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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Regional / Legislative District Caucuses: Saturday 14 March 2020
Congressional District Caucuses: Saturday 21 March 2020
Primary: Tuesday 2 June 20201
State Convention / State Party Central Committee: Saturday 20 June 2020
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.13  61.90%17  80.95%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"3  14.29%3  14.29%
(available)5  23.81%1   4.76%
Total21 100.00%21 100.00%

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Democratic Convention
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Republican Convention
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South Dakota Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
South Dakota State and Local Government

 
 

If a candidate is unopposed, there is no Primary.

2020 Delegate Selection Plan from the South Dakota Democratic Party.


2020 Election Information from the South Dakota Secretary of State.


2 June 2020 Primary results from a media source.

2 June 2020 Primary returns from the South Dakota Secretary of State.


   

Saturday 14 March 2020: Regional / Legislative District Caucuses meet in each of the state's 35 Legislative Districts to elect delegates to the Congressional District Caucus.

 

Saturday 21 March 2020: The Congressional District caucus meets in Pierre to slate National Convention Congressional District delegates, for each Presidential Preference and Uncommitted, to appear on the primary ballot.

 

This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary. These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout.

Participation in South Dakota's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Voters registered as Democrats, Independents, or No Party Affiliation may participate.

South Dakota Primary. Hours reportedly 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC) / 7:00a-7:00p MDT (1300-0100 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Modified Primary.

Primary
Source: Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Saturday 11 July 2020.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.40,80077.48%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders11,86122.52%
Total52,661100.00%
 

Tuesday 2 June 2020: 16 of 21 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the primary results statewide as South Dakota has only a single at-large congressional seat. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 10 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in the State's single at-large congressional district. District delegates are pre-slated by the Presidential contenders.
  • 6 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 4 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 2 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Source: Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Saturday 11 July 2020.

ContestBidenSanders
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD52,66152,6611040,8007.748811,8612.2522
PLEO52,66152,661240,8001.550211,8610.450 
At-Large52,66152,661440,8003.099311,8610.9011
Total
Delegates
  16  13  3
 

Saturday 20 June 2020: State Convention / State Party Central Committee in TBD.

National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates are elected according to the statewide primary vote.

The remaining 5 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 5 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 4 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 0 Members of Congress (0 Senators and 0 Representatives).
    • 0 Governors.
    • 1 Distinguished Party Leader (former Senate Majority Leader Thomas Andrew "Tom" Daschle).

These 5 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
  South Dakota Constitution
Election Authority
  South Dakota Secretary of State
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  South Dakota Legislature
  South Dakota Legislature - Legislative Research Council
Democratic
  South Dakota Democratic Party
Media & others
  Capital Journal - Pierre
  Daily Press & Dakotan - Yankton
  Dakota Free Press
  KELO AM - Sioux Falls
  KNBN TV-21 (NBC - Rapid City)
  KOTA TV - ABC - Rapid City
  KSFY TV - ABC - Sioux Falls
  KSOO AM - Sioux Falls
  NewsLink - South Dakota Newspapers
  Plainsman - Huron
  Politics1.com - South Dakota
  Rapid City Journal
  South Dakota Public Broadcasting
  South Dakota War College - Brookings
  The Brookings Register
  The Daily Republic - Mitchell
 


  Election 2020 - Presidential Primary, Caucus, and Convention Home  
 
  Presidential Candidates  
 
  States Alphabetically  
  Events Chronologically  
  Major Events Chronologically  
  Democratic "First Determining Step" Chronologically  
  Poll Closing Times Chronologically   --   Poll Closing Times Alphabetically  
 
  Chronological Cumulative Allocation of Delegates  
  Weekly Delegate Distribution and Availability  
 
Delegate Counts
  Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Summary   --   Republican Pledged and Unpledged Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Soft Summary   --   Republican Hard and Soft Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Floor Summary   --   Republican Hard and Floor Summary  
Commentary: THE TIES THAT BIND-- OR DO THEY? or, Politicus Unbound
 
Delegate Allocation
  Democratic Quick Reference   --   Republican Quick Reference  
  The Math Behind the Democratic Delegate Allocation   --   The Math Behind the Republican Delegate Allocation  
  Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses  
 
  Democratic Delegate Pledging and Voter Eligibility   --   Republican Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility  
 
  Primaries at a Glance  
 
  Results Status and Date Retrieved  
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  Estimating the Delegate Count  
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Documentation
  Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process  
  Historical Analysis of the apportionment of delegate votes at the National Conventions of the two major parties  
  Primary/Caucus/Convention Glossary  
  Statutory Election Information of the Several states / Presidential Primary  
  Dates of PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES re: selection and/or allocation/distribution of Delegates to Major Party National Conventions  
 
  Major Third Party Presidential Nomination Process  
 
  Straw Polls  
 
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