The 2016 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary took place on March 1 in the U.S. state of Arkansas as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

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2016 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary

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37 Democratic National Convention delegates (32 pledged, 5 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders Home state New York Vermont Delegate count 22 10 Popular vote 146,057 66,236 Percentage 66.08% 29.97%
Results by county Clinton:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Sanders:      40-50%      50-60%

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On the same day, dubbed "Super Tuesday," Democratic primaries were held in ten other states plus American Samoa, while the Republican Party held primaries in eleven states including their own Arkansas primary.

Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 69

Arkansas, the state where Hillary Clinton served as First Lady during her husband Bill Clinton’s tenure as governor, gave Clinton one of her largest victories during the course of the Democratic Primary. She swept the state among every major demographic – gender, race, income, and educational attainment. According to exit polls, 67 percent of voters in the Arkansas Democratic Primary were white and they opted for Clinton by a margin of 62–35 compared to the 27 percent of African Americans who backed Clinton by an even larger margin of 91–6.^[5]

After his landslide defeat, the Sanders campaign reported that Hillary Clinton had notched wins in southern states including Arkansas because Bernie Sanders did not compete with her, although this claim was widely debunked.^[6]

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