Superdelegates from Maine, 2016
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Maine 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.
Maine superdelegates
Clinton
Sanders
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]
Maine caucus results
- See also: Presidential election in Maine, 2016
Bernie Sanders won the 2016 Maine Democratic caucus over Hillary Clinton with more than 60 percent of the vote.[2] Sanders’ victory in Maine marked his third win of the weekend of March 5-6, 2016. On March 5, he also won caucuses in Kansas and Nebraska. In Maine, Sanders won all of the state’s major urban areas, including the cities of Portland, South Portland Lewiston and Bangor, and most of Maine's coastline. Sanders carried Portland, Maine’s biggest city with a population of roughly 66,000, by more than 30 points.[3] Barack Obama won the Maine Democratic caucus in 2008. He beat Clinton 59 to 40 percent.
| Maine Democratic Caucus, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Bernie Sanders |
64.3% | 2,231 | 17 | |
| Hillary Clinton | 35.9% | 1,232 | 8 | |
| Other | 0.2% | 7 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3,470 | 25 | ||
| Source: CNN and The New York Times | ||||
Vote totals represent state delegates won.
Delegate allocation
Maine had 30 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 25 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.[4][5]
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.[4][6]
See also
- Superdelegates and the 2016 Democratic National Convention
- Presidential election in Maine, 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
- ↑ Politico, "Sanders wins Maine," March 6, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Maine," March 6, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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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