2000 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary took place on April 4, 2000 as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Wisconsin primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 93 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 77 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
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| Elections in Wisconsin |
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| Pledged national convention delegates | |
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| Type | Del. |
| CD1 | 5 |
| CD2 | 6 |
| CD3 | 6 |
| CD4 | 6 |
| CD5 | 6 |
| CD6 | 5 |
| CD7 | 6 |
| CD8 | 5 |
| CD9 | 5 |
| PLEO | 10 |
| At-large | 17 |
| Total pledged delegates | 77 |
As of the primary on April 4, Vice president Al Gore and conspiracy theorist Lyndon LaRouche Jr. were the only candidates left in the race. Bradley had dropped out and suspended his campaign the previous month, leaving Gore as the party's presumed presidential nominee.[1] Nevertheless, Bradley continued to gain delegates at the national convention in subsequent later primary contests, but did not make the threshold in Wisconsin. Gore had ultimately won the primary with around 88% of the vote and all 77 pledged delegates, while Bradley, only received around 10% of the vote and 0 delegates.
Procedure
Wisconsin's Democratic primary took place on April 4th, 2000, the same date as the Pennsylvania primary.[2]
Voting took place throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. In the open primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 77 pledged delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, between 5 and 6 were allocated to each of the state's 9 congressional districts and another 10 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 17 at-large delegates.
The remaining 15 National Convention delegates consist of 13 Unpledged PLEOs and 2 Unpledged "add-on's"; these 15 delegates will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "unpledged." The delegation included 13 unpledged PLEO delegates: 6 members of the Democratic National Committee, 7 members of Congress (two senators, Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl, and 5 representatives, Tammy Baldwin, Ron Kind, Jerry Kleczka, Tom Barrett, and Dave Obey), and two add-on's.
Candidates
The following candidates appeared on the ballot:
Withdrawn
There was also an Uncommitted option.
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[3] |
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| Al Gore | 328,682 | 88.55 | 77 |
| Bill Bradley (withdrawn) | 32,560 | 8.77 | |
| Uncommitted | 4,105 | 1.11 | 16 |
| Lyndon LaRouche Jr. | 3,743 | 1.01 | |
| Write-in votes | 2,106 | 0.57 | |
| Total | 371,196 | 100% | 93 |
References
- "Bush, Gore Clinch Nominations". March 15, 2000. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- "Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically - Key and Minor Dates". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- "Election 2000: Wisconsin Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 13, 2023.