CALIFORNIA’S PRIMARIES

Overview

Democrats

Hillary Rodham Clinton has kept a wide lead here, with Barack Obama and John Edwards in second and third place. The latest Field Poll shows Mrs. Clinton leading in all regions of the state, and in all subsets including gender, race and ethnicity, age and income.

Recent Polling

Democrats

Conducted between October 11, 2007 and October 21, 2007 by The Field Poll with 434 likely Democratic primary voters and a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.

Details of the Nominating Process

Democrats

February 5, 2008
Proportional primary (Semi-closed)
441 delegates at stake

On primary day — Feb. 5 — 370 of the 441 delegates are allocated proportionally to presidential candidates; 241 of those 370 delegates are allocated based on the vote in each of the state’s 53 Congressional districts. In addition, 129 delegates are allocated to candidates based on the primary vote statewide. On May 18, the remaining 71 delegates are selected from among party leaders and elected representatives.

Source:  Election 2008, The New York Times, November 11, 2007

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