May 17, 2016 Kentucky and Oregon Primaries

< May 10  |  May 17  |  June 4 >
May 17 Reps: OR

134 Delegates (116 Pledged)
Summary:  Sanders wins Oregon as expected.  Clinton avoids disaster, winning Kentucky by a couple of thousand votes to achieve a split (+).

KENTUCKY PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (55 pledged delegates)

Official Results 120 of 120 Counties Reporting - Kentucky State Board of Elections  |  Ballot (2) [PDF]
CLINTON
 SANDERS OTHERS (2)
 UNCOMM.
 TOTAL
212,534
(46.76%)
 210,623
(46.33%)
 7,307
(1.61%)
 24,101
(5.30%)
 454,565
M.O'Malley 5,713 (1.25%), R.De La Fuente 1,594 (0.35%)

Organization:  CLINTON  |  SANDERS              


OVERVIEW
In the May 20, 2008 Kentucky primary, Hillary Clinton defeated Barack Obama by 459,511 votes (65.5%) to 209,954 votes (29.9%).

Now, eight years later, the Clinton campaign looked to rebound after losses in Indiana and West Virginia.  Clinton eked out a very narrow win, tallying less than half the votes she had obtained in 2008. 

The closed primary favored Clinton.  In addition to visits by Hillary Clinton and family, the campaign resumed advertising with a modest buy in Kentucky.

Clinton's margin was less than 2,000 votes, and on May 24 the Sanders campaign requested a recanvass, but that did not change the results (+).

(Republicans already voted in a March 5 caucus).

VISITS

Hilary Clinton
May 15 - GOTV event at Union of Carpenters and Millwrights Training Center in Louisville.
             - GOTV event at the home of Nathan Smith in Fort Mitchell.
May 16 - GOTV event at La Gala in Bowling Green.
             - GOTV event at James Bruce Convention Center in Hopkinsville.
             - GOTV event at the Clive M. Beck Center at Transylvania University in Lexington.

May 10 - Conversation with young parents in the workforce at the Family Care Center in Lexington.
            - Speaks on breaking down barriers for young families at Family Health Centers Louisville in Louisville.
           - Organizing event at Louisville Slugger Field - Hall of Fame Pavilion in Louisville.

May 2 - On "Breaking Down Barriers" tour, Clinton holds a conversation at Alma's Italian in Ashland.

Bill Clinton
May 12 - GOTV event at Hocker Family Dining Center at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro.
            - GOTV event at Capital Plaza Hotel in Frankfort.
            - GOTV event at Prestonburg Elementary School in Prestonburg.

May 3 - Organizing event at Space Science Center at Morehead State University in Morehead.
           - Organizing event at Kentucky Center for African American Heritage in Louisville.

Chelsea Clinton
Apr. 29 - Organzing event at the Hillary for Kentucky office at 1301 Winchester Rd., Ste 37 in Lexington.

Bernie Sanders made a couple of visits:
Bernie Sanders
May 14 - A Future to Believe In rally at Historic Railpark and Train Museum in Bowling Green.
May 15 - A Future to Believe In rally at Julian Carroll Convention Center in Paducah.

May 3 - A Future to Believe In rally at Big Four Lawn, Waterfront Park in Louisville.
May 4 - Unannounced stop and makes remarks to supporters at the campaign office at 2317 Russellville Rd. in Bowling Green.
          - A Future to Believe In rally at Lexington Center, Heritage Hall in Lexington.


DELEGATES
60 Delegates and 5 Alternates
37 District-level Delegates
12 At-large Delegates
6 Pledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials
5 Unpledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials

Pledged delegate allocation:  Clinton 28, Sanders 27.  

County/Legislative District Caucuses: April 16, 2016.
State Convention: June 4, 2016 at the Kentucky Fair and Expo Center in Louisville.

Delegates

 


OREGON PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (61 pledged delegates)

Official Results  - Secretary of State  |  Ballot [PDF]
CLINTON
 SANDERS MISC
 TOTAL
269,846
(42.06%)
 360,829
(56.24%)
 10,920
(1.70%)
 641,595


Organization:  CLINTON  |  SANDERS                 

Vote by Mail: Voters started returning ballots on May 1. >             

OVERVIEW
Oregon fit the profile of a state where Bernie Sanders could do well.  Sanders made an early visit on March 25, rallying at the Moda Center in Portland; this was the event where  a bird famously alighted on Sanders' podium as he was speaking.  Sen. Jeff Merkley was the only one of Sanders' colleagues to back him, writing in an April 13 op-ed in the New York Times that, "Bernie Sanders is boldly and fiercely addressing the biggest challenges facing our country (>)."

According to the Oregon Secretary of State there were 956,184 Democrats eligible to vote in the primary.

Sanders carried every county except Gilliam, where Clinton edged him by 101 to 100 with 8 misc. votes.


DELEGATES
74 Delegates and 5 Alternates
41 District-level Delegates
13 At-large Delegates
7 Pledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials
13 Unpledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials

Pledged delegate allocation: tbd.

Congressional District Conventions:  June 4, 2016
State Convention:  June 18, 2016
Democratic Party of Oregon - Basic Information [PDF]

Delegates