2008 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary

The 2008 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary took place May 20, 2008, and had 51 delegates at stake. The winner in each of Kentucky's six congressional districts was awarded all of that district's delegates, totaling 34. Another 17 delegates were awarded to the statewide winner, Hillary Clinton. The 51 delegates represented Kentucky at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Nine other unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates, also attended the convention and cast their votes as well.

2008 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary

May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)
 
Candidate Hillary Clinton Barack Obama
Home state New York Illinois
Delegate count 37 14
Popular vote 459,511 209,954
Percentage 65.48% 29.92%

Primary results by county
Clinton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Obama:      50–60%

Kentucky had a closed primary, meaning it was open only to registered Democrats. Those wishing to participate in the primary had to register as Democrats 28 days prior to the primary.

There were 3,545 precincts in 120 counties with 1,629,845 Democratic registered voters, and the turnout was 43.0% of the registered voters.

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