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Texas Democratic Primary
The Texas Democratic Party apportions its delegates to the national convention based on results from two separate series of election contests:
(1) 126 delegates will be awarded based on primary elections in 31 state
senate districts.
(2) 67 delegates will be awarded based on a series of local precinct
caucuses.
Democratic voters in the state may participate in both a primary election and a caucus, but to participate in a caucus a voter must first cast a vote in a primary.
The results tables below represent the statewide election results from both the state senate district elections and the local precinct caucuses.
Results | Analysis / Latest Headlines »
About This Caucus
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Status: Caucus
Total Delegates: 228.0
About This Primary
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Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 228.0
Latest Headlines
- Jenna's De Facto White House Wedding; Where Was Cheney? (Jun. 27, 2008)
- Pelosi Touts Texas Rep. Chet Edwards For Veep (Jun. 25, 2008)
- Obama quits Chicago church steeped in controversy (Jun. 1, 2008)
- Texas Democratic chairman, wife endorse Obama (May. 30, 2008)
- Clinton's Broader Base? (May. 8, 2008)
- More Incoming Fire For Clinton (Mar. 24, 2008)
- White Male Vote Especially Critical (Mar. 17, 2008)
- Obama Memo: Tex. and Ohio Change Nothing (Mar. 12, 2008)
- Texas Caucus Chaos Continues (Mar. 11, 2008)
- Trouble at Texas Caucus Refuted (Mar. 7, 2008)
Latest Headlines
- Jenna's De Facto White House Wedding; Where Was Cheney? (Jun. 27, 2008)
- Pelosi Touts Texas Rep. Chet Edwards For Veep (Jun. 25, 2008)
- Obama quits Chicago church steeped in controversy (Jun. 1, 2008)
- Texas Democratic chairman, wife endorse Obama (May. 30, 2008)
- Clinton's Broader Base? (May. 8, 2008)
- More Incoming Fire For Clinton (Mar. 24, 2008)
- White Male Vote Especially Critical (Mar. 17, 2008)
- Obama Memo: Tex. and Ohio Change Nothing (Mar. 12, 2008)
- Texas Caucus Chaos Continues (Mar. 11, 2008)
- Trouble at Texas Caucus Refuted (Mar. 7, 2008)
The Candidates
Texas Demographics (2006 Census ACS)
- Population: 23,507,783
- Gender: 49.8 male, 50.2 female
- Race: 69.8 white, 11.6 black, 3.3 asian, 0.8 indian, 0.1 pacific islander, 35.7 hispanic,
- Age: 72.3% 18 years and over; 9.9% 65 years and over; Median age:
- Median Household Income: $44,922
- Families Below Poverty Level: 13.3%
- Education: 10.3% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Campaign Finance
$972,241 raised in Texas by Democratic candidates (through May. 31, 2008)
Top Candidates
| Barack Obama | $539,698 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | $430,268 |
| Chris Dodd | $2,250 |
Top Cities
| Houston | $432,562 |
| Dallas | $239,820 |
| Austin | $186,402 |
Past Election Results
| Kerry | 67% |
| Edwards | 14% |
| Dean | 5% |
| Bush | 61% |
| Kerry | 38% |
| 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.
