MoveOn.org PAC Primary Results

MoveOn.org's PAC held an "online primary" from Tuesday, June 24th 12:00 am to Wednesday, June 25th 11:59 pm. This event attracted considerable media attention, even being billed as an unofficial start to the primary season. If a candidate attained 50 percent of the vote in the primary, he or she would gain the MoveOn endorsement and a significant boost.

MoveOn.org, founded by Wes Boyd and Joan Blades in the wake of the Lewinsky scandal, claims 1.4 million members. Through the MoveOn.org PAC, members contributed $2.3 million to congressional candidates in 2000 and $4.1 million to congressional candidates in 2002 races.

317,647 MoveOn.org members voted. Vote totals and percentages, when voters were asked to choose one candidate:

Braun
7,021

2.21%

Dean
139,360

43.87%

Edwards
10,146

3.19%

Graham
7,113

2.24%

Kerry
49,973

15.73%

Kucinich
76,000

23.93%

Gephardt
7,755

2.44%

Lieberman
6,095

1.92%

Sharpton
1,677

0.53%

Other
6,121

1.93%

Undecided
6,378

2.01%

317,647

100.00%

No candidate received more than 50% of the vote, and the MoveOn.org PAC did not make an endorsement.

Braun	7,021	2.21%
Dean	139,360	43.87%
Edwards	10,146	3.19%
Graham	7,113	2.24%
Kerry	49,973	15.73%
Kucinich	76,000	23.93%
Gephardt	7,755	2.44%
Lieberman	6,095	1.92%
Sharpton	1,677	0.53%
Other	6,121	1.93%
Undecided	6,378	2.01%
	317,647	100.00%