Louisiana Democratic Delegation 2016

The Green Papers
2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions

Louisiana Democrat
Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Saturday 5 March 2016¹
Post Primary Congressional Caucus: Saturday 30 April 2016 (presumably)
State Central Committee: Saturday 28 May 2016 (presumably)

Candidate	Delegate Votes
Candidate	Hard Total	Floor
Clinton, Hillary Diane Rodham	`37 62.71%`	`45 76.27%`
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"	`14 23.73%`	`14 23.73%`
Uncommitted	`8 13.56%`
Total	`59 100.00%`	`59 100.00%`

Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.

59 total delegate votes - 33 district / 11 at large; 7 Pledged PLEOs; 8 Unpledged PLEOs

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Louisiana Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress

Louisiana State and Local Government

Source: 2016 Delegate Selection Plan.

For a list of Presidential candidates: Click here. Select 'Presidential Nominee, Democratic Party" and "Presidential Nominee, Democratic Party" then "View Candidate".

Returns from the Louisiana Department of State.
Results from
AP Statewide
Politico.
Louisiana Democratic Party

Unpledged delegate preferences as of
26 February 2016: Clinton 2.
4 March 2016: Clinton 7.
7 June 2016: Clinton 8.
8 June 2016: Clinton 7.
12 June 2016: Clinton 6.

Louisiana registers voters by party. Only those registered as Democrats will be permitted to vote in the Presidential Primary. Write-in candidates are not allowed.

Saturday 5 March 2016: Louisiana Primary. Hours 6:00a-8:00p CST (1200-0200 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.

Primary
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Monday 28 March 2016.
Included in Nationwide vote.

Candidate	Pop Vote	%
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton	221,733	71.12%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders	72,276	23.18%
Steve Burke	4,785	1.53%
John Wolfe	4,512	1.45%
Martin Joseph O'Malley	2,550	0.82%
Willie L. Wilson	1,423	0.46%
Keith Russell Judd	1,357	0.44%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra	1,341	0.43%
Michael Alan Steinberg	993	0.32%
Henry Hewes	806	0.26%
Total	311,776	100.00%

Saturday 5 March 2016: 51 of 59 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Louisiana 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.

33 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 6 congressional districts.
In addition, 18 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
- 11 at-large National Convention delegates
- 7 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Friday 3 June 2016.

Contest				Clinton			Sanders
	Pop Vote	Qual Vote	Del	Pop Vote	Alloc	Del	Pop Vote	Alloc	Del
CD1	37,286	34,658	4	21,474	2.478	2	13,184	1.522	2
CD2	95,387	93,187	8	75,308	6.465	6	17,879	1.535	2
CD3	35,903	32,884	5	22,382	3.403	3	10,502	1.597	2
CD4	47,492	44,258	5	34,656	3.915	4	9,602	1.085	1
CD5	45,987	42,329	6	33,642	4.769	5	8,687	1.231	1
CD6	49,723	46,694	5	34,271	3.670	4	12,423	1.330	1
PLEO	311,778	294,010	7	221,733	5.279	5	72,277	1.721	2
At-Large	311,778	294,010	11	221,733	8.296	8	72,277	2.704	3
Total Delegates			51			37			14

Saturday 30 April 2016 (presumably) Post-primary Congressional District Caucuses. The 33 District-level delegates are elected in a vote by mail caucus according to the results of the primary. Ballots will be mailed to every registered Democrat requesting a ballot.

Saturday 28 May 2016 (presumably): Democratic State Central Committee. 7 National Convention Pledged PLEO and 11 At-Large delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 8 National Convention delegates consist of

8 Unpledged PLEO delegates:

6 Democratic National Committee members.
1 Member of Congress (0 Senators and 1 Representative).
1 Governor.
0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 8 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

On 19 June 2014, HB 431 was signed by Governor Piyush "Bobby" Jindal. The bill moves the 2016 Presidential Primary from 3rd Saturday after the 1st Tuesday in March (19 March 2016) to the 1st Saturday in March (5 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.

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