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2024 Florida Republican presidential primary
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125 Republican National Convention delegates
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Candidate Donald Trump Nikki Haley
(withdrawn)
Home state Florida South Carolina
Delegate count1250
Popular vote911,424155,560
Percentage81.2%13.9%
2024 Florida Republican presidential primary results map.svg
County results

The 2024 Florida Republican presidential primary was held on March 19, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 125 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-all basis. The contest was held alongside primaries in Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, and Ohio.

Donald Trump won the primary with over 80 percent of the vote, the other candidates having withdrawn.

Candidates

Endorsements

Ron DeSantis (suspended)
Former federal executive official
U.S. Representatives
State executive officials
State senators
State representatives
County officials
Notable individual
Donald Trump
Governor
Former federal official
U.S. Senator
U.S. Representatives
State senators
State representatives
Local officials
Party official
Notable individuals
Declined to endorse
U.S. Representative
Former governor

Polling

Aggregate polls
Source of poll
aggregation		Dates
administered		Dates
updated		Nikki
Haley		Donald
Trump		Other/
Undecided [lower-alpha 2] 		Margin
FiveThirtyEight through February 4, 2024February 10, 202414.1%84.2%1.7%Trump +70.1
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 3] 		Margin
of error		Chris
Christie		Ron
DeSantis		Nikki
Haley		Asa
Hutchinson		Mike
Pence		Vivek
Ramaswamy		Tim
Scott		Donald
Trump		OthersUndecided
Victory Insights Dec 8–9, 20231,220 (LV)± 2.9%5.3%18.8%7.6%––1.3%–59.5%2.7%4.8%
–25.8%–––––56.8%–17.4%
Florida Atlantic University
Political Communication & Public Opinion Research Lab/
Mainstreet Research 		Oct 27 – November 11, 2023400 (RV)–1%20%9%––0%–61%2% [lower-alpha 4] 6%
–30%–––––63%–7%
University of North Florida Oct 23 – November 4, 2023788 (LV)± 3.77%2%21%6%<1%1%1%<1%60%<2% [lower-alpha 5] 8%
–29%–––––59%–12%
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates Oct 1–2, 2023500 (LV)–2%22%7%–1%1%1%57%0%7%
Victory Insights Aug 21–23, 2023590 (LV)± 4.3%4%23%2%2%1%3%1%59%1%7%
–30%–––––57%–13%
Florida Atlantic University Jun 27 – July 1, 2023315 (RV)–2%30%1%2%2%4%3%50%–7%
–37%–––––54%–8%
Breakthrough Research/Sachs Media Jun 9–11, 2023––2%41%2%0%3%2%0%41%0% [lower-alpha 6] 8%
Victory Insights May 25–27, 2023700 (LV)± 3.9%–38%3%–3%0%3%38%4% [lower-alpha 7] 12%
–40%–––––39%–21%
National Research [upper-alpha 1] May 8–9, 2023500 (LV)± 4.4%–34%2%0%2%2%1%42%1% [lower-alpha 8] 16%
Florida Atlantic University Apr 13–14, 20231,081 (RV)± 3.0%–31%–––––59%––
Victory Insights Apr 6–8, 20231,000 (LV)± 3.1%–35%3%1%–4%–43%–14%
–32%–––––47%–22%
Emerson College Mar 13–15, 20231,153 (RV)± 2.8%–44%2%–4%–1%47%3% [lower-alpha 9] –
University of North Florida Feb 25 – March 7, 2023550 (RV)± 2.6%–59%–––––28%–13%
–52%4%–2%–0%27%4% [lower-alpha 10] 11%
Victory Insights Nov 16–17, 2022700 (LV)± 3.7%–47%–––––37%–10%
WPA Intelligence [upper-alpha 2] Nov 11–13, 20221,044 (LV)––56%–––––30%–14%
November 8, 2022 2022 midterm elections
Victory Insights Oct 30 – November 1, 2022229 (LV)± 4.8%–50%–––––50%––
Suffolk University Sep 15–18, 2022174 (LV)––48%–––––40%–12%
Echelon Insights Aug 31 – September 7, 2022363 (LV)± 4.3%–45%–––––47%–8%
University of North Florida Aug 8–12, 2022671 (RV)± 3.4%–47%–––––45%–8%
WPA Intelligence [upper-alpha 2] Aug 7–10, 20221,000 (LV)––49%–––––42%–9%
Victory Insights Jul 13–14, 2022600 (RV)± 4.1%–61%–––––39%–0%
Blueprint Polling (D) Jul 7–10, 2022656 (V)± 3.8%–51%–––––39%–10%
Bendixen/Amandi International March 2022–––32%–––––55%–13%
University of North Florida Feb 7–20, 2022259 (RV)––44%–––––41%–15%
Suffolk University Jan 26–29, 2022176 (LV)––40%–––––47%–13%
Victory Insights Sep 16–18, 2021200 (LV)––30%–––––58%–12%
Susquehanna Polling & Research (R) Aug 4–10, 2021280 (RV)–1%34%3%––––43%10% [lower-alpha 11] 8%
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates Feb 15–17, 2021304 (LV)––64%––––––22% [lower-alpha 12] 14%
January 20, 2021 Inauguration of Joe Biden
November 3, 2020 2020 presidential election
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates July 16–18, 2019280 (LV)––37%––––––44% [lower-alpha 13] 19%

Results

Florida Republican Primary, March 19, 2024
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
Donald Trump 911,42481.2%125
Nikki Haley (withdrawn)155,56013.9%
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)41,2693.7%
Chris Christie (withdrawn)8,9530.8%
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)2,8500.3%
Ryan Binkley (withdrawn)1,3850.1%
Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn)1,1900.1%
Total:1,122,631100.0%125125
Source: [55]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Donald Trump's son
  2. ↑ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  3. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  4. ↑ Other with 2%; Doug Burgum with <1%
  5. ↑ "Someone else" with 1%; Doug Burgum with <1%
  6. ↑ Elder with 0%
  7. ↑ Someone else with 4%
  8. ↑ Chris Sununu with 1%
  9. ↑ Someone else with 2%; Mike Pompeo with 1%
  10. ↑ Liz Cheney with 3%; Ted Cruz with 1%; Kristi Noem, Mike Pompeo, Chris Sununu with 0%
  11. ↑ Mitt Romney with 5%; Marco Rubio with 3%; Ted Cruz with 2%
  12. ↑ Marco Rubio with 12%; Rick Scott with 10%
  13. ↑ Marco Rubio with 26%; Rick Scott with 18%
Partisan clients
  1. ↑ Poll sponsored by American Greatness, which supports Trump
  2. 1 2 Poll sponsored by Club for Growth Action

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