2024 California Democratic presidential primary

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2024 California Democratic presidential primary
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  2020 March 5, 20242028 
  AS
CO  

497 delegates (424 pledged and 73 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
Reporting
91%
as of March 15, 5:30 PM PST
  Joe Biden presidential portrait (cropped).jpg Marianne Williamson (cropped).jpg
Candidate Joe Biden Marianne Williamson
Home state Delaware California
Delegate count4240
Popular vote3,117,062140,200
Percentage89.2%4.0%

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2024 California Democratic presidential primary results map by congressional district.svg

The 2024 California Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 497 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates. [1] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories. Biden won the primary in a landslide.

Contents

Candidates

The following candidates were certified: [2]

Endorsements

Joe Biden
U.S. Cabinet officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
Mayors
Individuals
Marianne Williamson
Local officials
Individuals

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Joe
Biden
Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.
Dean
Phillips
Marianne
Williamson
OtherUndecided
February 28, 2024Williamson re-launches her candidacy
February 7, 2024Williamson suspends her candidacy
Emerson College/Nexstar Nov 11–14, 2023523 (LV)± 3.0%51%2%7%21% [lower-alpha 2] 13%
62%4%8%9%18%
October 27, 2023Phillips declares his candidacy
October 9, 2023Kennedy withdraws from the primaries
UC Berkeley IGS Aug 24–29, 20232,833 (LV)± 3.0%66%9%3%6%16%
Emerson College Jun 4–7, 2023585 (LV)± 2.9%72%17%7%5%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Stacey
Abrams
Pete
Buttigieg
Hillary
Clinton
Kamala
Harris
Amy
Klobuchar
Gavin
Newsom
Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez
Bernie
Sanders
Elizabeth
Warren
OtherUndecided
UC Berkeley IGS Aug 9–15, 20229,254 (RV)± 2.5%3%7%4%10%3%13%7%13%6%14% [lower-alpha 3] 19%
4%8%5%12%4%7%15%7%18% [lower-alpha 4] 21%

Results

California Democratic primary, March 5, 2024
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
Joe Biden (incumbent)2,794,31489.4%424424
Marianne Williamson 121,6303.9%
Dean Phillips 87,2202.8%
Armando Perez-Serrato38,1611.2%
Gabriel Cornejo36,6651.2%
"President" R. Boddie22,4540.7%
Stephen Lyons18,9950.6%
Eban Cambridge10,7990.3%
Total:3,130,238100.00%42473497
Source: [14] [15]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. Gavin Newsom with 21%
  3. Michael Bloomberg and Cory Booker with 2%; Gretchen Whitmer with 1%; Roy Cooper, Phil Murphy, Jared Polis, and J. B. Pritzker with 0%
  4. Cory Booker with 3%; Michael Bloomberg and J. B. Pritzker with 2%; Gretchen Whitmer with 1%; Roy Cooper, Phil Murphy, and Jared Polis with 0%

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