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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2008 [[New Jersey]] Democratic presidential primary
| country = New Jersey
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2004 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary
| previous_year = 2004
| next_election = 2016 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary
| next_year = 2016
| election_date = {{Start date|2008|02|5}}
| image1 = [[File:Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg|125px]]
| candidate1 = '''[[Hillary Clinton]]'''
| colour1 = D4AA00
| home_state1 = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| delegate_count1 = '''59'''
| popular_vote1 = '''613,500'''
| percentage1 = '''53.76%'''
| image2 = [[File:Barack Obama.jpg|125px]]
| candidate2 = [[Barack Obama]]
| colour2 = 800080
| home_state2 = [[Illinois]]
| delegate_count2 = 48
| popular_vote2 = 501,372
| percentage2 = 43.93%
| map_image = [[File:New Jersey Democratic presidential primary election results by county margins, 2008.svg|280px]]
| map_size = 280px
| map_caption = Primary results by county <br/>'''Clinton:''' {{legend0|#f1c98b|50–60%}} {{legend0|#e6b263|60–70%}} <br/>'''Obama:''' {{legend0|#e1bbe1|40–50%}} {{legend0|#cf94cf|50–60%}}
| outgoing_members = [[2008 Missouri Democratic presidential primary|MO]]
| elected_members = [[2008 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary|NM]]
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{{Elections in New Jersey sidebar}}


The '''2008 New Jersey Democratic primary''' took place [[February 5]], [[2008]], also known as [[Super Tuesday (2008)|Super Tuesday]].
The '''2008 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary''' took place February 5, 2008, also known as [[Super Tuesday (2008)|Super Tuesday]]. [[Hillary Clinton]] won this primary.

[[Image:NJPresidentialPrimary2008SampleBallot.jpg|thumb|right|234px|Sample ballot for the presidential primary.]]

==Polls==
{{main|Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 Super Tuesday Democratic Party presidential primaries#New Jersey}}

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==Results==
{{see also|Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries}}


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== Results ==
{| border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
{| border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|'''Color key:''' || align="center" bgcolor=pink| Candidate has withdrawn
|'''Key:''' || align="center" bgcolor=#FFE8E8| ''Withdrew''<br/><small>prior to contest</small>
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
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! colspan="4" | 2008 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary<ref>[http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/NJ-D.phtml The Green Papers]</ref>
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{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 95%; text-align:right;"
|-
|-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" align="center"
! colspan="4" | [[New Jersey]] Democratic presidential primary, 2008<br />99% of precincts reporting<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Center 2008: New Jersey Election Results |url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#val=NJ |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=[[2008-02-05]] |accessdate=2008-02-06}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" align="center"
! style="width: 17em"|Candidate
! style="width: 17em"|Candidate
! style="width: 5em"|Votes
! style="width: 5em"|Votes
! style="width: 7em"|Percentage
! style="width: 7em"|Percentage
! style="width: 5em"|National delegates
! style="width: 5em"|National delegates<ref>[http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/states/NJ.html New York Times Election Guide 2008]</ref>
|-
|-
| align="left"| '''[[Hillary Clinton]]'''
| align="left"| '''[[Hillary Clinton]]'''
| '''602,576'''
| '''613,500'''
| '''53.81%'''
| '''53.76%'''
| '''59'''
| '''59'''
|-
|-
| align="left"| [[Barack Obama]]
| align="left"| [[Barack Obama]]
| 492,186
| 501,372
| 43.95%
| 43.93%
| 48
| 48
|-bgcolor=pink
|-bgcolor=#FFE8E8
| align="left"| [[John Edwards]]
| align="left"| ''[[John Edwards]]''
| 14,607
| ''15,728''
| 1.30%
| ''1.38%''
| 0
| ''0''
|-bgcolor=pink
|-bgcolor=#FFE8E8
| align="left"| [[Joe Biden]]
| align="left"| ''[[Joe Biden]]''
| 4,021
| ''4,081''
| 0.36%
| ''0.36%''
| 0
| ''0''
|-bgcolor=pink
|-bgcolor=#FFE8E8
| align="left"| [[Bill Richardson]]
| align="left"| ''[[Bill Richardson]]''
| 3,305
| ''3,366''
| 0.30%
| ''0.29%''
| 0
| ''0''
|-bgcolor=pink
|-bgcolor=#FFE8E8
| align="left"| [[Dennis Kucinich]]
| align="left"| ''[[Dennis Kucinich]]''
| 3,073
| ''3,152''
| 0.27%
| ''0.28%''
| 0
| ''0''
|-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="margin-right:0.5em"
|-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="margin-right:0.5em"
| '''Totals'''
| '''Totals'''
|'''1,119,768'''
|'''1,141,199'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''107'''
|'''107'''
|}
|}</onlyinclude>

[[Mike Gravel presidential campaign, 2008|Mike Gravel]], although still an active candidate at the time, was not on the New Jersey ballot.

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== See also ==

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* [[Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008]]
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* [[New Jersey Republican primary, 2008]]

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== References ==


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==See also==
{{reflist}}
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* [[2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries]]
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* [[2008 New Jersey Republican presidential primary]]


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==References==
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== External links ==
{{Reflist}}


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==External links==
[http://www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/2008results/08primary-election/2008_Presidential_Primary_Election_Tallies.pdf Official state totals (not yet fully updated)]
* [http://www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/2008results/08primary-election/2008_Presidential_Primary_Election_Tallies.pdf Official state totals (not yet fully updated)]


{{2008Demprimaries}}
{{2008Demprimaries}}
{{United States presidential election, 2008}}
{{U.S. presidential primaries}}


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[[Category:2008 United States Democratic presidential primaries by state|New Jersey]]
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[[Category:2008 New Jersey elections]]
[[Category:New Jersey Democratic primaries|2008]]
[[Category:2008 Super Tuesday]]


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[[Category:United States Democratic presidential primaries, 2008]]


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[[es:Primaría demócrata de Nueva Jersey, 2008]]

Revision as of 07:41, 7 August 2024

2008 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary
← 2004 February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05) 2016 →
← MO
NM →
 
Candidate Hillary Clinton Barack Obama
Home state New York Illinois
Delegate count 59 48
Popular vote 613,500 501,372
Percentage 53.76% 43.93%
Primary results by county
Clinton:      50–60%      60–70%
Obama:      40–50%      50–60%
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The 2008 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary took place February 5, 2008, also known as Super Tuesday. Hillary Clinton won this primary.

Sample ballot for the presidential primary.

Polls

Main article: Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 Super Tuesday Democratic Party presidential primaries § New Jersey

Results

See also: Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries
Key: Withdrew
prior to contest
2008 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary[1]
Candidate Votes Percentage National delegates[2]
Hillary Clinton 613,500 53.76% 59
Barack Obama 501,372 43.93% 48
John Edwards 15,728 1.38% 0
Joe Biden 4,081 0.36% 0
Bill Richardson 3,366 0.29% 0
Dennis Kucinich 3,152 0.28% 0
Totals 1,141,199 100.00% 107

See also

References

  1. ^ The Green Papers
  2. ^ New York Times Election Guide 2008


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