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The2016 Montana Democratic presidential primary was held on June 7 in the U.S. state ofMontana as one of theDemocratic Party's primaries ahead of the2016 presidential election.
TheDemocratic Party's primaries inCalifornia,New Jersey,New Mexico andSouth Dakota were held the same day, as wereRepublican primaries in the same five states, including their ownMontana primary. Additionally, the Democratic Party heldNorth Dakota caucuses the same day.
| Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other |
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| Official Primary results[2] | June 7, 2016 | Bernie Sanders 51.6% | Hillary Clinton 44.2% | No Preference 4.3% | |
| Gravis Marketing[3] Margin of error: 3% | February 24–25, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 42.2% | Elizabeth Warren 34.3% | Joe Biden 5.9% | Jim Webb 2.9%, Mark Warner 2%, Martin O'Malley 1%, Unsure 11.8% |
| Public Policy Polling[4] Margin of error: ± 5% | November 15–17, 2013 | Hillary Clinton 47% | Brian Schweitzer 26% | Elizabeth Warren 8% | Joe Biden 6%, Andrew Cuomo 3%, Cory Booker 1%, Martin O'Malley 1%, Kirsten Gillibrand 0%, Mark Warner 0%, Someone Else/Undecided 7% |
| Public Policy Polling[5] Margin of error: ± 5.6% | June 21–23, 2013 | Hillary Clinton 52% | Brian Schweitzer 17% | Joe Biden 9% | Cory Booker 3%, Elizabeth Warren 3%, Andrew Cuomo 1%, Kirsten Gillibrand 1%, Martin O'Malley 0%, Mark Warner 0%, Someone Else/Undecided 13% |
| Public Policy Polling[6] Margin of error: ± 5.1% | February 15–17, 2013 | Hillary Clinton 58% | Brian Schweitzer 22% | Joe Biden 9% | Elizabeth Warren 5%, Andrew Cuomo 3%, Martin O'Malley 1%, Deval Patrick 1%, Kirsten Gillibrand 0%, Mark Warner 0%, Someone Else/Undecided 5% |
| Brian Schweitzer 35% | Joe Biden 28% | Elizabeth Warren 13% | Mark Warner 5%, Andrew Cuomo 4%, Kirsten Gillibrand 1%, Martin O'Malley 1%, Deval Patrick 0%, Someone Else/Undecided 13% | ||
| Brian Schweitzer 46% | Elizabeth Warren 18% | Andrew Cuomo 12% | Mark Warner 3%, Martin O'Malley 2%, Kirsten Gillibrand 1%, Deval Patrick 1%, Someone Else/Undecided 18% |
| Montana Democratic primary, June 7, 2016 | |||||
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| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Bernie Sanders | 65,156 | 51.56% | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Hillary Clinton | 55,805 | 44.16% | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| No preference | 5,415 | 4.28% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uncommitted | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 126,376 | 100% | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| Source:[7][8] | |||||
Heading into the final batch of primaries on June 7, Montana was generally seen as a state Bernie Sanders would win, being largelywhiter and morerural and less densely populated than the country at-large. Sanders has also generally performed well in thePacific Northwest. Having putBarack Obama over the top mathematically in itsDemocratic Primary in 2008, Montana again voted against Hillary Clinton in 2016.
While Clinton won in the cities ofGreat Falls andBillings (where she had dispatchedher husband earlier that month), Sanders won inHelena andMissoula and swept most of the rural counties of the state. However, that same day Clinton won large victories inCalifornia,New Jersey,New Mexico, andSouth Dakota and was able to claim the Democratic nomination.
