The Iowa caucuses are biennial electoral events for members of the Democratic and Republican parties in the U.S. state of Iowa. Unlike primary elections in most other U.S. states,where registered voters go to polling places to cast ballots,Iowans instead gather at local caucus meetings to discuss and vote on the candidates. During both the presidential and midterm election seasons,registered Iowan voters vote in a per-precinct caucus for the party of which they are registered as a member. The caucuses are also held to select delegates to county conventions and party committees,among other party activities.
Raymond "Ray" Buckley is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire who currently serves as chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party. Buckley previously served as President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs,and as a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee. On December 21,2016 he announced his candidacy to be Chair of the DNC in its chairmanship election. He withdrew his candidacy February 18,2017.
The following is a timeline of major events leading up to and immediately following the United States presidential election of 2008. The election was the 56th quadrennial United States presidential election. It was held on November 4,2008,but its significant events and background date back to about 2002. The Democratic Party nominee,Senator Barack Obama of Illinois,defeated the Republican Party's nominee,Senator John McCain of Arizona.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 4,2008,as part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
A total of ten debates occurred among candidates in the campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination for the president of the United States in the 2016 presidential election.
The 2016 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on Monday February 1 in Iowa,as usual marking the Democratic Party's first nominating contest in their series of presidential primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Presidential primaries and caucuses were organized by the Democratic Party to select the 3,979 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention held on August 17–20 to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2020 United States presidential election. The elections took place in all 50 U.S. states,the District of Columbia,five U.S. territories,and through Democrats Abroad,and occurred between February 3 and August 11.
The 2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses,the first nominating contest in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election,took place on February 3,2020. Pete Buttigieg received the most state delegate equivalents (SDEs) and therefore the most delegates,with one SDE and two delegates more than Bernie Sanders,who had narrowly won the popular vote with 26.5%. It was the first time that the Iowa caucuses published the popular vote results of their contest. Buttigieg became the first openly gay person to ever earn the most delegates in a state's presidential contest in the United States. The Iowa caucuses were closed caucuses,wherein only registered members of a party were eligible to vote,and awarded 49 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention,of which 41 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the caucuses.
The 2020 presidential campaign of Marianne Williamson,an author,was announced on January 28,2019,after the initial formation of an exploratory committee on November 15,2018. Williamson's bid for the Democratic nomination was her second political campaign,after previously running as an independent to represent California's 33rd congressional district in 2014. Prior to her candidacy,Williamson was known as "Oprah's spiritual adviser" due to her frequent appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Norm Sterzenbach is an American political strategist and principal at the public affairs firm GPS Impact. He was formerly the executive director of the Iowa Democratic Party. Because of his extensive knowledge of the intricacies of the Iowa caucus,he has become known in the state as "Mr. Caucus".
This is a list of endorsements for declared candidates in the Democratic primaries for the 2020 United States presidential election.
Debates took place among candidates in the campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination for the president of the United States in the 2020 presidential election. Outside of DNC-sponsored debates,candidates are only allowed to attend events in which only one candidate speaks at a time.
This article contains the results of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and caucuses, the processes by which the Democratic Party selected delegates to attend the 2020 Democratic National Convention from August 17–20,2020. The series of primaries,caucuses,and state conventions culminated in the national convention,where the delegates cast their votes to formally select a candidate. A simple majority (1,990) of the total delegate votes (3,979) was required to become the nominee.
Debates and forums took place between candidates in the campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination for the president of the United States in the 2004 presidential election. The Democratic National Committee sanctioned 6 debates out of 16 total.
This is a tentative timeline of major events leading up to,during,and after the 2024 United States presidential election. This will be the first presidential election to be run with population data from the 2020 census. In addition to the dates mandated by the relevant federal laws such as those in the U.S. Constitution and the Electoral Count Act,several milestones have consistently been observed since the adoption of the conclusions of the 1971 McGovern–Fraser Commission.
Presidential primaries and caucuses are being organized by the Democratic Party to select the delegates to the 2024 Democratic National Convention,to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2024 United States presidential election. The elections will take place in all 50 U.S. states,the District of Columbia,five U.S. territories,and Democrats Abroad,and will be held between February and June that year. Incumbent President Joe Biden is running for re-election with Vice President Kamala Harris as his running mate. Biden maintains a significant lead in polls,and no incumbent president in modern history has lost renomination.
The following is a timeline of major events taking place prior to 2020 United States presidential election,the 59th quadrennial United States presidential election. This timeline includes events from 2017 to 2019. For subsequent events,see Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election and Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election.
The following is a timeline of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries in the United States,beginning after the election of Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election. Joe Biden won the primary and eventually defeated Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election.
