Virginia has 82 pledged and 16 unpledged delegates. Of the 82 pledged delegates, 53 are district-level delegates (based on results of a given district's binding primary), 18 are at-large delegates and 11 are "party leader and elected official" (PLEO) delegates. Of the 16 unpledged delegates, 14 are PLEO delegates and two are add-ons selected at the state Democratic convention on June 6, 2004.
For more about the delegate selection process, click here.
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Exit polls are a survey of selected voters taken soon after they leave their voting place. Pollsters use this sample information, collected from a small percentage of voters, to track and project how all voters or specific segments of the voters sided on a particular race or ballot measure. For more on how to read exit polls, click here.