2024 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary

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2024 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary
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92 delegates (75 pledged and 17 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
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Candidate Joe Biden Uncommitted Dean Phillips
Home state Delaware – Minnesota
Delegate count6411 [1] 0
Popular vote171,27845,91418,960
Percentage70.1%18.8%7.8%
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The 2024 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 92 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates. [2] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories.

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Biden won the primary by a large margin, though "Uncommitted" again earned a significant number of votes and 11 delegates. [3] After a landslide loss in his home state, Dean Philips dropped out of the race and endorsed Biden. [4]

Candidates

The following candidates were submitted to the SOS by DFL Chair Ken Martin: [5]

Additionally, uncommitted appeared in the ballot, which many are picking as a protest vote.

Endorsements

Joe Biden
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
Party officials
Uncommitted
State senators
State representatives
City councilmembers
Organizations

Results

Source: [26]

Minnesota Democratic primary, March 5, 2024
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
PledgedUnpledgedTotal
Joe Biden (incumbent)171,27870.1%64
Uncommitted 45,91418.8%11
Dean Phillips 18,9607.8%
Marianne Williamson 3,4591.4%
Write-in votes 2,0000.8%
Jason Palmer 7580.3%
Cenk Uygur 6920.3%
Armando Perez-Serrato3720.2%
Gabriel Cornejo3230.1%
Frankie Lozada2900.1%
Eban Cambridge2350.1%
Total:242,594100%751792
Source: [27]

Results by congressional district

5th congressional district by precinct Biden--90-100% Biden--70-80% Biden--60-70% Biden--50-60% Biden--40-50% Uncommitted--50-60% Uncommitted--60-70% Uncommitted--70-80% Uncommitted--80-90% 2024 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary in 5th district results map by precinct.svg
5th congressional district by precinct
  Biden—90–100%
  Biden—70–80%
  Biden—60–70%
  Biden—50–60%
  Biden—40–50%
  Uncommitted—50–60%
  Uncommitted—60–70%
  Uncommitted—70–80%
  Uncommitted—80–90%

Biden carried all the state's eight congressional districts. He recorded his best result in the eighth district while underperforming heavily in the urban fifth district. It is represented by progressive Democrat Ilhan Omar, [28] who supported a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war, [29] but backed Biden in the primary. The district saw almost a third of votes cast for uncommitted.

Phillips trailed considerably, but managed to earn a higher result than uncommitted in the third (which he represents in Congress) and seventh districts. Meanwhile, Williamson performed poorly, with the strongest showing of just 1.88% in the seventh district.

DistrictBidenUncommittedPhillipsWilliamson
1st 77.98%12.01%5.88%1.79%
2nd 71.75%16.14%8.32%1.58%
3rd 69.95%13.7%13.95%0.97%
4th 69.75%21.3%5.78%1.26%
5th 59.36%31.59%6.09%1.32%
6th 70.93%14.64%10.62%1.75%
7th 79.03%8.23%8.43%1.88%
8th 79.75%11.02%5.65%1.46%

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  3. ↑ "Minnesota's 'stunning' uncommitted vote reveals enduring problem for Biden". aljazeera.com.
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  21. ↑ Twin Cities DSA 🌹 [@TwinCitiesDSA] (March 4, 2024). "We are proud to support @uncommittedmn and stand with everyone across the state organizing toward a permanent, lasting ceasefire, and against our government's support for the campaign of genocide in Gaza. Phonebank here for Uncommitted through Tuesday. https://actionnetwork.org/campaigns/minnesota-uncommitted-phone-banks" (Tweet). Retrieved March 3, 2024– via Twitter.
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