2016 California Democratic presidential primary
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The 2016 California Democratic presidential primary was held on June 7 in the U.S. state of California as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
The Democratic Party's primaries in Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota were held the same day, as were Republican primaries in the same five states. Additionally, the Democratic Party held North Dakota caucuses the same day.
The 2016 California Democratic primary is set to be of critical importance in the race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
Opinion polling
Template:California Democratic primary polls, 2016
Results
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Hillary Clinton | 2,745,302 | 53.07% | 254 | 66 | 320 |
| Bernie Sanders | 2,381,722 | 46.04% | 221 | 0 | 221 |
| Willie Wilson | 12,014 | 0.23% | |||
| Michael Steinberg | 10,880 | 0.21% | |||
| Rocky De La Fuente | 8,453 | 0.16% | |||
| Henry Hewes | 7,743 | 0.15% | |||
| Keith Judd | 7,201 | 0.14% | |||
| Write-in | 23 | 0.00% | |||
| Uncommitted | — | 10 | 10 | ||
| Total | 5,173,338 | 100% | 475 | 76 | 551 |
| Source: [1][2] | |||||