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The2008 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary took place on February 9, 2008, and had 56 delegates at stake. The winner in each ofLouisiana's seven congressional districts was awarded all of that district's delegates, totaling 37. Another 29 delegates were awarded to the statewide winner,Barack Obama. The 56 delegates represented Louisiana at theDemocratic National Convention inDenver, Colorado. Ten other unpledged delegates, known assuperdelegates, also attended the convention and cast their votes as well.
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| 2008 Louisiana Democratic Presidential Primary Results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates | ||
| Democratic | Barack Obama | 220,632 | 57.40% | 33 | ||
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 136,925 | 35.63% | 23 | ||
| Democratic | John Edwards | 13,026 | 3.39% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Joe Biden | 6,178 | 1.61% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Richardson | 4,257 | 1.11% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Christopher Dodd | 1,924 | 0.50% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Dennis Kucinich | 1,404 | 0.37% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 384,346 | 100.00% | 56 | |||
| Voter turnout | % | — | ||||
