PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
PROCESS
2008
VIRGINIA
Virginia Primaries
February 12, 2008
NATIONAL
Presidential Caucuses/Primaries
The primary maps below show both the first place and second place finishers by state. Because there is a very definite pattern to the victories Barack Obama has been running up over Hillary Clinton, the most recent Democratic primary maps include cross hatching to indicate those states which have held caucuses rather than primaries. All maps are created using MapInfo 6.1 and further processed using Adobe Photoshop 4.0 LE.
All vote totals are drawn from official state and party sources when at all possible. Otherwise, data is drawn from provisional numbers reported by the New York Times' "Election Guide 2008: Primary Season Election Results" (http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/votes/index.html). Where there are discrepancies, official sources always are given primacy. Delegate tallies are drawn from the Green Papers "General Election USA 2008" (http://www.thegreenpapers.com/). Although there are several ways to count delegates, I have chosen to report all of the delegates won - regardless of sanctions. That means Michigan and Florida delegates are counted for Hillary Clinton.
David Hardin, February 13, 2008
Democratic Caucuses/Primaries
