2016 Florida Democratic presidential primary

2016 Florida Democratic presidential primary

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Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders Home state New York Vermont Delegate count 141 73 Popular vote 1,101,414[1] 568,839 Percentage 64.4% 33.3%

Results by county Clinton:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Sanders:      40-50%      50-60%

The 2016 Florida Democratic presidential primary took place on March 15 in the U.S. state of Florida as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

On the same day, the Democratic Party held primaries in Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio, while the Republican Party held primaries in the same five states, including their own Florida primary, plus the Northern Mariana Islands.

Clinton's landslide was fueled by support from retirees,^[2] and Jewish^[2] and Latino^[3] voters in South Florida.