2000 Maryland Democratic presidential primary

The 2000 Maryland Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 16 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Maryland primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 95 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of whom 68 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

2000 Maryland Democratic presidential primary

March 7, 2000 (2000-03-07)

95 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (68 pledged, 27 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
 
Candidate Al Gore Bill Bradley
Home state Tennessee New Jersey
Delegate count 49 19
Popular vote 341,630 144,387
Percentage 67.32% 28.45%

Primary results by county
Gore:      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      70–75%      75–80%      80–85%
Pledged national
convention
delegates
Type Del.
CD1 5
CD2 5
CD3 6
CD4 7
CD5 5
CD6 4
CD7 6
CD8 6
PLEO 9
At-large 15
Total pledged delegates 68

Vice president Al Gore won the primary with 67% of the vote. Senator Bill Bradley, who would withdraw in the days following from the presidential race but still competed for delegates, only reached less than 28%, one of his lowest results so far in the race. The remaining 4% were separated between Lyndon LaRouche Jr. and the "uncommitted" option.

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