The 2000 Utah Democratic presidential primary took place on March 14, 2000, as one of two contests scheduled for the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the South Carolina caucuses the day before. The

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primary was an

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, with any registered voter able to participate. The primary awarded 29 delegates towards the

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, of which 24 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary. Continuing from his wins on Super Tuesday, Vice president Al Gore placed first by a large margin with around 79% of the vote and won 21 delegates, while Senator

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came in second with around 20% and 3 delegates, after withdrawing the night before.

Procedure

Utah was one of two states that held primaries on March 10, 2000, along with

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. Voting took place throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. In the primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 24 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 3 congressional districts and another 4 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 6 at-large delegates. The convention voted on national convention district delegates via delegates from a specific district, those national convention district delegates than voted on the 4 pledged PLEO delegates, and the state convention finally voted on the 6 at-large delegates for the national convention. The delegation also included 5 unpledged PLEO delegates: 4 members of the

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and 1 add-on.

Candidates

The following candidates appeared on the ballot: * Al Gore *

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There was also an uncommitted option.

Results

References

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