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
Candidate Joe Biden Dean Phillips (withdrawn) Write-in votes Home state Delaware Minnesota – Delegate count 159 0 0 Popular vote 941,516 68,999 60,178 Percentage 87.9% 6.4% 5.6%
County results Biden   80–90%   >90%

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]

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 Protest votes for the withdrawn candidate Dean Phillips and write-in candidates combined for 12% of the vote.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

• Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Under Secretary of the Army (2016–2017) ^[5]

U.S. representatives

• Brendan Boyle, U.S. representative from PA-02 (2015–present) ^[6]
• Matt Cartwright, U.S. representative from PA-08 (2013-2025) ^[7]
• Chrissy Houlahan, U.S. representative from PA-06 (2019–present) ^[6]
• Susan Wild, U.S. representative from PA-07 (2018-2025) ^[8]

Statewide officials

• Austin Davis, lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (2023–present) ^[9]
• Josh Shapiro, governor of Pennsylvania (2023–present) and former Pennsylvania Attorney General (2017–2023) ^[6]

State legislators

• Malcolm Kenyatta, state representative from the 181st district (2019–present) ^[6]
• Joanna McClinton, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2023–present) from the 191st district (2015–present) ^[5]
• Sharif Street, state senator from the 3rd district (2017–present) ^[10]

Organizations

• Pennsylvania Democratic Party ^[11]

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

Organizations

• National organization of the Democratic Socialists of America ^[12]

Polling

Poll source	Date(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, 2024	746 (RV)	± 3.6%	77%	–	4%	12%	8% [c]
	October 27, 2023	Phillips declares his candidacy
	October 9, 2023	Kennedy withdraws from the primaries
Quinnipiac University [14]	Sep 28 – October 2, 2023	759 (RV)	± 3.6%	70%	17%	–	5%	8%
Susquehanna Polling & Research [15]	Sep 19–28, 2023	294 (RV)	–	70%	14%	–	1%	15%
Quinnipiac University [16]	June 22–26, 2023	664 (RV)	± 3.8%	71%	17%	–	5%	7%

Results

A comparison of results between Biden and Trump

Pennsylvania Democratic primary, April 23, 2024 ^[17]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Pledged	Unpledged	Total
Joe Biden (incumbent)	926,633	88.2%	159		159
Dean Phillips (withdrawn)	68,310	6.5%
Write-in votes	55,611	5.3%
Total:	1,050,554	100.0%	159	27	186

See also

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

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%

References

1. "Pennsylvania Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers . Retrieved November 1, 2023.
2. "Election Information" . Retrieved February 13, 2024.
3. "Joe Biden announces he is running for president again, setting up possible Trump rematch". ABC News. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
4. Liptak, Kevin (June 17, 2023). "Biden kicks off reelection bid with union rally in Philadelphia". CNN . Retrieved November 1, 2023.
5. Terruso, Julia (July 13, 2023). "RFK Jr. is being disavowed by a Philly-area group that calls themselves 'Kennedy Democrats'". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
6. Stockburger, George (May 10, 2023). "Josh Shapiro, Malcolm Kenyatta named to Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board". ABC27/WHTM.
7. McCammond, Alexi; Treene, Alayna; Solender, Andrew (August 5, 2022). "Dems dodge on Biden '24". Axios. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.
8. Solender, Andrew (April 26, 2023). "Democratic skeptics hold off on Biden 2024 endorsement". Axios.
9. Murray, Isabella (April 24, 2023). "Democratic lieutenant governors mobilize cash as early backers of Biden-Harris ticket". ABC News.
10. "PA Dems chairman statement on President Biden's reelection". Pennsylvania Democratic Party. April 28, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
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.