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.svg) County results.svg) Municipality resultsGore: 45–50% 50–55% 55–60% 60–65% 65–70% 70–75% 75–80% 80–85% Bradley: 45–50% 50–55% 55–60% Tie: | |||||||||||||||||||
The2000 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, as one of 16 contests scheduled onSuper Tuesday in theDemocratic Party primaries for the2000 presidential election, following theWashington primary the weekend before. TheMassachusetts primary was asemi-closed primary, with the state awarding 118delegates towards the2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 93 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
Vice presidentAl Gore came in first with just shy of 60% and earned 58 delegates. Senator Bradley finished behind in second place with a little more than 37% and 35 delegates, while Uncommitted votes took a third-place finish with around 1% of the vote.[1]
Massachusetts was one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on March 7, 2000, also known as "Super Tuesday".[2]
Voting took place throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. In the semi-closed primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level to be considered viable. The 93 pledged delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, between 6 and 7 were allocated to each of the state's 10 congressional districts and another 12 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 20 at-large delegates.[1]
The state party committee met and voted on the 20 at-large and 12 pledged PLEO delegates for the Democratic National Convention. The delegation was joined by 23 unpledged PLEO delegates: 9 members of theDemocratic National Committee, 12 members of Congress (both senators,Ted Kennedy andJohn Kerry, and 10 representatives,John Olver,Richard Neal,Jim McGovern,Barney Frank,Marty Meehan,John Tierney,Ed Markey,Mike Capuano,Joe Moakley, andBill Delahunt), 2 distinguished party leaders, and 2 add-ons.[1]
| Pledgednational convention delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Del. | Type | Del. |
| CD1 | 6 | CD6 | 6 |
| CD2 | 6 | CD7 | 6 |
| CD3 | 6 | CD8 | 6 |
| CD4 | 6 | CD9 | 7 |
| CD5 | 6 | CD10 | 6 |
| PLEO | 12 | At-large | 20 |
| Total pledged delegates | 93 | ||
The following candidates appeared on the ballot:
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Gore | 341,586 | 59.77 | 58 |
| Bill Bradley | 212,452 | 37.17 | 35 |
| Uncommitted | 11,281 | 1.97 | 25 |
| Write-in votes | 4,073 | 0.71 | |
| Lyndon LaRouche Jr. | 2,135 | 0.37 | |
| Total | 570,074 | 100% | 118 |
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