2024 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary

2024 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary
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186 delegates (159 pledged and 27 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
Reporting	99%as of 7:47 PM EDT
Biden 80–90% >90%

Last updated April 25, 2024

The 2024 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary took place on April 23, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 186 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates.^[1]

Campaign

President Biden announced his candidacy for re-election on April 25, 2023, four years after he announced his 2020 campaign. He held his first official campaign rally in Philadelphia on June 17, touting the successes of his economic policy.^[3]

Endorsements

Joe Biden

Federal executive officials

Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Under Secretary of the Army (2016–2017)^[4]

U.S. Representatives

Brendan Boyle, U.S. Representative from PA-02 (2015–present)^[5]
Matt Cartwright, U.S. Representative from PA-08 (2013–present)^[6]
Chrissy Houlahan, U.S. Representative from PA-06 (2019–present)^[5]
Susan Wild, U.S. Representative from PA-07 (2018–present)^[7]

Statewide officials

Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania (2023–present) and former Pennsylvania Attorney General (2017–2023)^[5]
Austin Davis, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (2023–present)^[8]

State legislators

Malcolm Kenyatta, state representative from the 181st district (2019–present)^[5]
Joanna McClinton, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2023–present) from the 191st district (2015–present)^[4]
Sharif Street, state senator from the 3rd district (2017–present)^[9]

Organizations

Pennsylvania Democratic Party ^[10]

Write-in "uncommitted" (invalid)^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Organizations

National organization of the Democratic Socialists of America ^[11]

Results

Pennsylvania Democratic primary, April 23, 2024
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Pledged	Unpledged	Total
Joe Biden (incumbent)	926,633	88.2%	156
Dean Phillips (withdrawn)	68,310	6.5%
Write-in votes	55,611	5.3%
Total:	1,050,554	100.0%	159	27	186
Source: ^[12]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Margin of error	Joe Biden	Robert F. Kennedy Jr.	Dean Phillips	Marianne Williamson	Other / Undecided
Quinnipiac University	Jan 4–8, 2024	746 (RV)	± 3.6%	77%	–	4%	12%	8%^{[lower-alpha 3]}
	October 27, 2023	Phillips declares his candidacy
	October 9, 2023	Kennedy withdraws from the primaries
Quinnipiac University	Sep 28 – October 2, 2023	759 (RV)	± 3.6%	70%	17%	–	5%	8%
Susquehanna Polling & Research	Sep 19–28, 2023	294 (RV)	–	70%	14%	–	1%	15%
Quinnipiac University	June 22–26, 2023	664 (RV)	± 3.8%	71%	17%	–	5%	7%

Notes

↑ Pennsylvania only accepts write-in votes with a first and last name.
↑ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
↑ "Undecided" with 4%; "Wouldn't vote" with 3%; "Someone else" with 1%

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References

↑ "Pennsylvania Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers . Retrieved November 1, 2023.
↑ "Election Information" . Retrieved February 13, 2024.
↑ Liptak, Kevin (June 17, 2023). "Biden kicks off reelection bid with union rally in Philadelphia". CNN . Retrieved November 1, 2023.
1 2 Terruso, Julia (July 13, 2023). "RFK Jr. is being disavowed by a Philly-area group that calls themselves 'Kennedy Democrats'". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
1 2 3 4 Stockburger, George (May 10, 2023). "Josh Shapiro, Malcolm Kenyatta named to Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board". ABC27/WHTM.
↑ McCammond, Alexi; Treene, Alayna; Solender, Andrew (August 5, 2022). "Dems dodge on Biden '24". Axios. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.
↑ Solender, Andrew (April 26, 2023). "Democratic skeptics hold off on Biden 2024 endorsement". Axios.
↑ Murray, Isabella (April 24, 2023). "Democratic lieutenant governors mobilize cash as early backers of Biden-Harris ticket". ABC News.
↑ "PA Dems chairman statement on President Biden's reelection". Pennsylvania Democratic Party. April 28, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
↑ "Pa is with you Mr. President! #finishthejob". Twitter. April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
↑ Schneider, Aliya (March 5, 2024). "What is an uncommitted vote, and can it be done in Pennsylvania?". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
↑ "Pennsylvania Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved April 23, 2024.

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[11] Pennsylvania only accepts write-in votes with a first and last name.

[key-14] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[15] "Undecided" with 4%; "Wouldn't vote" with 3%; "Someone else" with 1%

[1] "Pennsylvania Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers . Retrieved November 1, 2023.

[2] "Election Information" . Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[3] Liptak, Kevin (June 17, 2023). "Biden kicks off reelection bid with union rally in Philadelphia". CNN . Retrieved November 1, 2023.

[Inquirer-4] 1 2 Terruso, Julia (July 13, 2023). "RFK Jr. is being disavowed by a Philly-area group that calls themselves 'Kennedy Democrats'". The Philadelphia Inquirer.

[advisory-5] 1 2 3 4 Stockburger, George (May 10, 2023). "Josh Shapiro, Malcolm Kenyatta named to Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board". ABC27/WHTM.

[unwilling-6] McCammond, Alexi; Treene, Alayna; Solender, Andrew (August 5, 2022). "Dems dodge on Biden '24". Axios. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.

[skeptics-7] Solender, Andrew (April 26, 2023). "Democratic skeptics hold off on Biden 2024 endorsement". Axios.

[LGs-8] Murray, Isabella (April 24, 2023). "Democratic lieutenant governors mobilize cash as early backers of Biden-Harris ticket". ABC News.

[9] "PA Dems chairman statement on President Biden's reelection". Pennsylvania Democratic Party. April 28, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

[10] "Pa is with you Mr. President! #finishthejob". Twitter. April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

[12] Schneider, Aliya (March 5, 2024). "What is an uncommitted vote, and can it be done in Pennsylvania?". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

[13] "Pennsylvania Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved April 23, 2024.

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