2024 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary

2024 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary

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59 delegates (53 pledged and 6 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
Candidate Joe Biden Uncommitted Marianne Williamson Home state Delaware – Washington, D.C. Delegate count 43 10 0 Popular vote 131,449 32,908 11,190 Percentage 71.33% 17.86% 6.07%
County results Biden   30 – 40%   40 – 50%   50 – 60%   60 – 70%   70 – 80%   80 – 90% Uncommitted   30 – 40%   40 – 50%

Main article: 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries

The 2024 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary was held on May 21, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 59 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates. ^[1] Incumbent President Joe Biden won the primary. Uncommitted received 17.9% of the vote and 8 delegates. ^[2] Biden won a plurality of the vote in all counties except Ballard, Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Robertson, Union, and Wolfe Counties, which were won by uncommitted. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Candidates

The following candidates have been certified to appear on the ballot in Kentucky: ^[6]

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• Dean Phillips (withdrawn)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

Additionally, a ballot option for uncommitted delegates was included.

Results

Kentucky Democratic primary, May 21, 2024 ^[7]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Pledged	Unpledged	Total
Joe Biden (incumbent)	131,449	71.33%	43		43
Uncommitted	32,908	17.86%	8		8
Marianne Williamson	11,190	6.07%	0
Dean Phillips (withdrawn)	8,744	4.74%	0
Total:	184,291	100.00%	53	6	59

See also

• 2024 Kentucky Republican presidential caucuses
• 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
• 2024 United States presidential election
• 2024 United States presidential election in Kentucky
• 2024 United States elections
• 2024 Kentucky elections

References

1. "Delegate Selection Plan from the Kentucky Democratic Party". The Green Papers . Retrieved March 6, 2024.
2. Garcia, Joseph. "Nearly 18% of Kentucky Democrats voted 'uncommitted' in Tuesday's primary election". WHAS11 ABC. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
3. "2024 Primaries and Caucuses Kentucky Results". NPR. May 28, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
4. "Kentucky Democratic Primary Election Results". The New York Times. July 2, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
5. "Presidential and Congressional Primaries: Kentucky Results 2024". CNN. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
6. "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State - President of the United States". Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
7. "Kentucky Presidential Primary". The AP. Retrieved May 20, 2024.