Superdelegates from Colorado, 2016
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Colorado sent a total of 12 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.
Colorado superdelegates
Clinton
- Blanca O'Leary
- Diana DeGette
- Ed Perlmutter
- Jared Polis
- John Hickenlooper
- Mannie Rodriguez
- Michael Bennet (Colorado)
- Roy Romer
Sanders
No Colorado superdelegates were known to have supported Bernie Sanders at the convention.
Unknown
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]
Colorado caucus results
- See also: Presidential election in Colorado, 2016
Bernie Sanders won the 2016 Colorado Democratic caucus. Sanders swept nearly all western and central counties and urban areas of the state.[2] In 2008, Barack Obama won the Colorado Democratic caucus with 67 percent of the vote, while Hillary Clinton came in second with 32 percent. In 2016, Clinton finished second with 40 percent.[3] A Quinnipiac University poll conducted in Colorado in November 2015 showed Clinton leading the Democratic field in Colorado with 55 percent. The same poll found that Clinton had the lowest favorability rating of any candidate, but she was rated highest for having the right experience to be president.[4]
| Colorado Democratic Caucus, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Bernie Sanders |
59% | 72,846 | 41 | |
| Hillary Clinton | 40.3% | 49,789 | 25 | |
| Other | 0.7% | 822 | 0 | |
| Totals | 123,457 | 66 | ||
| Source: Colorado Democratic Party and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Colorado had 78 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 66 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 caucus results.[5][6]
Twelve 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 Colorado, 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
- ↑ The New York Times, "Colorado Caucus Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, “Primary Season Election Results,” accessed February 29, 2016
- ↑ Quinnipiac University Poll, "Carson is Top Doc in Colorado Republican Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; All Top GOP Candidates Lead Clinton by Double-Digits," November 18, 2015
- ↑ 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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