Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008
The 2008 Democratic primaries were the selection process by which members of the United States Democratic Party chose their candidate for the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. The Democratic candidate for President was selected through a series of primaries and caucuses culminating in the 2008 Democratic National Convention held from Monday, August 25, through Thursday, August 28, 2008, in Denver, Colorado. In order to secure the nomination at the convention, a candidate needed to receive at least 2,117 votes from delegates (a simple majority of the 4,233 delegate votes, bearing in mind half-votes from Democrats Abroad, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Senator Barack Obama surpassed that total on June 3, 2008, becoming the apparent Democratic nominee. [1][2] His last remaining opponent, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, conceded the nomination four days later. Obama was officially recognized as the Democratic Party nominee at the August convention.
