2000 Indiana Democratic presidential primary
May 2, 2000 (2000-05-02)
88 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (72 pledged, 16 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
 
Candidate Al Gore Bill Bradley
(withdrawn)
Home state Tennessee New Jersey
Delegate count 62 10
Popular vote 219,604 64,339
Percentage 74.91% 21.95%
Primary results by county
Gore:      65–70%      70–75%      75–80%      80–85%
Bradley:      65–70%

The 2000 Indiana Democratic presidential primary took place on May 2, 2000, as one of 3 contests scheduled in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Alaska caucus the weekend before. The North Carolina primary was a open primary, with the state awarding 88 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 72 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary

Vice president and presumptive nominee Al Gore won the primary with more than 71% of the vote and all but ten delegates, which went to Senator Bill Bradley, who made the 15% threshold for statewide delegates with 21%. Gore became the presumptive nominee for the Democratic nomination about two months prior, but even then Bradley secured a small amount of protest vote.[1]

Procedure

Indiana's Democratic primary took place on May 2nd, 2000, the same date as the North Carolina primary and the D.C. Primary.[2]

Voting took place throughout the state from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. local time. Candidates had to meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level to be considered viable. The 72 pledged delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of these, between 5 and 8 were allocated to each of the state's 10 congressional districts and another 9 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 16 at-large delegates.[3]

The state convention to designate the district-level national convention delegates was planned for June 11. The district delegates then voted on the 18 at-large and 9 pledged PLEO delegates for the Democratic National Convention. The delegation also included 14 unpledged PLEO delegates: 8 members of the Democratic National Committee, 5 members from Congress, those being 1 Senator (Evan Bayh), and 4 Representatives (Pete Visclosky, Tim Roemer, Baron Hill, and Julia Carson), the governor Frank O'Bannon, and 2 add-ons.

Pledged national
convention delegates
Type Del. Type Del.
CD1 - CD6 -
CD2 - CD7 -
CD3 - CD8 -
CD4 - CD9 -
CD5 - CD10 -
PLEO 9 At-large 16
Total pledged delegates 82

Candidates

The following candidates appeared on the ballot:

Withdrawn

Results

2000 Indiana Democratic presidential primary
Candidate Votes  % Delegates[4]
Al Gore 219,604 74.91 62
Bill Bradley (withdrawn) 64,339 21.95 10
Lyndon LaRouche Jr. 9,229 3.15
Uncommitted - - 16
Total 293,172 100% 88

References

  1. ↑ "Bush, Gore Clinch Nominations". March 15, 2000. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically - Key and Minor Dates". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Indiana Democratic Delegation 2000". The Green Papers. December 23, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Election 2000: Indiana Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
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