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The2000 Connecticut 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 theDemocratic Party presidential primaries for the2000 presidential election. The Connecticut primary is a closed primary, with the state awarding 67 delegates, of which 54 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
Vice presidentAl Gore won the primary with 55% of the vote, winning 30 delegates, while senatorBill Bradley caught a relevant amount of delegates one of the last times in the primary cycle, receiving 41% and 24 delegates, while the Uncommitted ballot option took the remaining 3% of the vote.Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. was again not on the ballot in this contest, making it one of the few contests during the primaries that he did not have ballot access, and made Connecticut the only other Super Tuesday contest that LaRouche did not make the ballot for, the other beingGeorgia.
Connecticut was one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on March 7, 2000, also known as "Super Tuesday".[1]
Voting was expected to take place throughout the state from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. In the closed primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 54 pledged delegates to the2000 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of the 54 pledged delegates, between 5 and 7 are allocated to each of thestate's 5 congressional districts, and another 12 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 7 at-large pledged delegates.[2]
The state party committee met to vote on the 7 pledged at-large and 12 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 54 pledged delegates Connecticut sends to the national convention were to be joined by 12 unpledged PLEO delegates: 6 members of theDemocratic National Committee, 6 members of Congress (both Senators,Chris Dodd andJoe Lieberman, and 4 Representatives,John Larson,Sam Gejdenson,Rosa DeLauro, andJim Maloney), 1 distinguished party leader, and 1 add-on.[2]
The following candidates appeared on the ballot:
There was also an uncommitted option.
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[4] |
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| Al Gore | 99,563 | 55.60 | 30 |
| Bill Bradley | 74,075 | 41.37 | 24 |
| Uncommitted | 5,418 | 3.03 | |
| Unallocated | - | - | 13 |
| Total | 177,301 | 100% | 67 |
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