United States Virgin Islands Democratic territorial convention, 2008

The 2008 United States Virgin Islands Democratic territorial convention took place on February 9, 2008. The convention chose 6 delegates, all pledged to Senator Barack Obama. Each delegate, however, only counted for half a vote at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.[1] The Virgin Islands' delegation also included 6 unpledged "superdelegates" not bound by the results of the convention.

Results

United States Virgin Islands Democratic presidential territorial convention, 2008[2]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegate votes
Barack Obama 1,820 90.1% 3
Hillary Clinton 150 7.4% 0
Uncommitted 50 2.5% 0
Totals 2,020 100.00% 3

See also

References

  1. Smith, Ben (2008-02-09). "Obama sweeps in the Virgin Islands". The Politico. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  2. Morris, Molly (2008-02-10). "Huge V.I. Turnout Turns Into Huge Obama Win". St. Croix Source. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
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