This statistic demonstrates the number of endorsements each candidate has received from the various senators, representatives and governors within the Democratic Party during the 2016 primaries for the elections in November. As of February 29, Hillary Clinton obtained an overwhelming number of 207 endorsements over her opponent Bernie Sanders who was limited to 5 representative votes.
Number of endorsements in the Democratic Party primary by candidate, as of February 29, 2016
As of February 29, 2016, 369 endorsements of a total of approximately 585 had been collected. That total includes both Democratic and Republican representatives but the figures shown are limited to Democratic endorsements.
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FiveThirtyEight. (February 18, 2016). Number of endorsements in the Democratic Party primary by candidate, as of February 29, 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/513320/democrat-primary-number-of-endorsements/
FiveThirtyEight. "Number of endorsements in the Democratic Party primary by candidate, as of February 29, 2016 ." Chart. February 18, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/513320/democrat-primary-number-of-endorsements/
FiveThirtyEight. (2016). Number of endorsements in the Democratic Party primary by candidate, as of February 29, 2016 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/513320/democrat-primary-number-of-endorsements/
FiveThirtyEight. "Number of Endorsements in The Democratic Party Primary by Candidate, as of February 29, 2016 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/513320/democrat-primary-number-of-endorsements/
FiveThirtyEight, Number of endorsements in the Democratic Party primary by candidate, as of February 29, 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/513320/democrat-primary-number-of-endorsements/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of endorsements in the Democratic Party primary by candidate, as of February 29, 2016 [Graph], FiveThirtyEight, February 18, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/513320/democrat-primary-number-of-endorsements/
