Superdelegates from Texas, 2016
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Texas sent a total of 29 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.
Texas superdelegates
Clinton
- Al Green (Texas)
- Eddie Bernice Johnson
- Filemon Vela (Texas U.S. representative)
- Gene Green
- Henry Cuellar
- Joaquin Castro
- Lloyd Doggett
- Marc Veasey
- Ruben Hinojosa (Texas congressman)
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Beto O'Rourke
- Betty Ritchie
- Dennis Speight
- Gilberto Hinojosa
- Jose R. Rodriguez (Texas)
- Katie Naranjo
- Lenora Sorola-Pohlman
- Montserrat Garibay
- Rafael Anchia
- Royce West
- Garnet Coleman
Sanders
No Texas superdelegates were known to have supported Bernie Sanders at the convention.
Unknown
- Carol Guthrie
- Fredericka Phillips
- Glen Maxey
- Henry R. Muñoz III
- John Patrick (Texas)
- Lorraine Miller
- Senfronia Thompson
- Yvonne Davis
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]
Texas primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Texas, 2016
Hillary Clinton won the Texas Democratic primary election. Polls from late February 2016 showed her with a thirty point lead over her opponent Bernie Sanders. Exit poll data compiled by CNN shows that Clinton outperformed Sanders with both men and women in Texas, winning 56 percent and 65 percent respectively. Clinton also won over non-white voters. Latino voters, who made up 28 percent of the Democratic electorate, supported Clinton by 67 percent. She won 80 percent of black voters.[2]
| Texas Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Hillary Clinton |
65.2% | 936,004 | 147 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 33.2% | 476,547 | 75 | |
| Roque De La Fuente | 0.6% | 8,429 | 0 | |
| Calvin Hawes | 0.1% | 2,017 | 0 | |
| Keith Judd | 0.2% | 2,569 | 0 | |
| Star Locke | 0.1% | 1,711 | 0 | |
| Martin O'Malley | 0.4% | 5,364 | 0 | |
| Willie Wilson | 0.2% | 3,254 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,435,895 | 222 | ||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Texas had 251 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 222 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]
Twenty-nine 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 Texas, 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, "Texas Exit Polls," March 1, 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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