2024 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary

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2024 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary
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  2020 April 2, 20242028 
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74 delegates (60 pledged and 14 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
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Candidate Joe Biden Uncommitted
Home state Delaware
Estimated delegate count600
Popular vote55,5337,619
Percentage84.8%11.6%

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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]

Contents

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

Candidates

The following candidates filed: [2]

Endorsements

US Senators

Statewide officials

US Representatives

Party officials

Local officials

  • Joshua Michtom, Hartford City Councilmember at-large (2020–present) [5]
  • Abdul Osmanu, Hamden Legislative Councilmember from District 3 (2022–present) [5]

Organizations

Results

Connecticut Democratic primary, April 2, 2024 [9]
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
PledgedUnpledgedTotal
Joe Biden (incumbent)55,53384.8%6060
Uncommitted 7,61911.6%
Marianne Williamson 1,4902.3%
Dean Phillips (withdrawn)5770.9%
Cenk Uygur (withdrawn)3100.5%
Total:65,529100.0%601479

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board member

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References

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  5. 1 2 Cross, Alison (March 13, 2024). "Activists hope to bring 'uncommitted' protest vote to CT presidential primary". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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  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. 1 2 3 "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.