Superdelegates from South Dakota, 2016
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South Dakota 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.
South Dakota superdelegates
Clinton
Sanders
No South Dakota 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]
South Dakota primary results
Hillary Clinton narrowly defeated Bernie Sanders in the South Dakota Democratic primary. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Clinton won 51 to 49 percent. The two candidates divided the state in half—literally—with Clinton taking most of the eastern counties, while Sanders took most of the western counties. In Lyman County, located almost exactly in the middle of the state, Clinton and Sanders split the vote 50-50, winning 115 votes each.[2] Twenty pledged delegates were at stake. Each candidate received ten of them. Clinton's victory in South Dakota came after The Associated Press declared on June 6 that she had secured enough pledged delegates and superdelegates to clinch the Democratic nomination.
| South Dakota Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Hillary Clinton |
51% | 27,047 | 10 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 49% | 25,959 | 10 | |
| Totals | 53,006 | 20 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
South Dakota had 25 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 20 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]
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.[3][5]
See also
- Superdelegates and the 2016 Democratic National Convention
- Presidential election in South Dakota, 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
- ↑ The New York Times, "South Dakota Primary Results," accessed June 7, 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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