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.svg) County results.svg) Municipality resultsGore: 40–45% 45–50% 50–55% 55–60% 60–65% 65–70% 70–75% 75–80% 80–85% 95–100% Bradley: 45–50% 50–55% 55–60% 60–65% 65–70% 80–85% 85–90% Tie: No votes: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pledgednational convention delegates | |
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| Type | Del. |
| CD at-large | 10 |
| PLEO | 2 |
| At-large | 3 |
| Total pledged delegates | 15 |
The2000 Vermont Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 16 contests scheduled onSuper Tuesday in theDemocratic Party primaries for the2000 presidential election, following theWashington primary the week before. TheVermont primary was anopen primary, with the state awarding 22delegates towards the2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 15 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
Vice presidentAl Gore won the primary by a closer margin than other contests, gaining over 50% of the vote and 9 delegates. SenatorBill Bradley gave a strong performance with almost 44% of the vote and kept the delegate count close, but was not competitive enough to gain any momentum going forward. Bradley would go on to withdraw at the end of the week after failing to win a single contest.[1]
Vermont was one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries onSuper Tuesday.[2]
Voting took place throughout the state from 5:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent in order to be considered viable. The 15 pledged delegates to the2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, 10 were formally allocated as district delegates on the basis of the statewide result (by definition coterminous with the state'ssole congressional district) and another 2 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 3 at-large delegates, both also according to the statewide result.[3]
After town caucuses on April 21, 2020 designated delegates for the state convention, the state convention was held on May 30, 2020 to nominate national convention district delegates, who in turn elected the 3 at-large and 2 pledged PLEO delegates for the Democratic National Convention at the national convention delegate meeting on June 13, 2020. The delegation also included 8 unpledged PLEO delegates: 4 members of theDemocratic National Committee, 1 member from Congress (SenatorPatrick Leahy), the governorHoward Dean, and 1 add-on.[3]
The following candidates appeared on the ballot:
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[5] |
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| Al Gore | 26,774 | 54.33 | 9 |
| Bill Bradley | 21,629 | 43.89 | 6 |
| Write-in votes | 525 | 1.07 | |
| Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. | 355 | 0.72 | |
| Uncommitted | - | - | 7 |
| Total | 49,283 | 100% | 22 |
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