Pennsylvania 2008 presidential primary and superdelegates

Democratic presidential primary
The Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary election will take place on April 22nd, 2008. There will be 103 district-level delegates allocated to the Democratic National Convention in August, and 55 at-large delegates that will be apportioned based on the state-wide vote. The delegate allotment for the 19 congressional districts in the state is based on voter registration and on votes for the Democratic candidates in the 2004 presidential and the most recent gubernatorial elections. Areas of Pennsylvania that voted heavily Democratic are alloted more delegates than areas that voted Republican. A candidate must receive at least 15% of the votes in any district to receive a portion of the delegates. In addition, candidates who do not receive a super-majority of the vote will likely split the available delegates or win just one extra delegate. A breakdown of the delegates is provided below.


 * See also the 2008 federal election calendar (U.S.) and the embeddable Google calendar of the presidential primary dates and the congressional primary dates.

Total number of delegates
More information at the Democratic National Committee's website.

External resources

 * The Green Papers: Pennsylvania - A pretty good source of info for Pennsylvania.
 * Pennsylvania state Democratic Party 2008 Delegate Selection Plan