District of Columbia

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

3 Electoral Votes

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Board of Elections and Ethics)

Total Population, July 1, 2007 est.	588,292
Total Registration, Jan. 14, 2008 >	377,007

Dem. 279,411 (74.11%) Rep. 28,502 (7.56%) St.Grn. 4,532 (1.20%) No Party 63,293 (16.79%) Other 1,269 (0.34%)

Government
Mayor: Adrian Fenty (D) elected Nov. 2006.
Legislature: D.C. City Council 13 members
U.S. House: 1D - Non-Voting Delegate E.H.Norton (D).
U.S. Senate: No Senate Representation.

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Politics1-DC

Presidential Primary Election -- Tuesday, February 12, 2008

February 12, 2008 regional primary: contests in MD, VA and DC.

Democrats
38 Delegates (15 Pledged, 23 Unpledged) and 4 Alternates.
0.94% of the 4,049 Delegate Votes.

Filing requirements: Petition or pay a $2,500 filing fee by Jan. 2, 2008. Petitions available from the state party on Dec. 3, 2007.

Clinton | Obama

Pre-Certified Results 142/142 Precincts

Bill Richardson
145

0.12%

John Edwards
347

0.28%

Dennis Kucinich
193

0.16%

Hillary Clinton
29,470

23.77%

+Barack Obama
93,386

75.31%

Uncommitted
339

0.27%

Write In
114

0.09%

Total
123,994

Turnout: 124,281 of 279,411 registered Democrats (44.48%).

Note. Building on their experience in 2004, DC Democrats had sought to hold a DC First presidential caucus in January 2008 to draw attention to the District's lack of congressional representation and the party applied to the DNC. However, at its July 22, 2006 meeting the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee recommended Nevada for the new pre-window caucus position.

Republicans
19 Delegates: 3 RNC; 16 at-large.
0.80% of the 2,380 Delegates.

Delegate allocation is winner-take-all.

former: Giuliani

Pre-Certified Results 142/142 Precincts

Mike Huckabee
1,020

16.42%

Mitt Romney
398

6.41%

+John McCain
4,198

67.59%

Ron Paul
494

7.95%

Rudy Giuliani
101

1.63%

Total
6,211

Turnout: 6,292 of 28,502 registered Republicans (22.08%).

Statehood Green
Cynthia McKinney 214 (41.07%), Jared Ball 19 (3.65%), Kat Swift 21 (4.03), Jesse Johnson 15 (2.88%), Kent Mesplay 17 (3.26%), Howie Hawkins 34 (6.53%), No Candidate 56 (10.75%), Write In 145 (27.83%) Total 521.

General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Election Day Ballots Cast: 203,448
Absentee and Special Ballots Cast: 26,657
Total Ballots Cast: 230,105
(59.94% of registered)

+Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)	202,970	(89.18)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	21,256	(9.34)
Nader/Camejo (Ind.)	1,485	(0.65)
Cobb/LaMarche (StGrn.)	737	(0.32)
Write in, if any	506	(0.22)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)	502	(0.22)
Harris/Trowe (SWP)	130	(0.06)
Total........227,586
Note: Also 1,883 under votes and 624 over votes.

2004 Overview
Kerry-Edwards' 89.18 percent showing in the District of Columbia was the highest in the past four elections.
General Election Details

(September 14, 2004 Primary Election)

Past Results

1996

Clinton (Dem.).....158,220	(85.19)
Dole (Rep.)............17,339	(9.34)
Nader (Grn.)...........4,780	(2.57)
Perot (Ref.).............3,611	(1.94)
Others (3+w/ins).....1,776	(0.95)
Total........185,726

1992

Clinton (Dem.)......192,619
84.64

Bush (Rep.)...........20,698
9.10

Perot (Ind.)...............9,681
4.25

Others (7+w/ins)......4,574
2.01

Total........227,572

2000

Browne/Olivier (Lib.)	669	(0.33)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	18,073	(8.95)
Nader/LaDuke (DCSG)	10,576	(5.24)
Harris/Trowe (SWP)	114	(0.06)
+Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)	171,923	(85.16)
Write-in	539	(0.27)
Total........201,894

Turnout as a percentage of voting age population was 49.12%. (U.S. avg: 53.76%).

2000 Overview
There were no surprises on Nov. 7 as the Gore-Lieberman ticket swamped Bush-Cheney in the District with a plurality of 153,850 votes (76.21 percentage points). Ralph Nader made a point of campaigning for District votes, visiting Anacostia and holding a super-rally at MCI Center, but he did not make it into double figures.

A surprising development did occur on Dec. 18, however. Elector Barbara Lett-Simmons, 73, cast a blank ballot to protest DC's lack of voting representation in Congress, meaning that Gore gained only two of DC's three electoral votes.

Democratic Presidential Preference Primary (Non-binding) -- Tuesday, January 13, 2004

Dec. 15, 2003 - Deadline to register to vote in the 2004 Democratic Presidential Preference Primary.
Dec. 29, 2003 (15 days before the primary) - Commencement of absentee voting in person.
Jan. 13, 2004 - Presidential Preference Primary Election. Overview
Feb. 14, 2004 - Ward caucuses--one in each of the city's eight wards. Candidates must obtain 15 percent of the vote districtwide to qualify for delegates.
March 6, 2004 - Congressional District Conventions--delegate selection. Report

Presidential Preference Primary (Non-Binding) -- January 13, 2004
Most of the major candidates did not participate; no effect on selection of delegates:
Dean 17,736 (42.70%), Sharpton 14,248 (34.30%), Moseley Braun 4,824 (11.61%) and Kucinich 3,435 (8.27%)

Presidential Preference Caucuses -- February 14, 2004
official results, all wards reporting

	.	Percent
Howard Dean		17.49%
John Edwards		10.16%
John Kerry		46.88%
Dennis Kucinich		3.32%
Al Sharpton		19.99%

Congressional District Conventions -- March 6, 2004
10 district level delegates selected; allocations based on results of the Feb. 14, 2004 caucuses
Kerry: 6 Delegates - Sharpton: 2 Delegates - Dean: 2 Delegates

State Committee meeting -- April 29, 2004
4 At-large delegates and 2 Pledged PLEOs selected; allocations based on results of the Feb. 14, 2004 caucuses
Kerry: 4 Delegates - Dean: 1 Delegate - Sharpton: 1 Delegate

38 Delegates (16 Pledged, 22 Unpledged) and 4 Alternates

Republicans
Caucus on Feb. 10, 2004. Winner-Take-All. 19 total delegates and 19 alternates.