2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary

Last updated

2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary
Flag of Maryland.svg
←  2016 June 2, 2020 2024  →
←  IN
MT  →
120 delegates (96 pledged, 24 unpledged)
to the Democratic National Convention
The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
  Joe Biden February 2020 crop.jpg Bernie Sanders March 2020 (cropped).jpg
Candidate Joe Biden Bernie Sanders
(withdrawn)
Home state Delaware Vermont
Delegate count960
Popular vote879,75381,939
Percentage83.72%7.80%
Maryland Democratic presidential primary election results by county, 2020.svg
County results
Pledged national
convention delegates
TypeDel.
CD1 7
CD2 8
CD3 8
CD4 9
CD5 9
CD6 7
CD7 9
CD8 8
PLEO10
At-large21
Total pledged delegates96

The 2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary took place on June 2, 2020, after being rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [1] as one of eight delayed and regular primaries on the same day in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. It was originally planned to take place on April 28, 2020, as one of several states in the "Acela primary". [lower-alpha 1] The Maryland primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 120 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of whom 96 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

Contents

Former vice president and presumptive nominee Joe Biden won the primary with 83.7% of the vote, one of his best results in the whole primary cycle and his best until then, earning all delegates and helping him to cross the necessary majority of 1,991 delegates and officially win the Democratic nomination three days later during the vote count. [2] Senator Bernie Sanders, who had withdrawn from the presidential race in April but still competed for delegates, only reached less than 8%, his lowest result until then. The remaining 9% were separated between 12 other long withdrawn candidates and the "uncommitted" option.

Procedure

Maryland would have held its primary on April 28 as part of a regional cluster, the Acela primary, together with the five states of Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, but like Pennsylvania and Rhode Island Governor Larry Hogan postponed it to June 2, while the three other states selected different dates. On that day, they voted alongside one other delayed contest in Indiana and four regularly scheduled contests (District of Columbia, Montana, New Mexico and South Dakota).

Voting took place throughout the state from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. In the closed primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 96 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of these, between 7 and 9 were allocated to each of the state's 8 congressional districts and another 10 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 21 at-large delegates. [3] Originally planned with 79 delegates, the final number included a 25% bonus of 17 additional delegates on the 52 district and 17 at-large delegates by the Democratic National Committee, 10% for the original April date, which belonged to Stage II on the primary timetable, and an additional 15% for the regional "Acela" cluster. [4] [5]

District-level national convention delegates were voted on by the voters during the presidential primary, with no need for an additional confirmation by partie bodies. If a presidential candidate listed fewer district delegate candidates than had to be allocated based on the results of the primary, then the additional delegates would be named by the Democratic state central committee, before voting on the 21 at-large and 10 pledged PLEO delegates for the Democratic National Convention. The committee would originally have met on May 23, 2020, with the replacement date for that meeting being unknown. The delegation also included 24 unpledged PLEO delegates: 14 members of the Democratic National Committee, 9 members of Congress (both senators and 7 representatives), and former DNC chair Joe Andrew. [3]

Candidates

The following individuals qualified for the ballot in Maryland: [6]

Running

Withdrawn

John Delaney had also qualified but had submitted an official withdrawal on February 3 so that he could be taken off the ballot. [6] There was also an uncommitted option.

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 2] 		Margin
of error		Joe
Biden		Michael
Bloomberg		Pete
Buttigieg		Kamala
Harris		Amy
Klobuchar		Bernie
Sanders		Elizabeth
Warren		OtherUndecided
Apr 8, 2020Sanders suspends his campaign
Mar 1–5, 2020Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Bloomberg, and Warren withdraw from the race
Gonzales Research & Media Services [7] Feb 22–28, 2020331 (LV)± 5.5%19%15%5%–4%23%8%–27%
Goucher College [8] Feb 13–19, 2020371 (LV)± 5.1%18%16%7%–6%24%6%4% [lower-alpha 3] 18%
Dec 3, 2019Harris withdraws from the race
Goucher College [8] Sept 13–19, 2019300 (LV)± 5.6%33%–5%6%1%10%21%9% [lower-alpha 4] 15%

Results

2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary [9]
CandidateVotes %Delegates [10]
Joe Biden 879,75383.7296
Bernie Sanders (withdrawn)81,9397.80
Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn)27,1342.58
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn)7,1800.68
Michael Bloomberg (withdrawn)6,7730.64
Andrew Yang (withdrawn)6,6700.63
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn)5,6850.54
Tulsi Gabbard (withdrawn) 4,2260.40
Cory Booker (withdrawn)2,6620.25
Michael Bennet (withdrawn)2,2910.22
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn)8970.09
Julian Castro (withdrawn)7600.07
Tom Steyer (withdrawn)6710.06
Deval Patrick (withdrawn)4060.04
Uncommitted23,7262.26
Total1,050,773100%96

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ It is nicknamed Acela primary because the states involved are connected by the Acela train system.
  2. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ↑ Gabbard with <1%; Steyer with 0%; "Refused" with 4%
  4. ↑ Booker, Delaney, O'Rourke, and Yang with 1%; Castro, Gabbard, Other with <1%; Refused to answer with 5%

