Potomac Primaries Swept By Top Candidates

Both top candidates swept yesterday's Potomac Primaries.


VIRGINIA

1. 64% Barack Obama 614,490


2. 35% Hillary Clinton 345,211

MARYLAND

1. 59% Barack Obama 439,979


2. 37% Hillary Clinton 273,828

DC

1. 75% Barack Obama 85,534


2. 24% Hillary Clinton 27,326

DEMOCRAT DELEGATE COUNTS

2,025 needed to win. 1624 Available.

1. 1223 (160 super delegates) Barack Obama 802 needed


2. 1198 (242 super delegates) Hillary Clinton 827 needed
   

VIRGINIA

1. 50% John McCain 242,804


2. 41% Mike Huckabee 197,905


3. 9% Other

MARYLAND

1. 55% John McCain 157,906


2. 29% Mike Huckabee 84,021


3. 6% Mitt Romney 17,993


4. 6% Ron Paul 17,242

Ha Ha Ha! Ron Paul couldn't even place above a withdrawn candidate!


DC

1. 68% John McCain 3,929


2. 17% Mike Huckabee 961


3. 8% Ron Paul 471

GOP DELEGATE COUNTS

1,191 needed to win. 1,008 Available.

1. 821 (19 unpledged) McCain 370 needed


2. 288 ( 6 unpledged) Romney 903 needed


3. 241 ( 4 unpledged) Huckabee 950 needed


4. 16 (unknown) Paul 1,175 needed

[note--10.57 am-- At this point, all GOP Candidates except McCain are essentially mathematically eliminated. The GOP Primary is over.]

One last thing I have noticed...Huckabee and Clinton seem to win in the same geographic regions, and Obama and McCain seem to win the same general geographic regions...to whit, these maps below:


Washington Post



Washington Post

Hillary and Huckabee take the western-most counties, and Obama and MCain take the eastern-most counties, setting up a rural vs. urban and suburban thing. Something to keep in mind for this fall.