary Clinton | 59.1% | 40.9% |
| May 10, 2016 | West Virginia | Primaries | Bernie Sanders | 35.8% | 51.4% |
| May 17, 2016 | Kentucky | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 46.8% | 46.3%. |
| Oregon | Primaries | Bernie Sanders | 47.3%. | 52.7% | |
| June 4, 2016 | Virgin Islands | Focus | Hillary Clinton | 84.2% | 12.2% |
| June 5, 2016 | Puerto rico | Focus | Hillary Clinton | 59.4% | 37.5% |
| June 7, 2016 | California | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 55.0% | 44.1% |
| Montana | Primaries | Bernie Sanders | 44.2% | 51.5% | |
| New Jersey | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 63.4% | 36.6% | |
| New Mexico | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 51.5% | 48.5% | |
| North Dakota | Primaries | Bernie Sanders | 25.6% | 64.2% | |
| South Dakota | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 51.1% | 48.9% | |
| June 14, 2016 | Washington DC | Primaries | Hillary Clinton | 78.7% | 21.1% |
Notes
- ↑ Primary and Delegates for Democrats Abroad . Date of treatment April 13, 2015.
- ↑ Cohen, Jon. Run Hillary Run !: Majority want a Clinton 2016 candidacy . The Washington Post (December 5, 2012). Date of treatment March 7, 2015.
- ↑ Steinhauser, Paul. Clinton rides high poll numbers into private life (for now?) . CNN.com (December 10, 2012). Date of treatment March 7, 2015.
- ↑ Campaign To Draft Elizabeth Warren For President Comes To A Halt Date of treatment June 5, 2015.
- ↑ Sanders Eyes Run Warren Run's Network in Iowa . Date of treatment June 5, 2015.
- ↑ Rappeport, Alan . Jim Webb Withdraws From Race for Democratic Presidential Nomination , The New York Times (October 20, 2015). Date of treatment October 21, 2015.
- ↑ Lincoln Chafee Withdraws From Presidential Race - First Draft. Political News, Now. - The New York Times
- ↑ Larry Lessig ends presidential campaign, citing unfair debate rules - The Washington Post
- ↑ Washington Post
- ↑ United States presidential primary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- ↑ Big nomination lead for Clinton: pocketing 'superdelegates'
- ↑ CNN
- ↑ New York Times
- ↑ The Washigton Post
- ↑ New York Times
- ↑ The Washington Post
- ↑ TASS
- ↑ The Washington Post # Super Tuesday .
- ↑ Sanders defeats Clinton primaries in Maine
- ↑ Sanders defeats the largest electoral focus in US history
- ↑ Senator Senders wins Utah Democrats' focuses