2000 New York Democratic presidential primary

The 2000 New York Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on the same day, known as Super Tuesday for the 2000 presidential election. The New York primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 294 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of whom 243 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

2000 New York Democratic presidential primary

March 7, 2000 (2000-03-07)

294 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (243 pledged, 51 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 158 85
Popular vote 639,417 326,038
Percentage 65.62% 33.46%

Primary results by county
Gore:      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      70–75%      75–80%

Vice president and presumptive nominee Al Gore decided the primary with almost 66% of the vote, winning 158 delegates, while senator Bill Bradley caught a relevant amount of delegates one of the last times in the primary cycle, receiving 33% and 85 delegates, and one other candidate, Lyndon LaRouche Jr. earned less than 1%.

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