Superdelegates from Georgia, 2016
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Georgia sent a total of 15 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.
Georgia superdelegates
Clinton
- Dan Halpern
- David Worley (Georgia)
- DuBose Porter
- Kasim Reed
- Nikema Williams
- Pam Stephenson
- Sally Rosser
- Wendy Davis (Georgia)
- David Scott (Georgia)
- Hank Johnson
- John Lewis (Georgia)
Sanders
No Georgia 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]
Georgia primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Georgia, 2016
Hillary Clinton won the 2016 Georgia Democratic primary with 71.2 percent of the vote.[2] This was a substantial improvement over her 2008 performance against Barack Obama where she only won 31.1 percent.[3] Clinton also swept the state except for one county; Bernie Sanders claimed that victory in Echols County.[4] According to exit polling from CNN, Clinton won with nearly every demographic group, including men, women, self-identified liberals and moderates and voters of all income and education levels. Eighty-five percent of African-American voters supported Clinton. Sanders narrowly outperformed with voters 29 years of age or younger and white men.[5]
| Georgia Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Hillary Clinton |
71.3% | 545,674 | 73 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 28.2% | 215,797 | 29 | |
| Martin O'Malley | 0.3% | 2,129 | 0 | |
| Michael Steinberg | 0.2% | 1,766 | ||
| Totals | 765,366 | 102 | ||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Georgia had 117 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 102 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.[6][7]
Fifteen 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.[6][8]
See also
- Superdelegates and the 2016 Democratic National Convention
- Presidential election in Georgia, 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, "Super Tuesday: Live updates," March 1, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Georgia Primary Results, 2008," accessed March 2, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Georgia Primary Results, 2016," accessed March 2, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Georgia Exit Polls (Democratic)," March 1, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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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