2000 Texas Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 Texas Democratic presidential primary took place on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled on the week following Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Nevada caucuses the weekend before. The Texas primary was an open primary, with the state awarding one the largest amounts of national convention delegates on Mini Tuesday and third-largest amount overall: 231 delegates, of which 194 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary.
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231 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (194 pledged, 37 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote | |||||||||||||||||||
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Primary results by county Gore: 40–45% 45–50% 50–55% 55–60% 60–65% 65–70% 70–75% 75–80% 80–85% 85–90% 90–95% Bradley: 45–50% 50–55% Tie: No votesː | |||||||||||||||||||
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Vice president Al Gore easily won the primary, winning over 80% of the vote and 182 delegates. Senator Bill Bradley took 16% of the vote and earned 12 delegates, while Lyndon LaRouche Jr. only got 3% of the vote.
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