The 2024 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary took place on April 23, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 186 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates.[1]
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Incumbent President Joe Biden ran for re-election at the time, but later withdrew and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Dean Phillips, who suspended his primary campaign on March 6, 2024, was the only other candidate on the ballot.[2]
President Biden won every county. Protest votes for the withdrawn candidate Dean Phillips and write-in candidates combined for 12% of the vote.
Campaign
editIncumbent President Joe Biden announced his bid for a second term on April 25, 2023, four years after he announced his 2020 campaign.[3] He held his first official campaign rally in Philadelphia on June 17, touting the successes of his economic policy.[4]
Endorsements
editFederal executive officials
- Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Under Secretary of the Army (2016–2017)[5]
U.S. Representatives
- Brendan Boyle, U.S. Representative from PA-02 (2015–present)[6]
- Matt Cartwright, U.S. Representative from PA-08 (2013–present)[7]
- Chrissy Houlahan, U.S. Representative from PA-06 (2019–present)[6]
- Susan Wild, U.S. Representative from PA-07 (2018–present)[8]
Statewide officials
- Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania (2023–present) and former Pennsylvania Attorney General (2017–2023)[6]
- Austin Davis, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (2023–present)[9]
State legislators
- Malcolm Kenyatta, state representative from the 181st district (2019–present)[6]
- Joanna McClinton, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2023–present) from the 191st district (2015–present)[5]
- Sharif Street, state senator from the 3rd district (2017–present)[10]
Organizations
Organizations
- National organization of the Democratic Socialists of America[12]
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
Joe Biden |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. |
Dean Phillips |
Marianne Williamson |
Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University[13] | Jan 4–8, 2024 | 746 (RV) | ± 3.6% | 77% | – | 4% | 12% | 8%[c] |
| Phillips declares his candidacy | ||||||||
| Kennedy withdraws from the primaries | ||||||||
| Quinnipiac University[14] | Sep 28 – October 2, 2023 | 759 (RV) | ± 3.6% | 70% | 17% | – | 5% | 8% |
| Susquehanna Polling & Research[15] | Sep 19–28, 2023 | 294 (RV) | – | 70% | 14% | – | 1% | 15% |
| Quinnipiac University[16] | June 22–26, 2023 | 664 (RV) | ± 3.8% | 71% | 17% | – | 5% | 7% |
Results
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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| Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |||
| Joe Biden (incumbent) | 926,633 | 88.2% | 159 | 159 | |
| Dean Phillips (withdrawn) | 68,310 | 6.5% | |||
| Write-in votes | 55,611 | 5.3% | |||
| Total: | 1,050,554 | 100.0% | 159 | 27 | 186 |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pennsylvania Democratic Delegation 2024". The Green Papers. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "Election Information". Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Joe Biden announces he is running for president again, setting up possible Trump rematch". ABC News. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ Liptak, Kevin (June 17, 2023). "Biden kicks off reelection bid with union rally in Philadelphia". CNN. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ a b Terruso, Julia (July 13, 2023). "RFK Jr. is being disavowed by a Philly-area group that calls themselves 'Kennedy Democrats'". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ a b c d Stockburger, George (May 10, 2023). "Josh Shapiro, Malcolm Kenyatta named to Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board". ABC27/WHTM.
- ^ McCammond, Alexi; Treene, Alayna; Solender, Andrew (August 5, 2022). "Dems dodge on Biden '24". Axios. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.
- ^ Solender, Andrew (April 26, 2023). "Democratic skeptics hold off on Biden 2024 endorsement". Axios.
- ^ Murray, Isabella (April 24, 2023). "Democratic lieutenant governors mobilize cash as early backers of Biden-Harris ticket". ABC News.
- ^ "PA Dems chairman statement on President Biden's reelection". Pennsylvania Democratic Party. April 28, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ "Pa is with you Mr. President! #finishthejob". Twitter. April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ Schneider, Aliya (March 5, 2024). "What is an uncommitted vote, and can it be done in Pennsylvania?". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ Quinnipiac University
- ^ Quinnipiac University
- ^ Susquehanna Polling & Research
- ^ Quinnipiac University
- ^ "Pennsylvania Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. April 25, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.