Overview
The February 24 county caucuses came one week after the Wisconsin primary had knocked Gov. Howard Dean out of the race, leaving Sen. John Kerry and Sen. John Edwards as the two major candidates in the race.  Kerry did wage a campaign here, putting four staff on the ground, having Teresa Heinz Kerry visit the state on February 23, and securing endorsements of many of the state's top Democrats.  (Kerry has another Idaho connection through his vacation home).  Dean had made a couple of visits in 2003.  The Utah primary and Hawaii caucuses also occurred on February 24.  However, most of the candidates' attention focused on the upcoming March 2 Super Tuesday contests.
 
 

Participants, Percent Backing Each Candidate, and Delegates by CD as reported by the Idaho Democratic Party

.	Dean	Edwards	Kerry	Uncomm.	Kucinich	Total
CD1	279	564	1,225	135	189	2,405
	(12%)  26	(23%)  49	(51%)  106	(6%)  13.9	(8%)  10
CD2	266	532	1,440	194	81	2,515
	(11%)  16	(21%)  38	(57%)  104	(8%)  11.8	(3%)  4
Statewide	545	1,096	2,665	329	270	4,920
	(11%)  42	(22%)  86	(54%)  210	(0%)  25.7	(5%)  14

Threshhold for the election of delegates at both the County Caucuses and State Convention is 15%.  Total number of delegates chosen at the County Caucuses and sub caucuses to be delegates at the State Convention for the purpose of national delegate selection is 382.  6 National Delegates for each CD.
 
 

State Convention - June 17-19, 2004.
 

Copyright © 2004 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.