For the Record - Feb. 6, 2008

Convention delegates: A graphic in Tuesday’s Section A of Super Tuesday states defined the “winner take all” type of primary inaccurately. Candidates in each state receiving the most votes from a party’s state caucuses or primary do not necessarily get all of that state’s delegates at the national convention. Rather, the candidate receiving the most votes from a party’s state caucuses, a state primary or within a specific voting category -- such as a congressional district -- gets the delegates within that voting category, and some at-large delegates may also be awarded based on criteria unique to that state. For example, California’s Republican primary is winner-take-all by congressional district, with candidates winning additional delegates for carrying the statewide vote.