Barack Obama rolled to an easy victory tonight in the Kansas Democratic presidential contest, as large crowds of voters overwhelmed some caucus sites.

With 100 percent of Kansas Democratic Presidential caucuses reporting, Obama won 313 of Kansas’ 436 Congressional District delegates. The remaining 123 went to Sen. Hillary Clinton.

Congressional District delegates will travel to their respective Congressional District Conventions, to be held on April 12, 2008.

More than 37,000 Kansans turned out for the Democratic Presidential caucuses. Unofficial totals showed 73 percent of Kansans caucused for Obama and 25 percent caucused for Clinton.

Tonight’s results will eventually determine the allocation of 32 of Kansas’ national delegates at the Democratic National Convention in August. Unofficial tallies show Obama capturing 23 of the pledged national delegates and Clinton taking the remaining nine pledged national delegates.

Twenty-one of these national delegates will be confirmed at the Congressional District conventions in April, and the remaining 11 national delegates will be confirmed at the Kansas Democratic Party State Convention on May 17, 2008.

Obama gave Kansas an unusual amount of attention and picked up the endorsement of Governor Sebelius.

In Johnson and Douglas counties, the party opened secondary
sites to handle overflow crowds.

A line outside the Sedgwick County Courthouse stretched for more
than two blocks, with a few voters waiting two hours in rain and
blowing snow.