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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Precinct Viability Caucuses: Saturday 22 February 20201
County Conventions: Saturday 18 April 2020
State Convention: Saturday 30 May 2020
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.9  18.37%25  51.02%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"24  48.98%24  48.98%
Buttigieg, Peter Paul Montgomery "Pete"3   6.12% 
(available)13  26.53% 
Total49 100.00%49 100.00%

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Nevada State and Local Government

 
 

Delegate Selection Plan from the Nevada State Democratic Party.


2020 Election from the Nevada Secretary of State.


   

Any person who is eligible to vote in the state of Nevada and will be at least 18 years old on Election Day, 3 November 2020, may participate. Participants must reside in the precinct in which they wish to participate and must be registered as a Democrat. Registration or change in party affiliation may occur on a caucus day.

Early Voting is held 15 thru 18 February. The tallies are added to the 22 February caucus results. If an early voting or participant's first choice does not meet the viability threshold at the 22 February caucuses, their next choice(s) will be honored. Early vote participants may make up to five total choices in order of preference.

"Strip Caucuses", where there is a large concentration of shift workers, will be on 22 February.

Saturday 22 February 2020: Nevada Precinct Viability Caucuses. Hours begin at 10:00a PST (1800 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Caucus/Convention. Voter Eligibility: Closed Caucus/Convention.

Precinct Viability Caucuses First Expression of Preference (preliminary)
Not used for delegate computation.
Source: Nevada State Democratic Party.
Status: Unofficial.
Excluded from Nationwide vote.
As of 28 February 2020 23:48 EST.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders35,65233.99%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.18,42417.57%
Peter Paul Montgomery "Pete" Buttigieg16,10215.35%
Elizabeth Ann Warren13,43812.81%
Amy Jean Klobuchar10,1009.63%
Thomas Fahr "Tom" Steyer9,5039.06%
Andrew Yang6120.58%
Uncommitted4720.45%
Tulsi Gabbard3530.34%
Michael Farrand Bennet1400.13%
Deval Laurdine Patrick860.08%
John Kevin Delaney10.00%
Total104,883100.00%

 

Precinct Viability Caucuses Final Expression of Preference (preliminary)
Not used for delegate computation.
Source: Nevada State Democratic Party.
Status: Unofficial.
Included in Nationwide vote.
As of 28 February 2020 23:48 EST.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders41,07540.45%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.19,17918.89%
Peter Paul Montgomery "Pete" Buttigieg17,59817.33%
Elizabeth Ann Warren11,70311.53%
Amy Jean Klobuchar7,3767.26%
Thomas Fahr "Tom" Steyer4,1204.06%
Uncommitted3670.36%
Andrew Yang490.05%
Michael Farrand Bennet360.04%
Tulsi Gabbard320.03%
Deval Laurdine Patrick80.01%
John Kevin Delaney00.00%
Total101,543100.00%

 

Precinct Viability Caucuses (preliminary)
Source: Nevada State Democratic Party.
Status: Unofficial.
Excluded from Nationwide vote.
As of 28 February 2020 23:48 EST.

CandidateCounty
Delegates
%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders6,78846.84%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.2,92720.20%
Peter Paul Montgomery "Pete" Buttigieg2,07314.31%
Elizabeth Ann Warren1,4069.70%
Thomas Fahr "Tom" Steyer6824.71%
Amy Jean Klobuchar6034.16%
Uncommitted70.05%
Tulsi Gabbard40.03%
Andrew Yang10.01%
Michael Farrand Bennet00.00%
John Kevin Delaney00.00%
Deval Laurdine Patrick00.00%
Total14,491100.00%
 

Nevada's Democratic Viability Precinct Caucuses meet in each precinct. Voting begins at 12 noon PST. After the announcement of the initial caucus results, if there are any non-viable preference groups, caucus attendees in those non-viable preference groups may realign with a viable group. The viability percentage is determined by the number of precincts delegates to be elected (1 delegate: 50%, 2 delegates: 25%, 3 delegates: 16.6%, 4 or more delegates: 15%). Presidential preference is locked in at the final expression (either the first or second vote) of preference at the viability precinct caucuses. 23 of 49 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders in proportion to the percentage of the support each candidate receives in county delegate equivalences. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at the congressional district and statewide levels. Here is how the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 23 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the results in each of the State's 4 congressional districts.
  • 13 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the support among the delegates to the State Convention as a whole.
    • 8 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 5 Pledged PLEOs

Precinct Viability Caucuses
Source: Nevada State Democratic Party.
Status: Unofficial.
As of 28 February 2020 23:48 EST.

ContestSandersBidenButtigieg
 County
Delegates
Qualified
County
Delegates
DelCounty
Delegates
AllocDelCounty
Delegates
AllocDelCounty
Delegates
AllocDel
CD13,6452,98152,1663.63348151.3671264  
CD23,2882,02061,3714.0724260  6491.9282
CD33,7273,03261,5973.16037261.43727091.4031
CD43,8312,78061,6543.57041,1262.4302451  
PLEO14,4919,71556,7883.49432,9271.50622,073  
At-Large14,4919,71586,7885.59062,9272.41022,073  
Total
Delegates
  36  24  9  3

In addition, each Precinct Caucus chooses delegates to the County Conventions based on presidential preference.

 

Saturday 18 April 2020: County Conventions convene in each county. Hours begin at 10:00a PDT (1700 UTC). Each County Convention chooses delegates to the Nevada State Democratic Convention.

 

Saturday 30 May 2020: The Nevada State Democratic Convention convenes. The National Convention delegates are elected according to the results of the precinct caucuses.

The remaining 13 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 13 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 6 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 5 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 3 Representatives).
    • 1 Governor.
    • 1 Distinguished Party Leader (former Senate Majority Leader Harry Mason Reid).

These 13 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

 

Notes

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

1 Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process.

 

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
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Election Authority
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Media & others
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  KTNV TV - ABC - Las Vegas
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  KVVU-TV - FOX - Henderson - Las Vegas
  Las Vegas Sun
  Muth's Truths - Las Vegas
  Politics1.com - Nevada
  The Nevada Independent - Las Vegas
 


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