Here’s how Saturday’s Kansas Democratic Party presidential caucuses worked:

Participants filed into their respective caucuses and registered with organizers. To vote, they had to find the section of the room designated for their chosen candidates. Once caucusing began, participants had 10 minutes to find their sections or lobby for others to join their chosen section.

To capture delegates in one of the state’s four congressional districts, a candidate had to receive at least 15 percent of the seats to that district’s regional caucus.

People who attended were asked to form groups, based on which candidates they supported. Then, seats were divided among the candidates who received at least 15 percent of the vote among those present.

For example, at one Topeka caucus, 35 Democrats participated and had 10 minutes to choose a group. Sixteen voted for Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, eight for North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, seven for Ohio U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich and four for former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean. Dean didn’t receive enough to qualify for seats at regional caucuses, and those seats were divided among Kerry, Edwards and Kucinich.

With all 50 caucuses reporting Saturday afternoon, Kerry had captured 72 percent of the regional caucus seats, with Kucinich receiving 10 percent. Edwards captured 9 percent; Dean, 7 percent, and retired Gen. Wesley Clark, 1 percent.

Dean’s support in the state’s portion of the Kansas City metropolitan area was strong enough for him to receive a delegate from the 3rd Congressional District.