2024 Washington Democratic presidential primary

2024 Washington Democratic presidential primary

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111 delegates (92 pledged and 19 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
Candidate Joe Biden Uncommitted Home state Delaware – Delegate count 90 2 Popular vote 763,739 89,764 Percentage 83.5% 9.8%
County results Congressional district results Biden   70–80%   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]

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]

• Joe Biden
• Dean Philips (withdrawn)
• Marianne Williamson
• Uncommitted

Campaign for "uncommitted delegates"

See also: Uncommitted (voting option) and Israel–Hamas war protest vote movements

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 Gaza 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

Main article: Endorsements in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Joe Biden

U.S. Senators

• Patty Murray (1993–present), President pro tempore of the Senate (2023–present)^{[ citation needed ]}

U.S. Representatives

• Pramila Jayapal, WA-07 (2017–present), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (2021–present)^{[ citation needed ]}

Attorney General

• Bob Ferguson, Washington (2013–present)^{[ citation needed ]}

Uncommitted delegates

Newspapers

• The Stranger ^[5]

Labor unions

• American Federation of Teachers Seattle Local 1789 ^{[6] [7]}
• UAW Local 4121 ^[8]
• Washington chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers ^[9]

State senators

• Yasmin Trudeau, State Senator from LD-27 ^{[10] [11]}

Local officials

• Rami Al-Kabra, Bothell Deputy Mayor and City Councilmember at-large (2021–present) ^[4]
• Olgy Diaz, at-large Tacoma City Councilmember (2022–present) ^{[12] [11] [13] [14]}
• Teresa Mosqueda, King County Councilmember from District 8 (2024–present) and former at-large Seattle City Councilmember (2017–2024) ^{[12] [11]}

Organizations

• Council on American–Islamic Relations Action ^[15]
• Seattle chapter and national organization of the Democratic Socialists of America ^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}
• IfNotNow Seattle ^[15]
• Jewish Voice for Peace Action ^{[20] [11]}
• Our Revolution ^{[21] [22]}
• Progressive Democrats of America ^[23]

Notable individuals

• Bikini Kill, punk rock band ^[15]
• Ijeoma Oluo, writer ^[24]
• Linda Sarsour, political activist and co-chair of the 2017 Women's March ^[24]
• Shaun Scott, filmmaker and activist ^[24]

Results

Washington Democratic primary, March 12, 2024 ^[25]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Pledged	Unpledged	Total
Joe Biden (incumbent)	763,739	83.5%	90
Uncommitted delegates	89,764	9.8%	2
Marianne Williamson	25,308	2.8%	0
Dean Phillips (withdrawn)	25,190	2.8%	0
Write-in votes	10,966	1.2%	0
Total:	914,967	100.0%	92	19	111

See also

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

References

1. "Washington Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers . Retrieved October 11, 2023.
2. Brunner, Jim (March 22, 2024). "WA to send 2 'uncommitted' delegates to Democratic National Convention". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
3. Secretary of State of Washington (January 9, 2024). "Candidate lists now complete for March 12 Presidential Primary" . Retrieved March 1, 2024.
4. Brunner, Jim (February 28, 2024). "Push for WA Democrats to vote 'uncommitted' instead of for Biden in March 12 primary picks up steam" . Retrieved March 1, 2024.
5. "The Stranger Endorses Uncommitted Delegates for the March 12, 2024 Presidential Primary Election". The Stranger. February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
6. "AFT 1789 Endorses "Uncommitted" in Washington's Democratic Primary". AFT 1789. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
7. Epstein, Reid; Baker, Mike (March 6, 2024). "'Uncommitted' Effort to Protest Biden Will Shift Its Focus to Washington State". The New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
8. "UAW 4121 Endorsement for the Movement for Uncommitted Delegates in the Washington Primary". UAW 4121. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
9. Seitz-Wald, Alex (February 29, 2024). "Washington state's largest labor union endorses 'uncommitted' over Biden". NBC News. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
10. Guy Oron [@GuyOron] (March 4, 2024). "Tacoma state Sen. Yasmin Trudeau is also a supporter of the campaign" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2024– via Twitter.
11. "Post-Conference Press Release". Vote Uncommitted WA. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
12. Guy Oron [@GuyOron] (March 4, 2024). "The campaign is also endorsed by Tacoma City Councilmember Olgy Diaz, King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda and @UFCW_3000" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2024– via Twitter.
13. Brunner, Jim (March 4, 2024). "Advocates for 'uncommitted' vote in WA's March 12 primary press case against Biden". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
14. Murphy, Patricia; Hurst, Andy (March 5, 2024). "What's driving WA Dems to vote "uncommitted"". KUOW. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
15. "Endorsements". Vote Uncommitted WA. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
16. Falconer, Rebeca (March 3, 2024). "Democratic Socialists of America endorses "uncommitted" Biden protest". Axios. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
17. Schneider, Aliya (March 5, 2024). "What is an uncommitted vote, and can it be done in Pennsylvania?". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
18. Seattle DSA🌹 [@SeattleDSA] (February 29, 2024). "The overwhelming majority of the Democratic Party Establishment continues to actively support and fund the Israeli apartheid regime and its war against the people of Gaza. It's time to take a stand! That's why Seattle DSA is endorsing the "uncommitted" campaign" (Tweet). Retrieved March 3, 2024– via Twitter.
19. DSA [@DemSocialists] (March 3, 2024). "And finally, we're excited to endorse Vote Uncommitted WA. Washington's Presidential Primary is on Tuesday, 3/12. Support @uncommittedwa by phonebanking or textbanking voters up until March 12th: 8/ 📞⤵️ https://uncommittedwa.org/action" (Tweet). Retrieved March 3, 2024– via Twitter.
20. Guy Oron [@GuyOron] (March 4, 2024). "attempting to deliver supplies in dangerous conditions." The campaign is also endorsed by Jewish, Muslim and Christian faith leaders, including @JvpAction and @kadimaseattle " (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2024– via Twitter.
21. Robertson, Nick (March 4, 2024). "Progressive group urging 'uncommitted' vote in Washington state Democratic primary". The Hill. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
22. Fiallo, Josh (March 4, 2024). "Biden Faces Another 'Uncommitted' Test as More States Rebel". Daily Beast. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
23. Nicholas, John (March 11, 2024). "The "Uncommitted" Movement Keeps Getting Stronger". The Nation. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
24. "WA Uncommitted Mass Public Event – March 6th". Seattle Democratic Socialists of America. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
25. "March 12, 2024 Presidential Primary Results". Washington Secretary of State. March 23, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.