Nevada Caucus Results
Results
Democrats
| Candidate | Vote† | % | Delegates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | 5,407 | 50.8% | 0 | |
| Barack Obama | 4,805 | 45.1 | 0 | |
| John Edwards | 398 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Uncommitted | 33 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Dennis J. Kucinich | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Joseph R. Biden Jr. | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Christopher J. Dodd | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Gravel | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Richardson | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
†The vote totals for the Nevada Democratic Party reflect the number of county delegates won by the candidates.
Republicans
| Candidate | Vote | % | Delegates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney | 22,646 | 51.1% | Delegates will be decided April 26. | |
| Ron Paul | 6,084 | 13.7 | ||
| John McCain | 5,650 | 12.7 | ||
| Mike Huckabee | 3,616 | 8.2 | ||
| Fred D. Thompson | 3,519 | 7.9 | ||
| Rudolph W. Giuliani | 1,910 | 4.3 | ||
| Duncan Hunter | 890 | 2.0 | ||
Related
First Contest in the West
Democrats vied for the support of crucial union voting blocs in Nevada, and Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mitt Romney emerged as winners.
- Vote of Women Propels Clinton in Nevada Caucus(January 20, 2008)
- Romney Gains Easy Victory in Nevada’s G.O.P. Contest(January 20, 2008)
- Caucusing With Flair, Las Vegas Goes to the Polls(January 20, 2008)
Details of the Nominating Process
Democrats
January 19, 2008
25pledged
delegates
8unpledged
delegates
Caucus (Closed)
On Jan. 19, party caucuses meet in each precinct to choose delegates to county conventions. The delegates selected are not bound to any candidate. At the county conventions on Feb. 23, delegates to the state convention are chosen. They are not bound to any candidate. The state convention is April 18-20, during which delegates choose 25 of the 33 delegates to the national convention. Sixteen of the 25 delegates are allocated proportionally to presidential candidates based on the support for the candidates in each of the state’s three Congressional districts. Nine delegates are allocated to candidates based on the support among all of the delegates attending the convention. The remaining eight unpledged delegates are chosen from party leaders.
Republicans
January 19, 2008
0pledged
delegates
34unpledged
delegates
Caucus (Closed)
On Jan. 19, party caucuses meet in each precinct to choose delegates to county conventions. Caucus participants decide if presidential preference will be a factor in the delegates they choose. At the county conventions in March, delegates to the state convention are chosen. Again, convention participants decide if presidential preference will be a factor in the delegates they select. The state convention is April 26, during which all 34 delegates to the national convention are selected. There is no formal system of allocating delegates to presidential candidates at the state convention.
Winners of Previous Caucuses
Democrats
| 2004 | John Kerry |
| 2000 | Al Gore |
| 1992 | Jerry Brown |
Republicans
| 1996 | Bob Dole |
| 1988 | George Bush |
