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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 3 March 20201
Precinct/County/Senatorial District Conventions: Saturday 21 March 2020
State Convention: Thursday 4 June - Saturday 6 June 2020
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.113  43.46%161  61.92%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"99  38.08%98  37.69%
abstention 1   0.38%
Bloomberg, Michael Rubens "Mike"11   4.23% 
Warren, Elizabeth Ann5   1.92% 
(available)32  12.31% 
Total260 100.00%260 100.00%

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Texas Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
Texas State and Local Government

 
 

Delegate Selection Plan (synopsis) from the Texas Democratic Party.

Candidate Information from the Texas Secretary of State.


Texas Election Night Reporting from the Texas Secretary of State.


   

Participation is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Voter registration ends 30 days before the Primary and voters affiliate with the Democratic Party by either voting in the Democratic Primary or signing an affidavit of affiliation.

Tuesday 3 March 2020: Texas Primary. Hours 7:00a-7:00p CST (1300-0100 UTC) / 7:00a-7:00p MST (1400-0200 UTC). Only the area around El Paso is in MST, so the vast majority of polls have closed in TX by 7 PM CST. Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.

Primary
Source: Texas Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Sunday 12 April 2020.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.725,56234.64%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders626,33929.91%
Michael Rubens "Mike" Bloomberg300,60814.35%
Elizabeth Ann Warren239,23711.42%
Peter Paul Montgomery "Pete" Buttigieg82,6713.95%
Amy Jean Klobuchar43,2912.07%
Julián Castro16,6880.80%
Thomas Fahr "Tom" Steyer13,9290.67%
Michael Farrand Bennet10,3240.49%
Tulsi Gabbard8,6880.41%
Andrew Yang6,6740.32%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, III5,4690.26%
Cory Anthony Booker4,9410.24%
Marianne Williamson3,9180.19%
John Kevin Delaney3,2800.16%
Robert Carr "Robby" Wells, Jr.1,5050.07%
Deval Laurdine Patrick1,3040.06%
Total2,094,428100.00%
 

Tier 1. 228 of 260 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Texas Presidential Primary. 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.

  • 149 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 31 Senatorial Districts. Texas has 149 district delegates apportioned among its 31 STATE SENATORIAL DISTRICTS [unlike most states- as well as the Texas Republican Party- Texas Democrats are NOT using the state's Congressional Districts as a basis of National Convention delegate allocation] as follows: (SD= "Senatorial District")].
  • 79 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 49 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 30 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Source: Texas Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Sunday 12 April 2020.

ContestBidenSandersBloombergWarren
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
SD123,84120,736312,5791.82024,4810.64813,6760.532 1,402  
SD251,71635,300420,5152.325214,7851.67526,833  5,071  
SD328,65524,081313,1571.63926,1210.76314,8030.598 2,152  
SD454,58444,802423,3112.081212,7051.13418,7860.78414,806  
SD580,79463,955525,4621.991225,6682.00728,901  12,8251.0031
SD638,11526,191411,8671.812214,3242.18825,537  3,382  
SD762,17842,426524,1412.845318,2852.15528,439  6,419  
SD894,37775,675631,2952.481326,9782.139217,4021.380110,358  
SD956,77138,981420,0472.057218,9341.94326,718  5,612  
SD1078,88754,415631,3573.458323,0582.542310,222  7,428  
SD1159,53039,691423,4372.362216,2541.63828,020  6,558  
SD1274,35448,281526,1072.704322,1742.29629,775  8,774  
SD1373,98962,788732,0063.568419,1312.133211,6511.29916,495  
SD14183,027152,6611043,6672.860367,7574.438415,392  41,2372.7013
SD1575,81749,346628,6733.486320,6732.514310,508  9,633  
SD1687,70168,817633,6292.932321,7141.893213,4741.175110,252  
SD1783,15966,169632,1442.915320,6901.876213,3351.20919,829  
SD1876,73662,864430,2611.925220,0971.279112,5060.79616,755  
SD1970,82454,327519,3941.785223,0492.121211,8841.09416,467  
SD2087,32570,353425,9661.476223,7071.348120,6801.17616,166  
SD2180,74661,867517,9751.453131,6602.559312,2320.98918,234  
SD2246,35232,053320,1661.887211,8871.11316,468  4,185  
SD2396,39468,320743,1054.416425,2152.584312,340  7,572  
SD2447,94430,816319,0561.855211,7601.14516,827  5,517  
SD25107,42781,353734,0312.928330,8402.654314,060  16,4821.4181
SD2676,27747,690619,9352.508327,7553.492311,357  9,452  
SD2793,01573,791424,2511.315127,7181.503221,8221.18315,968  
SD2827,08817,32529,4751.09417,8500.90613,601  2,826  
SD292,2851,65265041.83127872.85833611.3111195  
SD3040,06527,053313,3001.475113,7531.52524,948  4,470  
SD3119,08815,17726,8680.90515,2860.69713,0230.398 1,928  
At-Large2,079,0611,332,77749717,68126.38626615,09622.61423305,581  238,450  
PLEO2,079,0611,332,77730717,68116.15516615,09613.84514305,581  238,450  
Total
Delegates
  228  113  99  11  5
 

Saturday 21 March 2020: Tier 2. Precinct, County, and Senatorial District Conventions select delegates to State Convention.

  • County Conventions are held in each county, however, if a county contains multiple state Senate districts, each Senate district will hold its own convention.
 

Thursday 4 June - Saturday 6 June 2020: Tier 3. State Convention in San Antonio.

Senatorial District Caucuses meet on Friday to elect the 149 National Convention District delegates according to the results of the primary.

The State Convention meets on Saturday to choose the 79 statewide pledged delegates according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 32 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 32 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 19 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 13 Members of Congress (0 Senators and 13 Representatives).
    • 0 Governors.
    • 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 32 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.

 

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Documentation
  Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process  
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  Primary/Caucus/Convention Glossary  
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