2000 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2000 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 7, 2000, as part of the 2000 Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 3 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates, the contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries and caucuses in 15 other states.[1]
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6 delegates to the Democratic National Convention | |||||||||||||||||||
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Vice President Al Gore won by 42% of the delegate votes and 84% of the popular votes also.[2]
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Procedure
The 2000 Democratic primaries were to nominate a candidate for the 2000 general election, but American Samoa did not participate in the 2000 presidential election because it is a U.S. territory and not a state, but it still can participate in the U.S. presidential primaries and caucuses and four other territories that could participate in the Democratic or Republican primaries.[3][lower-alpha 1]
Candidates
The following candidates achieved on the ballot:[2]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Al Gore | 21 | 84% | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Bill Bradley | 4 | 16% | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Uncommitted (voting option) | 3 | 3 | |||
| Total: | 25 | 100% | 6 | 6 | |
| Source: [4] | |||||
See also
Notes
- The other four was Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico.
References
- "2000 presidential primary dates and candidate filing deadlines for ballot access". FEC.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- "American Samoa Democrat Delegation 2000". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- "American Samoans to hold caucuses for US election, but won't vote come November". RNZ. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- "American Samoa Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved May 26, 2024.