Reply #6: Official Results: Obama 49.96 % - Clinton 46.93 %. Total votes 512,257 [View All]

[Tom Rinaldo]

Washington Democrats are odd in that they let caucuses award the delgates but hold a primary anyway. Note that over a half million Democrats voted in Washington State's primary, at least 250% the number who participated in the Washington State Caucus, and Clinton finished FAR closer in the primary - losing by only 3%, than she did in the Washington Caucus. And that's not simply because Democrats didn't bother to participate because no delegates were awarded, over 135,000 more Democrats voted than Republicans. The CNN and New York Times web sites aren't even listing the Democratic results, I had to find a Washington State Government site to get the final results:

President - Democratic Party
Federal (Statewide)
Last updated on 2/20 12:27 AM
Candidate Votes Votes %

Joe Biden Democrat
1,447 0.28 %

Hillary Clinton Democrat
240,394 46.93 %

Christopher J. Dodd Democrat
473 0.09 %

John Edwards Democrat
8,999 1.76 %

Mike Gravel Democrat
787 0.15 %

Dennis J. Kucinich Democrat
2,766 0.54 %

Barack Obama Democrat
255,918 49.96 %

Bill Richardson Democrat
1,473 0.29 %

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Total Votes 512,257 100%

(Total Votes Republican - 376,113 100%)

http://vote.wa.gov/elections/wei/results.aspx