Superdelegates from New York, 2016
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New York sent a total of 44 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.
Note: As of July 12, 2016, two New York superdelegate positions were vacant.
New York superdelegates
Clinton
- Andrew Cuomo
- Brian Higgins
- Carolyn Maloney
- Charles Rangel
- Chuck Schumer
- Eliot Engel
- Grace Meng
- Gregory Meeks
- Hakeem Jeffries
- Jerrold Nadler
- Jose Serrano
- Joseph Crowley
- Kathleen Rice
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Louise Slaughter
- Nita Lowey
- Nydia Velazquez
- Paul Tonko
- Sean Maloney
- Steve Israel
- Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel
- Bill Clinton
- Dennis Rivera
- Emily Giske
- Gerry Sweeney
- Herman Farrell
- Jay Jacobs (New York)
- Jennifer Cunningham
- Maria C. Cole
- Sarah Kovner
- Sheila A. Comar
- Stephanie Miner
- Hector Figueroa
- Ralph Dawson
- Randi Weingarten
- Robert Zimmerman (New York)
- Stuart Appelbaum
- Yvette Clarke
Sanders
No New York 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]
New York primary results
- See also: Presidential election in New York, 2016
Hillary Clinton won the New York Democratic primary election, beating Bernie Sanders by 16 points. She carried all five New York City boroughs and the city's surrounding counties as well as the counties of Erie, Monroe, and Onondaga. According to exit poll data, Clinton outperformed Sanders with women, older voters, and non-white voters. African Americans, who made up 22 percent of the New York electorate, supported her over Sanders 75 to 25 percent. Sanders, on the other hand, performed well with younger voters, particularly voters between the ages of 18 and 24, who supported him over Clinton 81 to 19 percent.[2]
| New York Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Hillary Clinton |
57.5% | 1,133,980 | 139 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 41.6% | 820,256 | 108 | |
| Blank or void | 0.8% | 16,664 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,970,900 | 247 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and New York State Board of Elections | ||||
Delegate allocation
New York had 291 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 247 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.[3][4]
Forty-four 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.[3][5]
See also
- Superdelegates and the 2016 Democratic National Convention
- Presidential election in New York, 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, "New York Exit Poll," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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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