COLUMBIA, S.C.—South Carolina Democrats have elected a supporter of Barack Obama for an open superdelegate slot.
Former state Education Superintendent Inez Tenenbaum beat out 14 other candidates by a wide margin Saturday for the slot as delegates at the state convention stood to be counted for their choice.
That would raise the Illinois senator's delegate count to 249 among superdelegates. Rival Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York has 269 superdelegates.
The race for an unpledged delegate slot pitted the current state Education Superintendent Jim Rex against Tenenbaum after he wouldn't commit to supporting Obama. Tenenbaum says Obama's landslide in South Carolina's primary means he deserves the extra delegate vote.
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