2024 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary

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2024 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary
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186 delegates (159 pledged and 27 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
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Candidate Joe Biden Dean Phillips
(withdrawn)		 Write-in votes
Home state Delaware Minnesota –
Delegate count15900
Popular vote941,51668,99960,178
Percentage87.9%6.4%5.6%
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County Results

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]

Contents

Incumbent President Joe Biden ran for re-election at the time, but later withdrew and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Dean Phillips, who suspended his primary campaign on March 6, 2024, was the only other candidate on the ballot. [2]

President Biden won every county. Protest votes for the withdrawn candidate Dean Phillips and write-in candidates combined for 12% of the vote.

Campaign

Incumbent President Joe Biden announced his bid for a second term on April 25, 2023, four years after he announced his 2020 campaign. [3] He held his first official campaign rally in Philadelphia on June 17, touting the successes of his economic policy. [4]

Endorsements

Joe Biden

Federal executive officials

U.S. Representatives

Statewide officials

State legislators

Organizations

Write-in "uncommitted" (invalid) [a]

Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [b] 		Margin
of error		Joe
Biden		Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.		Dean
Phillips		Marianne
Williamson		Other /
Undecided
Quinnipiac University [13] Jan 4–8, 2024746 (RV)± 3.6%77%–4%12%8% [c]
October 27, 2023Phillips declares his candidacy
October 9, 2023Kennedy withdraws from the primaries
Quinnipiac University [14] Sep 28 – October 2, 2023759 (RV)± 3.6%70%17%–5%8%
Susquehanna Polling & Research [15] Sep 19–28, 2023294 (RV)–70%14%–1%15%
Quinnipiac University [16] June 22–26, 2023664 (RV)± 3.8%71%17%–5%7%

Results

A comparison of results between Biden and Trump 2024 Pennsylvania presidential primary Biden vs Trump results by county map.svg
A comparison of results between Biden and Trump
Pennsylvania Democratic primary, April 23, 2024 [17]
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
PledgedUnpledgedTotal
Joe Biden (incumbent)926,63388.2%159159
Dean Phillips (withdrawn)68,3106.5%
Write-in votes 55,6115.3%
Total:1,050,554100.0%15927186

See also

Notes

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

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References

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  2. ↑ "Election Information" . Retrieved February 13, 2024.
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  11. ↑ "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. ↑ Quinnipiac University
  14. ↑ Quinnipiac University
  15. ↑ Susquehanna Polling & Research
  16. ↑ Quinnipiac University
  17. ↑ "Pennsylvania Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. April 25, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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