June 14, 2016 District of Columbia Democratic Primary

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46 Delegates (20 Pledged)
Summary:  Sen. Sanders carried his campaign through to the last in the nation (LITN) DC Democratic primary, but the race was effectively over.  Hillary Clinton had worn the mantle of presumptive nominee for about a week, and been endorsed by President Obama; the DC primary provided the icing on the cake.

DC PRIMARY ELECTION (20 pledged delegates)

  Official Results - DC Board of Elections  |  Ballot [jpg]
CLINTON SANDERS DE LA FUENTE
 W/IN
 TOTAL
76,694
(77.95%)
 20,361
(20.69%)
 213
(0.22%)
485
(0.49%)
 97,763
Also 20 over votes and 593 under votes note included in total.

Organization:  CLINTON  |  SANDERS

OVERVIEW
Statehood was an issue.  In a May 11 op-ed in the Washington Informer Clinton vowed to be "a vocal champion for D.C. statehood" as president (>).  Sanders issued a statement on June 11 supporting statehood.  In terms of campaigning, Sanders held a rally at RFK parking lot on June 9 and Clinton made an unannounced visit to Uprising Muffin Company with Mayor Bowser and other local supporters, in the Shaw neighborhood on June 10.  The Clintons have a home on Whitehaven St. in Northwest DC, little more than three miles from the White House.

Clinton secured endorsements of almost every top elected official, and her campaign invested in a ground game here.  The May 21 pre-primary qualifying caucus proved to be a good indicator of this very lopsided contest; more than four times as many people ran as candidates for Clinton delegate as for Sanders delegate.


DELEGATES
46 Delegates and 2 Alternates:
13 District-level Delegates
5 At-large Delegates
3 Pledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials
26 Unpledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials


Pre-Primary Qualifying Caucus: May 21, 2016 at the Washington Convention Center.


Delegates