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Colorado Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Colorado Democratic presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of 15 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The Colorado primary, the first in the state since 2000, was a semi-closed primary and awarded 79 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 67 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary took place on March 3, as one of 15 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The Massachusetts primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 114 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 91 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of 15 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The North Carolina primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 122 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 110 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of 15 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The Tennessee primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 73 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 64 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Virginia Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Virginia Democratic presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of 15 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The Virginia primary was an open primary, wherein any registered voter can vote, regardless of party registration. The state awarded 124 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 99 were pledged delegates allocated at the local level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Idaho Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Idaho Democratic presidential primary took place on March 10, 2020, as one of several states voting the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Idaho primary required that voters would be registered Democrats or unaffiliated, and awarded 25 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of whom 20 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Michigan Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Michigan Democratic presidential primary took place on March 10, 2020, as one of several states voting the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Michigan primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 147 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 125 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Missouri Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Missouri Democratic presidential primary took place on March 10, 2020, as one of several states voting the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Missouri primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 79 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 68 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Washington Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Washington Democratic presidential primary took place on March 10, 2020, as one of several states voting the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The state-run semi-open primary, which was used instead of party-run caucuses for the first time by Washington's Democrats, awarded 109 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 89 were pledged delegates allocated according to the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Arizona Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Arizona Democratic presidential primary took place on March 17, 2020, the third primary Tuesday of the month, as one of three contests on the same day in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, while the contest in Ohio had been postponed for roughly a month. The closed primary allocated 80 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 67 were pledged delegates allocated according to the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Florida Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Florida Democratic presidential primary took place on March 17, 2020, the third primary Tuesday of the month, as one of three states voting on the same day in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, while the contest in Ohio had been postponed for roughly a month. The Florida primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding the fourth-largest amount of delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention and the third-largest amount up to that point: 249 delegates, of which 219 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Illinois Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Illinois Democratic presidential primary took place on March 17, 2020, the third primary Tuesday of the month, as one of three states voting on the same day in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, while the contest in Ohio had been postponed for roughly a month. The Illinois primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 182 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 155 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Hawaii Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Hawaii Democratic presidential primary had been scheduled to take place on April 4, 2020, a Saturday, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, but in-person voting was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and mail-in voting was extended to May 22, 2020. Instead, voters had until May 22 to submit mail-in ballots. The Hawaii primary was a closed party-run primary, awarding 33 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 24 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary. Voters cast ranked-choice voting ballots, with a voter's ballot counting for two ranked backup choices if their original choice was in last place and below the 15 percent threshold for winning delegates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary took place on August 11, 2020, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. It was originally to take place on April 28, 2020, as one of several northeastern states in the "Acela primary", but was rescheduled twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The state was the last one to hold a Democratic presidential contest long before the penultimate contest more than a month prior and had been pushed to only one week before the rescheduled 2020 Democratic National Convention. The Connecticut primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 75 delegates to the national convention, of which 60 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary took place on June 2, 2020, after being postponed due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, as one of eight delayed and regular primaries on the same day in the Democratic primaries for the 2020 presidential election. It was originally planned to take place on April 28, 2020, as one of several northeastern states in the "Acela primary". The Pennsylvania primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 210 delegates, of whom 186 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary took place on June 2, 2020, after being postponed due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, as one of eight delayed and regular primaries on the same day in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. It was originally planned to take place on April 28, 2020, as one of several northeastern states in the "Acela primary". The Rhode Island primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 35 delegates, of whom 26 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary took place on July 7, 2020, alongside the Delaware primary, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. It was originally planned for June 2 together with four other primaries, but was moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The New Jersey primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 146 delegates, of which 126 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary took place on June 2, 2020, as one of eight delayed and regular primaries on the same day in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The New Mexico primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 46 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of whom 34 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Georgia Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 Georgia Democratic presidential primary was held on June 9, 2020, alongside the West Virginia primary, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. It was originally scheduled for March 24, 2020, but was moved to June 9 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and previously cast early mail-in votes were disallowed and separately counted. The election coincided with primaries for Georgia's Class 2 Senate seat and Georgia's U.S. House of Representatives seats. The Georgia primary was an open primary, which awarded 118 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of whom 105 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 New York Democratic presidential primary</span>

The 2020 New York Democratic presidential primary took place on June 23, 2020, alongside the Kentucky primary, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. It was originally planned to take place on April 28, 2020, as one of several northeastern states in the "Acela primary", but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The New York primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 324 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of whom 274 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

References

  1. ↑ Alice Miranda Ollstein; Zach Montellaro (March 17, 2020). "Maryland postpones April 28 primary election over coronavirus". Politico. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Biden Formally Clinches Democratic Nomination, While Gaining Steam Against Trump". NPR . June 5, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Maryland Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses". The Green Papers. November 24, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ "The Math Behind the Democratic Delegate Allocation - 2020". The Green Papers. November 24, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Presidential Primary Election 04/28/2020 Filed Candidates By Office". elections.maryland.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  7. ↑ Gonzales Research & Media Services
  8. 1 2 Goucher College
  9. ↑ "2020 Presidential Primary Election Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Delegate Tracker". interactives.ap.org. Associated Press. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.