2024 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary

2024 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary

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74 delegates (60 pledged and 14 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
Candidate Joe Biden Uncommitted Home state Delaware – Estimated delegate count 60 0 Popular vote 55,533 7,619 Percentage 84.8% 11.6%
County results Municipality results Biden   60 – 70%   70 – 80%   80 – 90%   >90%

The 2024 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary was held on April 2, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 74 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates. ^[1]

President Biden won every county. Uncommitted, fueled by protest votes due to the Gaza war, received more than 11% of the vote.

Candidates

The following candidates filed: ^[2]

• Joe Biden
• Dean Phillips (withdrawn)
• Marianne Williamson
• Cenk Uygur (withdrawn)
• Uncommitted

Endorsements

Main article: Endorsements in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Joe Biden

US Senators

• Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut (2011–present), 23rd Attorney General of Connecticut (1993–2011) ^[3]
• Chris Murphy, ^[a] Connecticut (2013–present), U.S. Representative from CT-05 (2007–13) ^[3]

Statewide officials

• Ned Lamont, ^[a] Governor of Connecticut (2019–present) ^[3]
• Susan Bysiewicz, Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (2019–present) ^[4]

US Representatives

• Joe Courtney, CT-02 (2007–present) ^[3]

Party officials

• Nancy DiNardo, Chair of the Connecticut Democratic Party (2005–2015, 2020–present) ^[3]

Uncommitted

Local officials

• Joshua Michtom, Hartford City Councilmember at-large (2020–present) ^[5]
• Abdul Osmanu, Hamden Legislative Councilmember from District 3 (2021-present) ^[5]

Organizations

• National organization and Connecticut chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America ^{[6] [7] [8]}
• Jewish Voice for Peace Action Connecticut ^[8]
• Party for Socialism and Liberation Connecticut ^[8]

Results

Connecticut Democratic primary, April 2, 2024 ^[9]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Pledged	Unpledged	Total
Joe Biden (incumbent)	55,533	84.8%	60		60
Uncommitted	7,619	11.6%
Marianne Williamson	1,490	2.3%
Dean Phillips (withdrawn)	577	0.9%
Cenk Uygur (withdrawn)	310	0.5%
Total:	65,529	100.0%	60	14	79

See also

• 2024 Connecticut Republican presidential primary
• 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
• 2024 United States presidential election in Connecticut

Notes

1. Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board member

References

1. "Connecticut Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers . Retrieved January 20, 2024.
2. Putterman, Alex (January 19, 2024). "Who is on CT's presidential primary ballot? Four Dems and four Republicans qualify". StamfordAdvocate. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
3. Moritz, John (April 25, 2023). "Gov. Lamont praises Biden's 'proven track record' after re-election bid becomes official". New Haven Register. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
4. Bysiewicz, Susan (May 30, 2023). "President's infrastructure law working for Connecticut". CT Post.
5. Cross, Alison (March 13, 2024). "Activists hope to bring 'uncommitted' protest vote to CT presidential primary". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
6. Falconer, Rebeca (March 3, 2024). "Democratic Socialists of America endorses "uncommitted" Biden protest". Axios. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
7. Connecticut DSA 🌹🐳 [@ConnecticutDSA] (March 9, 2024). "🚨CT DSA endorses UNCOMMITTED in the April 2nd Democratic Primary🇵🇸🌹 We are proud to join @DemSocialists and the CT Palestine Solidarity Coalition in endorsing "Uncommitted" in the April 2nd Democratic primary. Read our thread below, and join the fight: http://bit.ly/VoteUncommittedCT" (Tweet). Retrieved March 11, 2024– via Twitter.
8. "Pledge to Vote Uncommitted in the CT Presidential Democratic Primary!". Connecticut DSA. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
9. "Connecticut Presidential Primary". The AP. May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.