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Presidential Primaries 2020
Democratic Hard and Soft Count Delegate Summary

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Democratic Party Democratic
Hard and Soft Count Delegate Summary
Sorted by first date
 
4,753 total delegate votes - 2,583 district / 906 at large; 490 Pledged PLEOs; 774 Unpledged PLEOs
Pledged/Unpledged delegate votes: 3,979 pledged, 774 unpledged.
Need to nominate (first ballot, pledged delegate votes only): 1,990.
Need to nominate (any ballot, all delegate votes): 2,377.
Rank (sort)
Date		 (sort)
State		 (available) Biden, J Sanders, B Warren, E Bloomberg, M Buttigieg, P Klobuchar, A Gabbard, T Allocation
(sort)
Hard
2,442		(sort)
Soft
2,442.0		 (sort)
Hard
1,225		(sort)
Soft
1,225.0		 (sort)
Hard
924		(sort)
Soft
924.0		 (sort)
Hard
79		(sort)
Soft
79.0		 (sort)
Hard
48		(sort)
Soft
48.0		 (sort)
Hard
26		(sort)
Soft
26.0		 (sort)
Hard
7		(sort)
Soft
7.0		 (sort)
Hard
2		(sort)
Soft
2.0		 (sort)
Pl		(sort)
Unpl		(sort)
Total
193 FebIowa88.066.01212.088.0  1414.011.0  41849
3311 FebNew Hampshire99.0  99.0    99.066.0  24933
3222 FebNevada1313.099.02424.0    33.0    361349
4629 FebSouth Carolina99.03939.01515.0          54963
13 MarAlabama88.04444.088.0          52860
33 MarAmerican Samoa55.0      44.0    22.06511
53 MarArkansas55.01717.099.0  55.0      31536
63 MarCalifornia8080.0172172.0224224.01212.077.0      41580495
73 MarColorado1212.02121.02929.088.099.0      671279
103 MarDemocrats Abroad44.044.099.0          13417
233 MarMaine88.01111.099.044.0        24832
253 MarMassachusetts2323.03737.03030.02424.0        9123114
273 MarMinnesota1616.03838.02727.01010.0        751691
373 MarNorth Carolina1313.06868.03737.022.033.0      11013123
413 MarOklahoma66.02121.01313.011.022.0      37643
483 MarTennessee99.03636.02222.011.055.0      64973
493 MarTexas3232.0111111.0102102.055.01010.0      22832260
513 MarUtah66.077.01616.033.033.0      29635
523 MarVermont88.055.01111.0          16824
543 MarVirginia2525.06767.03131.011.0        9925124
1610 MarIdaho55.01111.099.0          20525
2610 MarMichigan2222.07373.05252.0          12522147
2810 MarMississippi55.03434.022.0          36541
2910 MarMissouri1212.04444.02424.0          681280
3810 MarNorth Dakota44.066.088.0          14418
5510 MarWashington2020.04646.04343.0          8920109
3914 MarNorthern Marianas55.022.044.0          6511
417 MarArizona1313.03939.02828.0          671380
1217 MarFlorida3131.0162162.05757.0          21931250
1717 MarIllinois2727.09595.06060.0          15527182
584 AprWyoming1818.0              14418
577 AprWisconsin9797.0              841397
211 AprAlaska1919.0              15419
4028 AprOhio153153.0              13617153
44MayPuerto Rico5858.0              51758
142 MayGuam1313.0              7613
202 MayKansas4545.0              39645
3112 MayNebraska3333.0              29433
1319 MayGeorgia119119.0              10514119
4219 MayOregon7373.0              611273
1523 MayHawaii3333.0              24933
82 JunConnecticut7575.0              601575
92 JunDelaware3232.0              211132
112 JunDistrict of Columbia4444.0              202444
182 JunIndiana8989.0              82789
242 JunMaryland119119.0              9623119
302 JunMontana2525.0              19625
352 JunNew Mexico4646.0              341246
432 JunPennsylvania210210.0              18624210
452 JunRhode Island3535.0              26935
472 JunSouth Dakota2121.0              16521
536 JunVirgin Islands1313.0              7613
569 JunWest Virginia3434.0              28634
2220 JunLouisiana6060.0              54660
2123 JunKentucky6060.0              54660
3623 JunNew York324324.0              27450324
50JulUnassigned55.0               55
347 JulNew Jersey146146.0              12620146
Convention2,4422,442.01,2251,225.0924924.07979.04848.02626.077.022.03,9797744,753
Rank Date State HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft PlUnplTotal
(available) Biden, J Sanders, B Warren, E Bloomberg, M Buttigieg, P Klobuchar, A Gabbard, T Allocation
 

Soft: Soft count, estimated delegate preferences prior to the convention.
Hard: Hard count, the preference as originally assigned. (Note: unpledged delegates are hard counted as "Uncommitted".)
Pl: Pledged or Bound Delegates.
Unpl: Unpledged or Not Bound Delegates

 
 

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