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About This Primary

Feb
5

Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 173.0

Latest Headlines

Obama Website Gives California Votes A Boost (Nov. 18, 2008)
Obama Website Give Calif. Volunteers a Boost (Nov. 18, 2008)
Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Election: Pacific (Nov. 2, 2008)
The State Of the Races (Nov. 2, 2008)

More Coverage of the California Primaries »

The Candidates

Rudy Giuliani Businessman, Consultant: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Mike Huckabee Candidate: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Duncan Hunter Representative from California: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Alan Keyes Author, Speaker: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
John McCain Senator from Arizona: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Ron Paul Representative from Texas: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Mitt Romney Candidate: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Tom Tancredo Representative from Colorado: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Fred Thompson Actor on "Law and Order": Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements

California Demographics (2007 Census ACS)

Population: 36,553,215
Gender: 50.0 male, 50.0 female
Race: 60.3 white, 6.2 black, 12.3 asian, 1.3 indian, 0.3 pacific islander, 36.2 hispanic,
Age: 74.3% 18 years and over; 10.9% 65 years and over; Median age:
Median Household Income: $59,948
Families Below Poverty Level: 9.3%
Education: 12.1% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in California

No candidates are campaigning in California today.

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Campaign Finance

$457,015 raised in California by Republican candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)

Top Candidates

John McCain	$456,665
Alan Keyes	$350

Top Cities

San Francisco	$1,931,565
Los Angeles	$1,498,552
Berkeley	$807,198

Full California Financial Report »

Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Kerry	64%
Edwards	20%
Kucinich	5%

2004 general Election
Kerry	54%
Bush	44%
Other	1%

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.