Corrected calculation shows Obama with 20
Mississippi delegates and Clinton with 13

JACKSON (Friday, April 4, 2008) – A corrected calculation of election returns from the March 11 Mississippi Democratic Party presidential primary shows that Sen. Barack Obama has 20 delegates from the state and Sen. Hillary Clinton has 13.

A news release issued Wednesday showed Obama with 19 delegates and Clinton with 14. The delegate numbers changed after the Mississippi Democratic Party re-calculated the mathmatical formula that determines delegate numbers.

Obama won the primary with 265,502 votes, or 61.2 percent. Clinton placed second with 159,221 votes, or 36.7 percent. The other candidates – Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich and Bill Richardson – split the remaining 2.1 percent.

A record 434,152 people cast ballots in Mississippi’s 2008 Democratic presidential primary.

The 33 delegates awarded to Clinton and Obama, based on the results from the presidential primary, do not include the state’s six “superdelegates.” The superdelegates are able to vote for any candidate they choose and are not bound by the primary results.

A final unpledged, “add-on delegate” will be appointed at the Mississippi Democratic Party state convention June 7. Then, all 40 Mississippi delegates will attend the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 25, through Thursday, Aug. 28, in Denver.

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DELEGATE BREAKDOWN
Mississippi will have 40 delegates attending the Democratic National Convention, Monday, Aug. 25, through Thursday, Aug. 28, in Denver.

Primary Delegates
The following 33 delegates were awarded to the two Democratic Party presidential candidates, Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, based on the percentage of votes they received statewide and in each congressional district. Please note: Because eight candidates were on the Democratic ballot for president, the percentages below may not add to 100 percent.

1st Congressional District results (five delegates available)
• Hillary Clinton: 54,590 votes, 50.1 percent, 3 delegates
• Barack Obama: 51,381 votes, 47.1 percent, 2 delegates

2nd Congressional District results (seven delegates available)
• Hillary Clinton: 29,256 votes, 21.7 percent, 2 delegates
• Barack Obama: 103,554 votes, 76.7 percent, 5 delegates

3rd Congressional District results (five delegates available)
• Hillary Clinton: 33,087 votes, 32.3 percent, 2 delegates
• Barack Obama: 66,946 votes, 65.4 percent, 3 delegates

4th Congressional District results (five delegates available)
• Hillary Clinton: 42,288 votes, 48.3 percent, 2 delegates
• Barack Obama: 43,621 votes, 49.8 percent, 3 delegates

Statewide (seven at-large delegates available)
• Hillary Clinton: 159,221 votes, 36.7 percent, 3 delegates
• Barack Obama: 265,502 votes, 61.2 percent, 4 delegates

Party Leader and Elected Officials, or PLEO (four delegates available and appointed by the party chairman based on statewide results)
• Hillary Clinton: 159,221 votes, 36.7 percent, 1 delegates
• Barack Obama: 265,502 votes, 61.2 percent, 3 delegates

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Remaining Delegates
The following delegates are considered “unpledged,” which means the delegates are free to choose any presidential candidate at the national convention regardless of the outcome of the Mississippi Democratic Party presiedential primary.

Superdelegates (can pledge to any candidate they want regardless of primary results)
• Wayne Dowdy, party chairman: Uncommitted
• Carnelia Pettis Fondren, party vice chair: Uncommitted
• Johnnie Patton, national committeewoman: Barack Obama
• Everette Sanders, national committeeman: Barack Obama
• Bennie Thompson, 2nd District U.S. congressman: Barack Obama
• Gene Taylor, 4th District U.S. congressman: Uncommitted

Final, unpledged “add-on delegate” (chosen at state convention June 7)
• Named at state convention: Uncommitted

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You can find a copy of this and other Mississippi Democratic Party news releases by visiting the Mississippi Democratic Party Web site. Click here.