help- primary question

[bjfinste]

I am looking on cnn right now, and it says Kerry has 38 percent of the vote so far, Dean with 24 percent (13 percent have reported so far). But Dean has 104 delegates and Kerry has only 81. I am just curious how these things work- I really have no idea.

 

[acehistr8]

If you click on the 'Total Delegates' link, it will explain it in full.

"The information on this page represents the current delegate count for each candidate by state. As candidates drop out, state parties refine their count or assign additional delegates, and unpledged delegates make their preference public, these numbers will be updated. For a historical look at the full results and delegate count reported immediately following the conclusion of each state's race, click on the state name."