Superdelegates from Arkansas, 2016
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Arkansas sent a total of five superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention. They are listed below beneath the candidate they are known to have supported as of July 11, 2016.
Arkansas superdelegates
Clinton
What is a superdelegate?
Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[1]
Arkansas primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Arkansas, 2016
Hillary Clinton won Arkansas' 2016 Democratic presidential primary.[2] Clinton was the first lady of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. She had an overwhelming victory in Arkansas in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, winning 69.7 percent of votes cast; Barack Obama won 26.6 percent.[3] Exit polls conducted by CNN in 2016 showed that Clinton won the support of 72 percent of women and 78 percent of voters over age 45. Clinton had overwhelming support from black voters in Arkansas, winning 88 percent.[4]
| Arkansas Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Hillary Clinton |
66.3% | 144,580 | 22 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 29.7% | 64,868 | 10 | |
| Martin O'Malley | 1.3% | 2,764 | 0 | |
| John Wolfe | 1.2% | 2,541 | 0 | |
| James Valentine | 0.8% | 1,687 | 0 | |
| Rocky De La Fuente | 0.8% | 1,680 | 0 | |
| Totals | 218,120 | 32 | ||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
Arkansas had 37 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 32 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[5][6]
Five party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[5][7]
See also
- Superdelegates and the 2016 Democratic National Convention
- Presidential election in Arkansas, 2016
- Democratic National Convention, 2016
- Democratic National Committee
Footnotes
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "2016 Election Center," March 1, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, “Election 2008: Arkansas Primary Results,” accessed February 29, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Arkansas Exit Polls," March 1, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
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