2000 Missouri Democratic presidential primary
March 7, 2000 (2000-03-07)
92 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (75 pledged, 17 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
 
Candidate Al Gore Bill Bradley
Home state Tennessee New Jersey
Delegate count 51 24
Popular vote 171,562 89,092
Percentage 64.62% 33.56%
Primary results by county
Gore:      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      70–75%      75–80%      80–85%
Bradley:      50–55%      55–60%

The 2000 Missouri Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on the same day, known as Super Tuesday, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Missouri primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 92 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 75 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

Vice president Al Gore had won the primary by a landslide, taking around 64% of the vote, winning every county in the state but Jefferson and Ste. Genevieve, and gaining 51 delegates, while senator Bill Bradley received almost 34% of the vote and 24 delegates.

Procedure

Missouri was one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on Super Tuesday.[1]

Voting took place throughout the state from 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. In the open primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 75 pledged delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, between 5 and 6 were allocated to each of the state's 8 congressional districts and another 9 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 15 at-large delegates.[2]

Following ward, township, legislative district, and county mass meetings on March 30, 2000, during which district and state convention delegates were designated, district conventions on April 27, 2000, chose national convention district delegates. At the meeting of the Democratic state committee on May 6, 2000, the 9 pledged PLEO delegates were voted on, while the 15 pledged at-large delegates were selected at the subsequent state convention on May 13, 2000. The delegation also included 15 unpledged PLEO delegates: 9 members of the Democratic National Committee, 5 representatives from Congress (Bill Clay, Dick Gephardt, Ike Skelton, Karen McCarthy, and Pat Danner), the governor Mel Carnahan, and 2 add-ons.[2]

Pledged national
convention delegates
Type Del.
CD1 6
CD2 6
CD3 6
CD4 5
CD5 6
CD6 5
CD7 5
CD8 5
CD9 5
PLEO 10
At-large 16
Total pledged delegates 75

Candidates

The following candidates appeared on the ballot:

There was also an uncommitted option.

Results

2000 Missouri Democratic presidential primary[3]
Candidate Votes  % Delegates[4]
Al Gore 171,562 64.62 51
Bill Bradley 89,092 33.56 24
Uncommitted 3,364 1.27
Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. 906 0.34
Pat Price 565 0.21
Unallocated - - 17
Total 265,489 100% 92

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically - Key and Minor Dates". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Missouri Democratic Delegation 2000". The Green Papers. December 24, 2000. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ "State of Missouri Presidential Preference Primary" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Election 2000: Missouri Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
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