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About This Primary
Feb
5
5
Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 102.0
Latest Headlines
- More in-tune? Voters Lean Obama (Aug. 21, 2008)
- Obama Team Seeks Changes in Primaries (Aug. 21, 2008)
- Reed Doesn't Show at McCain Benefit He'd Help Publicize (Aug. 19, 2008)
- Reed Doesn't Show at McCain Benefit He'd Help Publicize (Aug. 18, 2008)
- McCain's Reed Fundraiser Takes Him Full Circle (Aug. 12, 2008)
- Mapping the Political Landscape (Aug. 12, 2008)
- For Obama, Hurdles in Expanding Black Vote (Jul. 27, 2008)
- Campaign Myth 2: Thirty Percent Will Flip the South (Jul. 22, 2008)
- A Challenge From the Obama Generation (Jul. 15, 2008)
- Obama slaps McCain on bankruptcy laws (Jul. 8, 2008)
The Candidates
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Joe Biden Senator from Delaware - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Mike Gravel Candidate - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Barack Obama Senator from Illinois - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Georgia Demographics (2006 Census ACS)
- Population: 9,363,941
- Gender: 49.3 male, 50.7 female
- Race: 62.1 white, 29.8 black, 2.7 asian, 0.8 indian, 0.0 pacific islander, 7.4 hispanic,
- Age: 73.8% 18 years and over; 9.7% 65 years and over; Median age:
- Median Household Income: $46,832
- Families Below Poverty Level: 11.1%
- Education: 11.1% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Campaign Finance
$331,877 raised in Georgia by Democratic candidates (through May. 31, 2008)
Top Candidates
| Barack Obama | $217,810 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | $114,067 |
Top Cities
| Atlanta | $231,777 |
| Savannah | $29,647 |
| Marietta | $22,678 |
Past Election Results
| Kerry | 47% |
| Edwards | 41% |
| Sharpton | 6% |
| Bush | 58% |
| Kerry | 41% |
| Badnarik | 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.
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