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The2000 New York Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on the same day, known asSuper Tuesday for the2000 presidential election. TheNew York primary was aclosed primary, with the state awarding 294delegates to the2000 Democratic National Convention, of whom 243 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.
Vice president and presumptive nomineeAl Gore decided the primary with almost 66% of the vote, winning 158 delegates, while senatorBill Bradley caught a relevant amount of delegates one of the last times in the primary cycle, receiving 33% and 85 delegates, and one other candidate,Lyndon LaRouche Jr. earned less than 1%.
New York was one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries onSuper Tuesday.[1]
Voting took place throughout the state from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. In the 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 243 pledged delegates to the2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, between 4 and 6 were allocated to each of thestate's 31 congressional districts and another 32 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 53 at-large delegates.
The state Democratic committee met on May 31, 2000, to vote on the 53 at-large and 32 pledged PLEO delegates for the Democratic National Convention. The delegation also included 47 unpledged PLEO delegates: 26 members of theDemocratic National Committee, 21 members of Congress (Both senators,Daniel Patrick Moynihan andChuck Schumer, and 19 representatives,Carolyn McCarthy,Gary Ackerman,Gregory Meeks,Joseph Crowley,Jerrold Nadler,Anthony Weiner,Edolphus Towns,Major Owens,Nydia Velázquez,Carolyn Maloney,Charles Rangel,José Serrano,Eliot Engel,Nita Lowey,Michael McNulty,Maurice Hinchey,Louise Slaughter, andJohn LaFalce), and 4 add-ons.[2]
| Pledgednational convention delegates | |||||||
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| Type | Del. | Type | Del. | Type | Del. | ||
| CD1 | 6 | CD12 | 7 | CD23 | 6 | ||
| CD2 | 6 | CD13 | 6 | CD24 | 7 | ||
| CD3 | 7 | CD14 | 8 | CD25 | 6 | ||
| CD4 | 7 | CD15 | 8 | CD26 | 6 | ||
| CD5 | 8 | CD16 | 6 | CD27 | 6 | ||
| CD6 | 6 | CD17 | 7 | CD28 | 7 | ||
| CD7 | 7 | CD18 | 8 | CD29 | 7 | ||
| CD8 | 8 | CD19 | 7 | CD30 | 7 | ||
| CD9 | 8 | CD20 | 6 | CD31 | 6 | ||
| CD10 | 8 | CD21 | 6 | PLEO | 32 | ||
| CD11 | 8 | CD22 | 6 | At-large | 53 | ||
| Total pledged delegates | 243 | ||||||
The following candidates appeared on the ballot:
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Gore | 639,417 | 65.62 | 158 |
| Bill Bradley | 326,038 | 33.46 | 85 |
| Lyndon LaRouche Jr. | 9,008 | 0.92 | |
| Uncommitted | - | - | 51 |
| Total | 974,463 | 100% | 294 |
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