2000 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary took place on May 23, 2000, alongside the Arkansas primary and the non-binding Idaho Presidential Preference primary, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Kentucky primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 58 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of whom 49 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.
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58 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (49 pledged, 9 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Primary results by county Gore: 50–55% 55–60% 60–65% 65–70% 70–75% 75–80% 80–85% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elections in Kentucky |
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| Pledged national convention delegates | |
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| Type | Del. |
| CD1 | 5 |
| CD2 | 5 |
| CD3 | 8 |
| CD4 | 4 |
| CD5 | 5 |
| CD6 | 5 |
| PLEO | 6 |
| At-large | 11 |
| Total pledged delegates | 49 |
Presumptive nominee and vice president Al Gore handily won the primary with almost 72% of the vote but not all of the 54 delegates. Senator Bill Bradley, despite withdrawing in March, received almost 15% of the vote, winning just 3 delegates. The option for uncommitted delegates caught up almost 12% but did not receive enough votes to allocate uncommitted delegates from the district level. Lyndon LaRouche Jr. amassed just 2% of the vote and won no delegates.