Missouri has 74 pledged and 13 unpledged delegates. Of the 74 pledged delegates, 48 are district-level delegates (based on results of a given district's binding primary), 16 are at-large delegates and 10 are pledged "party leader and elected official" (PLEO) delegates. Of the 13 unpledged delegates, 12 are PLEO delegates and two are chosen by the state Democratic committee on April 3, 2004.
For more about the delegate selection process, click here.
How does CNN project winners in races? Click here.
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.