The process as a whole has been referred to as the Texas Two-step, after the partner dance of the same name, because Texans were required to first vote in the primary election in order to be eligible for participation in party caucuses in which delegates were selected.
That candidate would have to win more than 50 percent of the vote statewide, and also in each of the state's 38 congressional districts, to run the table.
A democratic candidate could do so only by winning 85 percent of the vote statewide and, separately, 85% in each and every one of Texas’ 31 state Senate districts.
[2] The Democratic County (Senate District) Conventions in late March 2008 produced a great deal of confusion.
For instance, in Kleberg County, 9 delegates were elected to attend the State Convention, with only one Obama supporter among them.