In the primary , 370 of California 's 441 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were selected . Of these delegates , 241 were awarded at the congressional district level , and the remaining 129 were awarded to the statewide winner . The remaining delegates were superdelegates not obligated to vote for any candidate at the convention . Candidates were required to receive at least 15 % of either the district or statewide vote to receive any delegates . Registered Democrats and Decline to State voters were eligible to vote
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2008 California Democratic primary