2024 Kentucky Republican presidential primary

2024 Kentucky Republican presidential primary

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46 Republican National Convention delegates
Candidate Donald Trump Nikki Haley (withdrawn) Home state Florida South Carolina Delegate count 46 0 Popular vote 215,044 16,232 Percentage 85.0% 6.4%
Trump   60 – 70%   70 – 80%   80 – 90%   >90%

The 2024 Kentucky Republican presidential primary was held on May 21, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 46 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention will be allocated on a proportional basis. ^[1] The contest was held alongside the Oregon primary.

Endorsements

Main article: Endorsements in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries

Chris Christie (withdrawn)

Federal officials

• Kelly Craft, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2019–2021); U.S. Ambassador to Canada (2017–2019); Alternate U.S. Delegate to the United Nations (2007–2008); Republican candidate for Governor in 2023 ^[2] (switched from Donald Trump) (co-endorsed with Mike Pence and Vivek Ramaswamy) ^[3]

Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)

Federal officials

• Scott Jennings, Deputy White House Director of Political Affairs (2005–2007); Special Assistant to the U.S. President (2005–2007) ^{[4] [5]}

U.S. Representatives

• Thomas Massie, KY-04 (2012–present) ^{[6] [7]}

Mike Pence (withdrawn)

Federal officials

• Kelly Craft, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2019–2021); U.S. Ambassador to Canada (2017–2019); Alternate U.S. Delegate to the United Nations (2007–2008); Republican candidate for Governor in 2023 ^[2] (switched from Donald Trump) (co-endorsed with Chris Christie and Vivek Ramaswamy) ^[3]

Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)

Federal officials

• Kelly Craft, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2019–2021); U.S. Ambassador to Canada (2017–2019); Alternate U.S. Delegate to the United Nations (2007–2008); Republican candidate for Governor in 2023 ^[2] (switched from Donald Trump) (co-endorsed with Chris Christie and Mike Pence) ^[3]

Donald Trump

Federal officials

• Kelly Craft, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2019–2021); U.S. Ambassador to Canada (2017–2019); Alternate U.S. Delegate to the United Nations (2007–2008); Republican candidate for Governor in 2023 ^[2] (switched endorsement to Chris Christie, Mike Pence, and Vivek Ramaswamy) ^[3]

U.S. Senators

• Mitch McConnell, (1985–present); Minority Leader (2021–present) and (2007–2015); Majority Leader (2015–2021); and Majority Whip (2003–2007) ^[8]

U.S. Representatives

• Andy Barr, KY-06 (2013–present) ^[9]

State executive officials

• Daniel Cameron, Attorney General (2019–2024); Republican nominee for Governor in 2023 ^[10]
• Mike Harmon, State Auditor (2016–present) ^[2]

State representatives

• Allen Maricle, District 49 (1995–1998) ^[11]

Declined to endorse

U.S. Senators

• Rand Paul, (2011–present); candidate for president in 2016 ^[12]

Results

Kentucky Republican Primary, May 21, 2024

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Bound	Unbound	Total
Donald Trump	214,932	84.9%	46		46
Nikki Haley (withdrawn)	16,227	6.4%
Uncommitted	8,984	3.6%
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)	7,798	3.1%
Chris Christie (withdrawn)	2,512	1.0%
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)	1,643	0.6%
Ryan Binkley (withdrawn)	939	0.4%
Total:	253,035	100.0%	46		46
Source: [13]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Chris Christie	Ron DeSantis	Nikki Haley	Asa Hutchinson	Mike Pence	Vivek Ramaswamy	Tim Scott	Donald Trump	Other	Undecided
Emerson College	May 10–12, 2023	500 (LV)	± 4.3%	2%	14%	3%	0%	4%	3%	1%	70%	3% [lower-alpha 1]	–
Emerson College	Apr 10–11, 2023	900 (LV)	± 3.0%	–	23%	4%	1%	4%	–	1%	62%	6% [lower-alpha 2]	–

See also

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

Notes

1. Chris Sununu with 0%; "Someone else" with 3%
2. Kristi Noem with 1%; "Someone else" with 5%

References

1. "Kentucky Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
2. Sonka, Joe (April 19, 2023). "Governor's race: Takeaways from Kentucky Sports Radio's GOP primary debate". Courier Journal. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
3. "Trump's energy industry donors defect to his primary rivals". Politico . July 19, 2023.
4. Goodyear, Sheena (November 9, 2022). "Why Some Republicans Think Ron DeSantis Is the Future of the Party". CBC . Retrieved June 16, 2023.
5. Jennings, Scott (May 24, 2023). "Opinion: Trump Has Good Reason to Fear DeSantis". CNN . Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
6. Catanese, David (March 30, 2023). "'I hope he does it': Kentucky's Massie likely to endorse DeSantis for president". Miami Herald . Retrieved April 4, 2023.
7. Vu, Nancy (April 5, 2023). "Thomas Massie endorsed Ron DeSantis for president in 2024 — another House Republican backing someone other than Donald Trump". Politico CongressMinutes. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
8. "McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for 'disgraceful' Jan. 6, 2021, attack". AP News. March 6, 2024.
9. "Which 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate Has The Most Endorsements?". FiveThirtyEight . April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
10. Watkins, Morgan; Sonka, Joe (January 3, 2023). "Kentucky governor candidate Daniel Cameron endorses Trump but splits on election denial". Courier Journal. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
11. Duvall, Tessa (January 10, 2023). "Kentucky is electing more than just governor in 2023. Meet the down-ballot candidates". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
12. "Rand Paul teases 2024 election announcement". The Independent. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
13. "Kentucky Presidential Primary". The AP. Retrieved May 21, 2024.