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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
- TX: Turnout Predicted Up From '04 (Nov. 4, 2008)
- The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State of the Races (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 Election: Southwest (Nov. 2, 2008)
- The State Of the Races (Nov. 2, 2008)
- Rick Davis Sees "One of the Greatest Comebacks" (Oct. 31, 2008)
Latest Headlines
- TX: Turnout Predicted Up From '04 (Nov. 4, 2008)
- The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State of the Races (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 Election: Southwest (Nov. 2, 2008)
- The State Of the Races (Nov. 2, 2008)
- Rick Davis Sees "One of the Greatest Comebacks" (Oct. 31, 2008)
The Candidates
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Barack Obama Senator from Illinois - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Texas Demographics (2007 Census ACS)
- Population: 23,904,380
- Gender: 49.8 male, 50.2 female
- Race: 70.3 white, 11.5 black, 3.4 asian, 0.9 indian, 0.1 pacific islander, 36.0 hispanic,
- Age: 72.3% 18 years and over; 10.0% 65 years and over; Median age:
- Median Household Income: $47,548
- Families Below Poverty Level: 12.8%
- Education: 10.5% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Campaign Finance
$2,835,412 raised in Texas by Democratic candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)
Top Candidates
| Barack Obama | $2,806,425 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | $27,887 |
| Bill Richardson | $1,100 |
Top Cities
| Austin | $691,276 |
| Houston | $559,737 |
| Dallas | $499,561 |
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.
