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Alabama Democratic Primary

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About This Primary

Feb
5

Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 60.0

Latest Headlines

Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Election: South (Nov. 2, 2008)
The Final Senate Line: The Fix Predicts (Oct. 31, 2008)
Rick Davis Sees "One of the Greatest Comebacks" (Oct. 31, 2008)
Justice Dept. Will Send 800 Monitors to Polls (Oct. 30, 2008)

More Coverage of the Alabama Primaries »

The Candidates

Joe Biden Senator from Delaware: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Mike Gravel Candidate: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Barack Obama Senator from Illinois: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements

Alabama Demographics (2007 Census ACS)

Population: 4,627,851
Gender: 48.4 male, 51.6 female
Race: 70.3 white, 26.2 black, 1.0 asian, 0.2 indian, 0.0 pacific islander, 2.6 hispanic,
Age: 75.7% 18 years and over; 13.5% 65 years and over; Median age:
Median Household Income: $40,554
Families Below Poverty Level: 13.1%
Education: 8.8% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in Alabama

No candidates are campaigning in Alabama today.

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Campaign Finance

$229,817 raised in Alabama by Democratic candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)

Top Candidates

Barack Obama	$217,967
Hillary Rodham Clinton	$11,850

Top Cities

Birmingham	$87,957
Mobile	$29,055
Huntsville	$27,985

Full Alabama Financial Report »

Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Kerry	75%
Uncommitted	17%
Kucinich	4%

2004 general Election
Bush	62%
Kerry	37%

Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.