The 2000 Missouri Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on the same day, known as

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, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The

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primary was an

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, with the state awarding 92 delegates towards the

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, of which 75 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary. Vice president

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had won the primary by a landslide, taking around 64% of the vote, winning every county in the state but

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and Ste. Genevieve, and gaining 51 delegates, while senator Bill Bradley received almost 34% of the vote and 24 delegates.

Procedure

Missouri was one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on

. Voting took place throughout the state from 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. In the open primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 75 pledged delegates to the

were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, between 5 and 6 were allocated to each of the state's 8 congressional districts and another 9 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 15 at-large delegates. Following ward, township, legislative district, and county mass meetings on March 30, 2000, during which district and state convention delegates were designated, district conventions on April 27, 2000, chose national convention district delegates. At the meeting of the Democratic state committee on May 6, 2000, the 9 pledged PLEO delegates were voted on, while the 15 pledged at-large delegates were selected at the subsequent state convention on May 13, 2000. The delegation also included 15 unpledged PLEO delegates: 9 members of the Democratic National Committee, 5 representatives from Congress (

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, Dick Gephardt,

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, and

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), the governor

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, and 2 add-ons.

Candidates

The following candidates appeared on the ballot: *

* Bill Bradley * Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. *Pat Price There was also an uncommitted option.

Results

References

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Procedure

Candidates

Results

See also

References