U.S. expats worldwide have made their choice. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, a senator from Illinois, won 65% of the vote on global primaries held Feb. 5 to Feb. 12.

According to Democrats Abroad, the group that organized the first-ever primary outside the U.S. borders, more than 20,000 expats living in 164 countries voted.

Members of the Costa Rica chapter also voted overwhelmingly for the neophyte senator, local representatives said (TT, Feb. 8).

The Democrats Abroad votes count as a state and the group will send 14 delegates, each with a half-vote, to the national nominating convention in August.