May 19, 2004
Kerry wins, but Kucinich snags nine delegates
By David Steves
and Randi Bjornstad
The Register-Guard
With a vast majority of the nation's Democratic delegates already pledged to Sen. John Kerry, the only suspense in Oregon's presidential primary involved the margin of Kerry's victory over his remaining mainstream rival, Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich.
Statewide, Kucinich was trailing with 16 percent of the vote, or enough to pick up nine of Oregon's Democratic delegates for the national nominating convention this summer in Boston. Kerry's dominating 81 percent will give him the remaining 49 Oregon delegates when his party convenes in his home state.
In a Lane County primary where the turnout approached 50 percent and the vote-counting went smoothly, Kucinich had 20 percent of the vote to Kerry's 78 percent, based on partial returns.
Kucinich's ability to capture a sizable chunk of Democratic votes in an already-decided nomination race resulted from his unorthodox decision to...(Full Story)
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