2008 Oregon Democratic presidential primary

2008 Oregon Democratic presidential primaries

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Candidate Barack Obama Hillary Clinton
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Delegate count 31 21
Popular vote 375,385 259,825
Percentage 58.52% 40.50%

Primary results by county
Clinton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

The 2008 Oregon Democratic presidential primary was a mail-only primary in the U.S. state of Oregon. Ballots were mailed to registered Democratic voters between May 2 and May 6, 2008.[1] To be counted, all ballots had to have been received by county elections offices by 8:00 p.m. PDT on May 20, 2008.[1] It was a closed primary and voters had to have registered as Democrats by April 29, 2008, to be eligible to vote in any of the partisan races. Barack Obama won the presidential primary with 58% of the vote.

At the time of the election there were 868,371 registered Democratic voters; 73.56% of them voted in this election.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Voters' Guides General Information". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
  2. ^ "Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division". Oregon Secretary of State. May 22, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.[permanent dead link]