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Massachusetts Democratic Primary

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About This Primary

Feb
5

Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 121.0

Latest Headlines

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

More Coverage of the Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts Demographics (2007 Census ACS)

Population: 6,449,755
Gender: 48.5 male, 51.5 female
Race: 82.6 white, 6.0 black, 4.8 asian, 1.0 indian, 0.0 pacific islander, 8.2 hispanic,
Age: 77.8% 18 years and over; 13.3% 65 years and over; Median age:
Median Household Income: $62,365
Families Below Poverty Level: 7.3%
Education: 14.8% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in Massachusetts

No candidates are campaigning in Massachusetts today.

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Campaign Finance

$4,022,908 raised in Massachusetts by Democratic candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)

Top Candidates

Barack Obama	$3,965,968
Hillary Rodham Clinton	$56,940

Top Cities

Cambridge	$512,065
Boston	$360,883
Brookline	$255,314

Full Massachusetts Financial Report »

Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Kerry	72%
Edwards	18%
Kucinich	4%

2004 general Election
Kerry	62%
Bush	37%
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.