2024 Vermont Republican presidential primary

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2024 Vermont Republican presidential primary
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  2020 March 5, 20242028 
  UT
VA  

17 Republican National Convention delegates
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Candidate Nikki Haley Donald Trump
Home state South Carolina Florida
Delegate count98
Popular vote36,24133,162
Percentage49.32% [1] 45.13% [1]

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The 2024 Vermont Republican presidential primary was held on March 5, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 17 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-most basis. [2] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states. Nikki Haley won the primary against Donald Trump, making her the first woman to win a state in a Republican presidential primary, and first nonwhite woman to win a presidential primary of a major party. [3] Haley was awarded nine delegates and Trump was awarded eight delegates. Haley won Chittenden County, Grand Isle County, Lamoille County, Washington County, Addison County, Windsor County, and Windham County. Trump won Franklin County, Orleans County, Essex County, Caledonia County, Orange County, Rutland County, and Bennington County. [4]

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This was the first Republican primary since 2000 in which Vermont did not vote for the winner of the nomination.

The Vermont primary was the only state primary, and one of only two primaries along with the District of Columbia primary, of the 2024 Republican presidential primaries that Donald Trump lost. The state has an open primary system, which allows any registered voter to vote in the Republican nominating contest.

Candidates

The following candidates filed: [5]

Endorsements

Nikki Haley

Governors

State Representatives

  • Patricia McCoy, Minority Leader of the Vermont House of Representatives (2019–present) from Rutland-1 (2015–present) [8]
  • Ashley Bartley, (2023–present) from Franklin-1 [8]
Donald Trump

Notable individual

Results

Vermont Republican primary, March 5, 2024 [10]
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
Nikki Haley 36,24149.32%99
Donald Trump 33,16245.13%88
Chris Christie (withdrawn)1,0201.39%
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)9491.29%
Write-in votes 5860.80%
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)5460.74%
Ryan Binkley (withdrawn)2780.38%
Overvotes510.07%
Blank ballots6540.89%
Total:73,487100.00%1717

Results by county

2024 Vermont Republican presidential primary

(results per county) [11]

CountyNikki HaleyDonald TrumpChris ChristieRon DeSantisVivek RamaswamyRyan L. BinkleyWrite-inOvervotesBlank VotesTotal votes cast
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Addison 2,56951.74%2,09542.20%761.53%781.57%360.73%220.44%591.19%10.02%290.58%4,965
Bennington 1,74342.03%2,07950.13%771.86%691.66%631.52%140.34%320.77%10.02%691.66%4,147
Caledonia 1,42042.51%1,72451.62%411.23%401.20%210.63%190.57%260.78%00.00%491.47%3,340
Chittenden 10,15861.23%5,62633.91%2471.49%1640.99%1030.62%490.3%1380.83%90.05%960.58%16,590
Essex 34632.46%66762.57%121.13%70.66%100.94%20.19%40.38%20.19%161.50%1,066
Franklin 2,64641.23%3,44653.69%691.08%821.28%400.62%290.45%330.51%40.06%691.08%6,418
Grand Isle 73949.40%69746.59%151.00%161.07%70.47%20.13%140.94%00.00%60.40%1,496
Lamoille 1,39856.48%96438.95%251.01%251.01%180.73%50.20%170.69%10.04%220.89%2,475
Orange 1,55846.81%1,60548.23%391.17%431.29%170.51%150.45%240.72%70.21%200.60%3,328
Orleans 98536.54%1,56257.94%220.82%521.93%140.52%120.45%250.93%00.00%240.89%2,696
Rutland 3,59937.99%5,31056.05%1161.22%1551.64%670.71%290.31%910.96%110.12%961.01%9,474
Washington 3,77654.40%2,71039.04%1381.99%1131.63%560.81%260.37%490.71%60.09%670.97%6,941
Windham 1,76247.98%1,69446.13%591.61%401.09%381.03%180.49%230.63%40.11%340.93%3,672
Windsor 3,54251.49%2,98343.36%841.22%650.94%560.81%360.52%510.74%50.07%570.83%6,879
Total36,24149.32%33,16245.13%1,0201.39%9491.29%5460.74%2780.38%5860.80%510.07%6540.89%73,487

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Vermont Republican Presidential Nominating Process". electionarchive.vermont.gov. March 5, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  2. "Vermont Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  3. Allison, Natalie (March 6, 2024). "Nikki Haley drops out of Republican primary". Politico . Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  4. "Vermont GOP presidential election results". POLITICO. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  5. "2024 Vermont Presidential Candidate Information". sos.vermont.gov. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  6. Mearhoff, Sarah (January 19, 2024). "Ahead of New Hampshire primary, Gov. Phil Scott endorses Nikki Haley for president". VT Digger.
  7. Bradley, Pat (March 4, 2024). "Nikki Haley holds campaign rally in Vermont in advance of the state's presidential primary". WAMC. Retrieved March 6, 2024. "I also think it's time to pass the torch," Douglas said. "It seems to me with a couple of octogenarian candidates likely to be on the ballot that it's time for some new youthful energy and Governor Haley obviously offers that."
  8. 1 2 "Haley Campaign Press Release - Nikki Haley Announces Vermont State Leadership Team". The American Presidency Project. February 20, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  9. Ballasy, Nicholas (December 1, 2022). "Trump picks up early 2024 endorsements from GOP lawmakers, other political figures". Just The News. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  10. "Official Report of the Canvassing Committee – United States and Vermont Statewide Offices" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  11. "2024 Presidential Primary Official Canvass" (PDF).