Superdelegates from Louisiana, 2016
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Louisiana sent a total of eight 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.
Louisiana superdelegates
Clinton
- Arlanda Williams
- Arthur Morrell
- Cedric Richmond
- Deborah Langhoff
- John Bel Edwards (Louisiana)
- Karen Peterson (Louisiana)
- Ben Jeffers
Sanders
No Louisiana 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]
Louisiana primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Louisiana, 2016
Hillary Clinton won the Louisiana Democratic primary election. The call was made only 10 minutes after the polls closed in the state. Polls from late February and early March 2016 showed her with a thirty point lead over her opponent Bernie Sanders. Clinton defeated Sanders in 62 of the state’s 64 parishes. She won the two largest Democratic-voting parishes, Orleans and East Baton Rouge, both of which have large African American populations, by 79 and 78 percent, respectively. Sanders won Cameron and LaSalle Parishes.
| Louisiana Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Steve Burke | 1.5% | 4,785 | 0 | |
 Hillary Clinton |
71.1% | 221,733 | 37 | |
| Roque De La Fuente | 0.4% | 1,341 | 0 | |
| Henry Hewes | 0.3% | 806 | 0 | |
| Keith Judd | 0.4% | 1,357 | 0 | |
| Martin O'Malley | 0.8% | 2,550 | 0 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 23.2% | 72,276 | 14 | |
| Michael Steinberg | 0.3% | 993 | 0 | |
| Willie Wilson | 0.5% | 1,423 | 0 | |
| John Wolfe | 1.4% | 4,512 | 0 | |
| Totals | 311,776 | 51 | ||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Louisiana had 59 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 51 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.[2][3]
Eight 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.[2][4]
See also
- Superdelegates and the 2016 Democratic National Convention
- Presidential election in Louisiana, 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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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