2024 Georgia Democratic presidential primary

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2024 Georgia Democratic presidential primary
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124 delegates (108 pledged and 16 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
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Candidate Joe Biden Marianne Williamson
Home state Delaware Washington, D.C.
Delegate count1080
Popular vote276,1418,673
Percentage95.2%3.0%
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Results by county

The 2024 Georgia Democratic presidential primary was held on March 12, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 124 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates. [1]

Contents

Incumbent President Joe Biden announced on April 25, 2023, his bid for a second term. He faced a primary challenge from author and 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson. An protest movement was also endorsed by multiple organizations protesting the Israel–Hamas war, which encouraged voters to submit blank ballots, which are counted in the state. [2]

President Biden won the primary in a landslide.

Scheduling controversy

On February 4, 2023, the Democratic National Committee approved a new 2024 primary calendar, moving Georgia's primary ahead to February 13 on the fourth primary date sanctioned by the DNC. This vote was preceded by a December 2022 vote of the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee, held after a letter from President Biden requesting the change was released. [3] DNC members who supported this new plan say this will give a better representation of Democratic voters' preference during the early months of the campaign. Members of the Georgia Democratic Party noted that moving their primaries to comply with the new calendar would require changing Georgia state law that mandates the state to hold both the Democratic and Republican primaries on the same day. This is unlikely to happen since the state's legislature is controlled by Republicans. [4] [5] In May 2023, Georgia Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger denied the DNC's request for a separate February date and scheduled the Georgia primaries for March 12. [6] It is unclear how the DNC will proceed, as its convention rules would penalize Georgia's number of delegates if they are unable to move the primary date to comply with the party's primary calendar. [7]

Opinion 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-entry in the primaries
February 7, 2024Williamson withdraws from the primaries
October 27, 2023Phillips declares his candidacy
October 9, 2023Kennedy withdraws from the primaries
Zogby Analytics [8] Sept 10–12, 2023628 (LV)± 3.9%60%13%–6%–21%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Pete
Buttigieg		Kamala
Harris		Gavin
Newsom		OtherUndecided
Phillips Academy [9] August 3–7, 2022222 (LV)–25%53%8%–14%

Endorsements

Joe Biden

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

Mayors

Organizations

Blank ballot

State legislators

Organizations

Results

Georgia Democratic primary, March 12, 2024 [17]
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
Joe Biden (incumbent)272,36393.1%108
Marianne Williamson 8,5692.9%
Dean Phillips (withdrawn)5,2051.8%
Blank ballots6,4292.2%
Overvotes2<0.1%
Total:292,568100.00%10816124

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

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References

  1. ↑ "Georgia Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers . Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ Hellmann, Melissa (March 6, 2024). "After Michigan success, Biden ballot protest movement heads to Georgia". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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  8. ↑ Zogby Analytics
  9. ↑ Phillips Academy
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  11. 1 2 "Democratic Party of Georgia Statement on President Biden's Re-election Campaign Announcement". Democratic Party of Georgia. April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  12. ↑ Stockburger, George (May 10, 2023). "Josh Shapiro, Malcolm Kenyatta named to Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board". ABC27/WHTM.
  13. 1 2 "Georgia Democratic primary voters urged to 'Leave It Blank' in campaign for Israel-Hamas cease-fire". WABE. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  14. ↑ Falconer, Rebeca (March 3, 2024). "Democratic Socialists of America endorses "uncommitted" Biden protest". Axios. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  15. ↑ Atlanta DSA 🌹🍑 [@atldemsoc] (March 4, 2024). "DSA showed up for @Listen2michigan to help mobilize over 100k people to vote "uncommitted." Now, we're endorsing voting uncommitted nationwide. In Georgia, we have the option to submit a blank protest ballot at your early voting or polling location. #LeaveItBlank" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2024– via Twitter.
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