2024 Washington Democratic presidential primary

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2024 Washington Democratic presidential primary
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  2020 March 12, 20242028 
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111 delegates (92 pledged and 19 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
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Candidate Joe Biden Uncommitted
Home state Delaware
Delegate count902
Popular vote763,73989,764
Percentage83.5%9.8%

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County results
Biden
  80–90%

The 2024 Washington Democratic presidential primary was held on March 12, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 111 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates. [1]

Contents

President Biden won in a landslide, however "Uncommitted delegates" received over 15% of the vote in Washington's 7th congressional district and was allocated two delegates. [2]

Candidates

The Washington Secretary of State confirmed that the following names would be placed on the March 12 primary ballot (listed alphabetically): [3]

Campaign for "uncommitted delegates"

After a push for Michigan Democratic primary voters to vote for the "uncommitted delegates" option garnered over 100,000 votes in protest to President Biden's handling of the Israel–Hamas war, momentum for Washington voters by activists and politicians to also select the "uncommitted delegates" grew as a number of organizations and officials endorsed a vote for uncommitted. [4]

Endorsements

Joe Biden

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

Attorney General

Newspapers

Labor unions

State senators

Local officials

Organizations

Notable individuals

Results

Washington Democratic primary, March 12, 2024 [25]
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
PledgedUnpledgedTotal
Joe Biden (incumbent)763,73983.5%90
Uncommitted delegates 89,7649.8%2
Marianne Williamson 25,3082.8%0
Dean Phillips (withdrawn)25,1902.8%0
Write-in votes 10,9661.2%0
Total:914,967100.0%9219111

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Notes

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