District of Columbia Democratic Primary

Republican Primary (Sep. 9)

About This Primary

Feb
12

Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 39.0

The Candidates

Photo of Joe Biden Joe Biden Senator from Delaware
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Photo of Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York
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Photo of Chris Dodd Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut
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Photo of John Edwards John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity
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Photo of Mike Gravel Mike Gravel Candidate
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Photo of Dennis Kucinich Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio
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Photo of Barack Obama Barack Obama Senator from Illinois
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Photo of Bill Richardson Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico
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District of Columbia Demographics (2006 Census ACS)

  • Population: 581,530
  • Gender: 46.9 male, 53.1 female
  • Race: 34.5 white, 55.4 black, 3.4 asian, 0.9 indian, 0.0 pacific islander, 8.2 hispanic,
  • Age: 80.3% 18 years and over; 12.3% 65 years and over; Median age:
  • Median Household Income: $51,847
  • Families Below Poverty Level: 16.3%
  • Education: 13.9% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in District of Columbia

No candidates are campaigning in District of Columbia today.

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Campaign Finance

$729,636 raised in District of Columbia by Democratic candidates (through Jul. 31, 2008)

Top Candidates

Barack Obama$703,328
Hillary Rodham Clinton$26,308

Top Cities

Washington$798,846
Washington Navy Yard$0

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Endorsements

Political endorsements made by District of Columbia state legislators:

Top Endorsees

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Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Kerry47%
Sharpton20%
Dean18%
2004 general Election
Kerry90%
Bush9%
Nader1%

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.

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