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Delegate count

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 8:23 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: 235
Pledged: 48
Superdelegates: 187

Edwards
Total: 53
Pledged: 26
Superdelegates: 27

Obama
Total: 156
Pledged: 63
Superdelegates: 93

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

Source: DNC

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: 74
Pledged: 67
Unpledged: 7

Huckabee
Total: 29
Pledged: 26
Unpledged: 3

McCain
Total: 97
Pledged: 95
Unpledged: 2

Giuliani
Total: 2
Pledged: 1
Unpledged: 1

Paul
Total: 6
Pledged: 6
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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