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The 2016 Massachusetts Democratic primary took place on March 1 in the U.S. state of Massachusetts as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
On the same day, dubbed "Super Tuesday," Democratic primaries were held in ten other states plus American Samoa, while the Republican Party held primaries in eleven states including their own Massachusetts primary.
Opinion polling
| Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary results | March 1, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 50.1% |
Bernie Sanders 48.7% |
Other 1.2% | |
| SurveyMonkey[1]
Margin of error: ± ?
|
February 22–29, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 48% |
Bernie Sanders 46% |
Others / Undecided 6% | |
| Emerson College[2]
Margin of error: ± 3.7%
|
February 26–28, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 54% |
Bernie Sanders 43% |
Others / Undecided 3% | |
| Suffolk University[3]
Margin of error: ± 4.4%
|
February 25–27, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 50% |
Bernie Sanders 42% |
Others / Undecided 8% | |
| WBZ-UMass Amherst[4]
Margin of error: ± 6.5%
|
February 19–25, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 47% |
Bernie Sanders 44% |
Others / Undecided 9% | |
| WBUR[5]
Margin of error: ± 4.9%
|
February 21–23, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 49% |
Bernie Sanders 44% |
Others / Undecided 7% | |
| Emerson College[6]
Margin of error: ± 4.75%
|
February 19–21, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 46% |
Bernie Sanders 46% |
Undecided 5% | |
| Public Policy Polling[7]
Margin of error: ± 4.2
|
February 14–16, 2016 | Bernie Sanders 49% |
Hillary Clinton 42% |
Undecided 9% | |
| Emerson College
Margin of error: ± 6.0%
|
October 16–18, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 59% |
Bernie Sanders 25% |
Jim Webb 5% |
Martin O'Malley 3%, Lincoln Chafee 3%, Other 2%, Undecided 3% |
| Emerson College[8]
Margin of error: ± ?
|
March 14–19, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 43% |
Elizabeth Warren 16% |
Joe Biden 10% |
Bernie Sanders 6%, Martin O'Malley 2%, Other/Undecided 24% |
| Gravis Marketing
Margin of error: ± 4%
|
January 19–21, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 46% |
Elizabeth Warren 22% |
Undecided 32% | |
| Suffolk University
Margin of error: ± 4.9%
|
August 21–24, 2014 | Hillary Clinton 55% |
Elizabeth Warren 17.25% |
Joe Biden 7.75% |
Andrew Cuomo 4.75%, Martin O'Malley 1.5%, Undecided 12.25%, Refused 1.25%, Other 0.25% |
| Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ± 3.8%
|
May 1–2, 2013 | Hillary Clinton 55% |
Joe Biden 17% |
Andrew Cuomo 4% |
Deval Patrick 4%, Elizabeth Warren 4%, Martin O'Malley 1%, Kirsten Gillibrand 0%, Brian Schweitzer 0%, Mark Warner 0%, Someone else/Not sure 14% |
Results
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 91
| Candidate | Popular vote[9] | Estimated delegates[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Hillary Clinton | 603,782 | 49.9% | 46 | 16 | 62 |
| Bernie Sanders | 589,803 | 48.5% | 45 | 1 | 46 |
| Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) | 4,783 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky De La Fuente | 1,545 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 4,927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Uncommitted | 8,090 | – | 8 | 8 | |
| Blank votes | 4,326 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 1,220,296 | 100% | 91 | 25 | 116 |
References
- ↑ "Trump’s Lead Looks Steady in Run-Up to Super Tuesday". Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ "EMERSON POLL: CRUZ CLINGS TO NARROW LEAD IN TEXAS; TRUMP ROMPS IN BAY STATE, CLINTON PULLS AWAY FROM SANDERS" (PDF).
- ↑ "FINAL FEBRUARY MASS. DEM LIKELY VOTERS GeoCode" (PDF).
- ↑ "UMass Amherst/WBZ Poll of MA Likely Primary Voters" (PDF).
- ↑ "WBUR Poll: In Mass., Clinton Edges Sanders, While Trump Leads Big".
- ↑ "EMERSON POLL: IN MASSACHUSETTS CLINTON, SANDERS IN A DEAD HEAT; TRUMP TROUNCES ALL GOP RIVALS" (PDF).
- ↑ "March 2016 Democratic Primary Polls" (PDF).
- ↑ "Wix PDF" (PDF). media.wix.com. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ↑ "2016 President Democratic Primary". Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ The Green Papers