Superdelegates from Ohio, 2016
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Ohio sent a total of 17 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.
Ohio superdelegates
Clinton
- David Pepper
- Joyce Beatty
- Kathleen Clyde
- Marcia Fudge
- Sherrod Brown
- Tim Ryan (Ohio)
- David Wilhelm
- Isabel Framer
- Jocelyn Bucaro
- Joe Rugola
- Mark Mallory
- Nan Whaley
- Pat Frost-Brooks
- Rhine L. McLin
- Ronald L. Malone
- Valerie J. McCall
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]
Ohio primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Ohio, 2016
Hillary Clinton won the Ohio Democratic primary election with 57 percent of the vote. Bernie Sanders received 43 percent of the vote. According to exit polls, Clinton outperformed Sanders with women, older voters, voters of all education levels, voters with annual incomes above and below $50,000 and voters who viewed themselves as "somewhat liberal," "moderate," and "conservative." Clinton won 70 percent of black voters. She lost voters who identified as "very liberal" to Sanders 48 to 52 percent.[2] In the Democratic primary, 143 pledged delegates were up for grabs.
| Ohio Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Hillary Clinton |
56.1% | 696,681 | 81 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 43.1% | 535,395 | 62 | |
| Roque De La Fuente | 0.8% | 9,402 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,241,478 | 143 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Ohio had 160 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 143 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]
Seventeen 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 Ohio, 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, "Ohio exit polls," March 15, 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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