Preliminary Wisconsin Democratic Delegate Count
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Preliminary
Based on
return numbers yesterday, the Democratic Party
of Wisconsin is reporting preliminary
pledged delegate count from the Democratic
primary. The DPW will report
official delegate counts when the Government
Accountability board finishes its
official election
canvass.
Of the 74
delegates allotted today, 42 will be pledged to
Senator Obama and 32 to Senator
Clinton. Forty eight of today’s delegates are
allotted by Congressional
District. A CD breakdown is included below. The
remaining 26 delegates are
allotted based on the statewide vote
total.
1st
CD:
3 Obama, 3 Clinton
5th
CD:
3 Obama, 2 Clinton
2nd
CD:
5 Obama, 3 Clinton
6th
CD:
3 Obama, 2 Clinton
3rd
CD:
3 Obama, 3 Clinton
7th
CD:
3 Obama, 3 Clinton
4th
CD:
4 Obama, 2 Clinton
8th
CD:
3 Obama, 3
Clinton
At large
delegates:
9 Obama, 7 Clinton
PLEO
delegates:
6 Obama, 4
Clinton
Through the
next few months, the Democratic Party of
Wisconsin will fill the pledged
delegate positions with people from around the
state. Anyone wanting to run for
delegate must file a statement of intent with
the State Party. Congressional
District delegates will be selected through
county and CD caucuses, and at
large and PLEO (Pledged Party Leader and
Elected Official) delegates will be
chosen by the DPW administrative committee.
For more
information on the delegate allocation or the
delegate selection process,
contact Rachel Strauch-Nelson at 608-260-2406
or rachels@wisdems.org.
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