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Presidential Primaries 2020
Democratic Hard Count and Floor Vote Delegate Summary


 
Democratic Party Democratic
Hard Count and Floor Vote Delegate Summary
Sorted by Pledged Delegate Votes

 
4,749 total delegate votes - 2,583 district / 906 at large; 490 Pledged PLEOs; 770 Unpledged PLEOs
Pledged/Unpledged delegate votes: 3,979 pledged, 770 unpledged.
Need to nominate (first ballot, pledged delegate votes only): 1,990.
Need to nominate (any ballot, all delegate votes): 2,375.
Rank (sort)
Date
(sort)
State
Biden, J Sanders, B (available) abstention Bloomberg, M Buttigieg, P Gabbard, T Klobuchar, A Uncommitted Warren, E Allocation
(sort)
Hard
2,698
(sort)
Floor
3,558
(sort)
Hard
1,115
(sort)
Floor
1,151
(sort)
Hard
770
(sort)
Floor
35
Hard
 
(sort)
Floor
5
(sort)
Hard
51
Floor
 
(sort)
Hard
26
Floor
 
(sort)
Hard
2
Floor
 
(sort)
Hard
7
Floor
 
(sort)
Hard
2
Floor
 
(sort)
Hard
78
Floor
 
(sort)
Pledged
(sort)
Unpledged
(sort)
Total
13 MarCalifornia17226322523179   7         11 41579494
223 JunNew York2312774344503              27450324
33 MarTexas113161999832  111         5 22832260
417 MarFlorida162192575730               21930249
52 JunPennsylvania1511753534241              18624210
617 MarIllinois951226059271              15527182
728 AprOhio115134212018               13618154
87 JulNew Jersey12113955202              12620146
910 MarMichigan73925253222              12522147
103 MarNorth Carolina6883373912   3         2 11012122
119 JunGeorgia105117  131              10513118
123 MarVirginia67913132251            1 9925124
132 JunMaryland96119 124               9624120
143 MarMassachusetts37833030231            24 9123114
1510 MarWashington4666434320               8920109
167 AprWisconsin5667283013               841397
172 JunIndiana81861271              82789
183 MarMinnesota3860273116             10 751691
1910 MarMissouri44502428111              681179
2017 MarArizona3851292913               671380
213 MarColorado2142293612  19         8 671279
223 MarTennessee365022239   5         1 64973
2319 MayOregon46571516131              611374
2411 AugConnecticut6075  15               601575
2523 JunKentucky5260  6           2   54660
2611 JulLouisiana5460  6               54660
2729 FebSouth Carolina3949151510               541064
283 MarAlabama4452888               52860
2912 JulPuerto Rico4453557   2           51758
303 FebIowa63812118     14   1   8 41849
312 MayKansas293510106               39645
323 MarOklahoma2124131366  2         1 37643
3310 MarMississippi34382251              36541
3422 FebNevada925242413     3         361349
352 JunNew Mexico30424412               341246
363 MarArkansas1727995   5           31536
3712 MayNebraska2933  4               29433
383 MarUtah716161751  3         3 29534
399 JunWest Virginia2834  6               28634
402 JunRhode Island2534119               26935
4123 MayHawaii16238991              24933
423 MarMaine11229981            4 24832
4311 FebNew Hampshire 24999     9   6     24933
447 JulDelaware2132  11               211132
452 JunDistrict of Columbia2043 1251              202545
4610 MarIdaho1216895               20525
472 JunMontana18181166              19625
482 JunSouth Dakota13173351              16521
493 MarVermont5911158               16824
5011 AprAlaska812774               15419
5110 MarNorth Dakota688104               14418
524 AprWyoming1011444  3            14418
5310 MarDemocrats Abroad479104               13417
546 JunGuam511226               7613
556 JunVirgin Islands713  6               7613
563 MarAmerican Samoa 11  5   4   2       6511
5714 MarNorthern Marianas29425               6511
58Circa JulPUnassigned    22               22
Convention2,6983,5581,1151,15177035 551 26 2 7 2 78 3,9797704,749
Rank Date State HardFloor HardFloor HardFloor HardFloor HardFloor HardFloor HardFloor HardFloor HardFloor HardFloor PledgedUnpledgedTotal
Biden, J Sanders, B (available) abstention Bloomberg, M Buttigieg, P Gabbard, T Klobuchar, A Uncommitted Warren, E Allocation
 

P indicates presumably-- an unofficial date. An unconfirmed Presidential Primary established by currently-effective State statute or introduced bill; or- where the foregoing information could not be obtained- the state's prior delegate selection process and associated dates adjusted to the corresponding dates in the current year.

Floor: Floor vote taken during the convention. If more than one vote is taken, it is the last floor vote.
Hard: Hard count, the preference as originally assigned. (Note: unpledged delegates are hard counted as "Uncommitted".)
Pledged: Pledged, Bound, or Committed Delegates.
Unpledged: Unpledged, Not Bound, Unbound, or Uncommitted Delegates

 
 


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