2016 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary

2016 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary

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Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders
Home state New York Vermont
Delegate count 60 47
Popular vote 622,915 467,018
Percentage 54.50% 40.86%

Results by county
Clinton:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Sanders:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

The 2016 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on March 15 in the U.S. state of North Carolina as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

On the same day, the Democratic Party held primaries in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio, while the Republican Party held primaries in the same five states, including their own North Carolina primary, plus the Northern Mariana Islands.

Clinton easily won the primary, though Sanders did outperform polls. Clinton had the in-state backing of Rep. G.K. Butterfield, the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, as well as Reps. Alma Adams and David Price.[1] Sanders, meanwhile, did not have any endorsements from members of Congress representing the state.[1] Clinton won 80% of African Americans.[2]

  1. ^ a b Gass, Nick (March 15, 2016). "Hillary Clinton wins North Carolina Democratic primary". POLITICO. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
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