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.svg) Primary results by county Gore: 35–40% 50–55% 55–60% 60–65% 65–70% 70–75% 75–80% 80–85% 85–90% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pledgednational convention delegates | |
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| Type | Del. |
| CD1 | 6 |
| CD2 | 6 |
| CD3 | 6 |
| CD4 | 5 |
| CD5 | 5 |
| CD6 | 5 |
| PLEO | 7 |
| At-large | 11 |
| Total pledged delegates | 51 |
The2000 Colorado Democratic presidential primary took place on March 10, 2000, as one of two contests scheduled on the weekend followingSuper Tuesday in theDemocratic Party primaries for the2000 presidential election, following theSouth Carolina caucuses the day before. TheColorado primary, the first in the state since 2000, was asemi-closed primary and awarded 61delegates towards the2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 51 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
Vice presidentAl Gore won the primary with 71% of the vote and ultimately received 44 delegates, ahead of SenatorBill Bradley, who won roughly 23% and received 7 delegates, after withdrawing the night before.[1] The option for Uncommitted received 4% of the vote and conspiracy theoristLyndon LaRouche Jr. received just under 1%.[2]
Colorado was one of two states that held primaries on March 10, 2000, along withUtah.[3]
Voting took place throughout the state until 7:00 p.m. In the semi-closed primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 61 pledged delegates to the2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, between 5 and 7 were allocated to each of thestate's 6 congressional districts and another 7 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 11 at-large delegates.[2]
The state convention voted on the 11 at-large and 7 pledged PLEO delegates for theDemocratic National Convention. The delegation also included 12 unpledged PLEO delegates: 6 members of theDemocratic National Committee, 2 members of Congress (Diana DeGette andMark Udall), 1 distinguished party leader, and 1 add-on.[2]
The following candidates appeared on the ballot:
Withdrawn
There was also an uncommitted option.
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[5] |
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| Al Gore | 63,384 | 71.43 | 44 |
| Bill Bradley(withdrawn) | 20,663 | 23.29 | 7 |
| Uncommitted | 3,867 | 4.36 | 10 |
| Lyndon LaRouche Jr. | 821 | 0.93 | |
| Total | 88,735 | 100% | 61 |
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