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The 2024 Texas Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 272 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates. [1] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories. Biden won the primary in a landslide, with opposition from smaller candidates. Frankie Lozada won Loving County, the only other county victory over Biden alongside Dean Philips' victory in Oklahoma's Cimarron County. Biden's defeat in Loving County was attributed to its low population (having 64 citizens as of the 2020 census) which allowed its only voter to hand the county to a minor candidate. [2] [3]
The filing deadline was December 11, 2023. [4] The following candidates filed and proceeded to the primary: [5]
The following candidate filed and was denied ballot access: [6]
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |||
Joe Biden (incumbent) | 831,247 | 84.6% | 244 | 244 | |
Marianne Williamson | 43,667 | 4.5% | |||
Armando Perez-Serrato | 27,473 | 2.8% | |||
Dean Phillips | 26,473 | 2.7% | |||
Gabriel Cornejo | 17,196 | 1.8% | |||
Cenk Uygur | 16,100 | 1.6% | |||
Frankie Lozada | 11,311 | 1.2% | |||
Star Locke | 8,602 | 0.9% | |||
Total: | 982,069 | 100% | 272 | 272 | |
Source: [9] |
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