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The 2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on May 6, 2008, one of the last primary elections in the long race for nomination between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Obama won the primary.
North Carolina sent 134 delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. 115 delegates were tied to the results of the primary, with the remainder being unelected superdelegates not pledged to any candidate.[1] Registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters (but not registered Republicans) were allowed to participate.[2] The polls were open from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM, Eastern daylight time (UTC-4).[3] North Carolina had 5,811,778 registered voters in 2,817 precincts, with turnout at 36.42%.[4][5]
- ^ "News & Observer blog: How N.C.'s delegates will be divvied up".
- ^ "North Carolina's open primary". Projects.newsobserver.com. February 7, 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ "North Carolina State Board of Elections". Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved May 6, 2008.
- ^ "NC Election Results". NC State Board of Elections. May 6, 2008. Retrieved May 6, 2008.
- ^ "North Carolina Election Results". CBS News. Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved May 6, 2008.