Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts moved a step closer toward securing the Democratic party's nomination for president after a narrow victory in Wisconsin's primary on Tuesday. Kerry received 34 delegates after collecting 40 percent of the votes in the Badger State, according to MSNBC. The four-term senator has amassed 608 delegates since he won the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 19.
Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, who has won only the South Carolina primary, received 24 delegate votes for a total of 190 after finishing second in Wisconsin. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean picked up 15 delegates on Tuesday for a total to date of 201.
To secure the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention in July, a candidate needs to amass 2,162 delegates out of a possible 4,322.
Pledged candidates are selected by voters during the state's nomination process. Unpledged delegates, which includes selected officials and party leaders, are not part of the primary and caucus process, but they can vote for the candidate of their choice.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=4385633
After nearly 25% (24.988%) of the total primary votes have been counted (1080 of 4322 electoral votes):
Kerry: 56.48% = 610/1080 votes
Dean: 18.98% = 205/1080 votes
Edwards: 17.59% = 190/1080 votes
Clark : 5.27% = 57/1080 votes
Sharpton: 1.48% = 16/1080 votes
Kucinich: 0.185% = 2/1080 votes
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/primaries/pages/scorecard/index.html
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