List of Democratic Party superdelegates, 2016
List of Democratic Party superdelegates, 2016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Party_superdelegates,_2016,
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This list tracks current support for given candidates among the approximately 717 unpledged delegates (commonly known as superdelegates) who will cast a vote at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, to be held July 25–28 inPhiladelphia.[1] Unpledged delegates represent about a sixth of the overall delegate count (approximately 4,768) and come from several categories of prominent Democratic Party members:
- 20 distinguished party leaders (DPL), consisting of current and former presidents, vice-presidents, congressional leaders, and DNC chairs
- 21 Democratic governors (including territorial governors and the Mayor of the District of Columbia)
- 46 Democratic members of the United States Senate (including Washington, DC shadow senators)
- 193 Democratic members of the United States House of Representatives (including non-voting delegates)
- 437 elected members of the Democratic National Committee (including the chairs and vice-chairs of each state's Democratic Party)[2]
Superdelegates are "unpledged" in the sense that they themselves decide which candidate to support. (In other words, they are not allocated according to voter preferences as the majority of delegates are.) Pledged delegates can change their vote if no candidate is elected on the first ballot and can even vote for a different candidate on the first ballot if they are "released" by the candidate they are pledged to. Superdelegates, on the other hand, can change their vote purely of their own volition. With the exception of the 8 DNC members from the Democrats Abroad, who each receive a half-vote, all superdelegates are entitled to one vote (including when a sitting official or distinguished party leader is also a DNC member). Throughout this page, those who may fall into two categories are considered as sitting officials first, then as DNC members, and as DPLs last. (For example, a sitting senator who is credentialed as a DPL and is also a DNC member is listed as a senator.)
The list below is based on the most recent public indication of support. The listed individuals are free to change their support at any time until they cast their vote at the National Convention.
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[hide]Totals by group[edit]
| Distinguished party leaders | Governors | Senators | Representatives | DNC members | Totals | |
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| Hillary Clinton | 10 | 15 | 39 | 165 | 231 | 460 |
| Bernie Sanders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 23 |
| Martin O'Malley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uncommitted | 9 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 189 | 233 |
| Totals | 20 | 21 | 46 | 193 | 437 | 717 |
Note: Democrats Abroad Superdelegates are unique in that they receive a ½ vote; each accounts for ½ rather than 1 in the table above.
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