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Delegate counts

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008 12:49 a.m. MST
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DEMOCRATIC DELEGATE COUNT

There are 4,049 delegates (3,253 pledged and 796 superdelegates*) to the Democratic National Convention.

To win nomination: 2,025

• Clinton
Total: 137
Pledged: 23
Superdelegates: 114

• Edwards
Total: 42
Pledged: 19
Superdelegates: 23

• Kucinich
Total: 2
Pledged: 0
Superdelegates: 2

• Obama
Total: 71
Pledged: 25

Superdelegates: 46

• Richardson
Total: 12
Pledged: 0
Superdelegates: 12

*Democratic National Committee members, elected officials, such as senators or governor, or party leaders.

Source: DNC

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REPUBLICAN DELEGATE COUNT

There are 2,380 delegates (1,917 pledged and 463 unpledged*) to the Republican National Convention.

To win nomination: 1,191

• Romney
Total: 30
Pledged: 24
Unpledged: 6

• Huckabee
Total: 21
Pledged: 18
Unpledged: 3

• Thompson
Total: 6
Pledged: 6
Unpledged: 0

• McCain
Total: 10
Pledged: 10
Unpledged: 0

• Giuliani
Total: 1
Pledged: 0
Unpledged: 1

• Paul
Total: 2
Pledged: 2
Unpledged: 0

• Hunter
Total: 1
Pledged: 1
Unpledged : 0

*Unpledged Republican Party delegates (123 are Republican National Committee members who qualify as delegates automatically) are not required to make their candidate preference known; most are elected just like pledged delegates.

Source: CNN

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