2008 Democrats Abroad presidential primary

2008 Democrats Abroad presidential primary
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Nominee Barack Obama Hillary Clinton
Party Democratic Democratic
Home state Illinois New York
Delegate count 4½ 2½
Popular vote 15,214 7,501
Percentage 65.85% 32.46%
Election results by country.
  Barack Obama
  Hillary Clinton
  John Edwards[a]
  Tie
Obama prevailed in all areas
(Americas, Asia-Pacific and EMEA) and in Overseas Military Mail (APO-AA[b], APO-AP[c], APO-AE[d])

The 2008 Democrats Abroad presidential primary took place from February 5, 2008 (Super Tuesday) until February 12.

The first voting began at midnight in Indonesia, with one of the first unofficial results coming from a polling station at the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta. Of roughly 100 votes, 75% were for Senator Barack Obama and 25% for Senator Hillary Clinton.[1] The midnight vote was an attempt to replicate the voting at Dixville Notch, New Hampshire during the New Hampshire primary.[2]

This was the first Democrats Abroad primary in which voters could vote online, and by the end of the primary, online votes had been cast from 164 countries and territories. Democrats Abroad announced the worldwide results on February 21, 2008, declaring Barack Obama the winner.[3] Democrats Abroad held a global convention on April 12, 2008.


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  1. ^ McDowell, Robin (2008-02-04). "Democrats Overseas Head to Polls". TIME. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  2. ^ "Obama wins first US Democratic Party voting abroad on 'Super Tuesday'". AFP. 2008-02-04. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  3. ^ "Obama Wins Democrats Abroad Global Primary". Democrats Abroad. 2008-02-21. Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-02-21.