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The2008 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary took place onSuper Tuesday, February 5, 2008, with 35 delegates at stake.[1] The winner in each ofArkansas's four congressional districts was awarded all of that district's delegates, totaling 22. Another 13 delegates were awarded to the statewide winner,Hillary Clinton. The 35 delegates represented Arkansas at theDemocratic National Convention inDenver, Colorado. Twelve other unpledged delegates, known assuperdelegates, also attended the convention and cast their votes as well.
| 2008 Arkansas Democratic Presidential Primary Results | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates | ||
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 220,136 | 70.05% | 27 | ||
| Democratic | Barack Obama | 82,476 | 26.25% | 8 | ||
| Democratic | John Edwards | 5,873 | 1.87% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Uncommitted | 3,398 | 1.08% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Others | 1,541 | 0.49% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Richardson | 810 | 0.26% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 314,234 | 100.00% | 35 | |||
| Voter turnout | % | — | ||||
Arkansas, the state where Hillary Clinton served asFirst Lady during her husbandBill Clinton’s tenure asgovernor, gave Clinton her largest victory during the course of the Democratic Primary. She swept the state among every major demographic – age, gender, religion, income, and educational attainment. According to exit polls, 80 percent of voters in the Arkansas Democratic Primary wereCaucasian and they opted for Clinton by a margin of 79–16 compared to the 17 percent ofAfrican Americans who backed Obama by a margin of 74–25.
Clinton carried every county in Arkansas by nearly two-to-one margins with the exception of three counties won by Obama:Crittenden, which containsWest Memphis and is a part of theMemphis Metropolitan Area; andLee andPhillips counties, both predominantly African American and located along theMississippi River Delta.
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