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2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 1 March 2016 (presumably)1
Congressional District and State Conventions: Saturday 11 June 2016 (presumably)
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Clinton, Hillary Diane Rodham22  59.46%27  72.97%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"10  27.03%10  27.03%
Uncommitted5  13.51% 
Total37 100.00%37 100.00%

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Source: 2016 Delegate Selection Plan.


2016 Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan General Election.


Unpledged delegate preferences as of
26 February 2016: Clinton: 5.


Results from
Election Results: Preferential Primary & Nonpartisan General Election from the Arkansas Secretary of State.
New York Times (Presidential)
AP (Presidential and state).


   

This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary. These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout.

Participation in Arkansas's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats (and have not participated in the Republican Primary).

Tuesday 1 March 2016 (presumably): Arkansas Primary. Hours 7:30a-7:30p CST (1330-0130 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary.

Primary
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Friday 29 July 2016.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton146,05766.08%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders66,23629.97%
Martin Joseph O'Malley2,7851.26%
John Wolfe2,5561.16%
James Valentine1,7020.77%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra1,6840.76%
Total221,020100.00%
 

Tuesday 1 March 2016 (presumably): 32 of 37 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Arkansas Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 21 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 4 congressional districts.
  • 11 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 7 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 4 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Source: Email from Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Thursday 28 April 2016.

ContestClintonSanders
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD150,45347,733534,5493.619413,1841.3811
CD267,30666,259648,4944.391417,7651.6092
CD342,86742,310423,2992.203219,0111.7972
CD459,79155,408639,3714.263416,0371.7372
PLEO220,417211,7104145,7132.753365,9971.2471
At-Large220,417211,7107145,7134.818565,9972.1822
Total
Delegates
  32  22  10
 

Saturday 11 June 2016 (presumably): Congressional District and State Conventions in Little Rock.

District, Pledged PLEO, and At-Large National Convention delegates are elected at the Convention according to the Presidential Preferences expressed at the Primary.

The remaining 5 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 5 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 5 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 0 Members of Congress (0 Senators and 0 Representatives).
    • 0 Governors.
    • 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 5 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

 

 

SB 389, introduced 17 February 2015 by state Senator Gary Stubblefield (Republican), would establish a Presidential Primary on the 1st Tuesday in March. The Presidential Primary is now held 3 weeks prior to the 2nd Tuesday in June (concurrently with the state's partisan primary). This bill was withdraw circa 27 March 2015.

SB 765, introduced on 4 March 2015 by state Senator Gary Stubblefield (Republican), would move the (1) state's partisan and Presidential primaries from "3 weeks prior to the 2nd Tuesday in June" to the 1st Tuesday in March and (2) would change the runoff election from the 2nd Tuesday in June to the 2nd Tuesday in April. 22 April 2015: Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.


On 29 May 2015, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (Republican) signed SB 8. The bill moves the 2016 Presidential and partisan primary from 3 weeks prior to the 2nd Tuesday in June to 3 weeks prior to the 4th Tuesday in March. [Arkansas Code § 7-7-203(a)]. The provisions of this act are temporary and expire on 31 December 2016. [Arkansas Code Title 21, Chapter 8, Subchapter 7, Section 7 (b)].

  • The Arkansas "Preferential Primary Election" is what most states call a "Presidential" and "partisan" primary.
  • General Primary Election is what most states call a runoff.

This moves the 2016 Presidential and partisan primaries to Tuesday 1 March 2016 and the runoff election to 22 March 2016.

 

Notes

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

1 Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process.

 

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  The Constitution of the State of Arkansas of 1874
Election Authority
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Democratic
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Media & others
  Arkansas Business.com - Little Rock
  Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Little Rock
  Arkansas Times - Little Rock
  Batesville Daily Guard
  Evening Times - West Memphis
  KAIT TV - ABC - Jonesboro
  KARK TV - NBC - Little Rock
  KATV TV - ABC - Little Rock
  KTHV - CBS - Little Rock
  Lynch at Large
  Magnolia Reporter - Magnolia
  NWANews.com - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Fayetteville
  Politics1.com - Arkansas
  Talk Business River Rock Communications
  The Baxter Bulletin - Mountain Home
  The Jonesboro Sun
  The Leader - Jacksonville
  The Morning News - Springdale - Rogers - Bentonville - Fayetteville
  The Sentinel-Record - Hot Springs
  The Times Dispatch - Lawrence County
  TheCabin.net - Log Cabin Democrat of Conway
 


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