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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 10 March 20201
Legislative District Caucuses: Sunday 26 April 2020
County Conventions: Sunday 3 May 2020
Congressional District Caucuses: Saturday 30 May 2020
State Convention: Saturday 13 June - Sunday 14 June 2020
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.46  42.20%66  60.55%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"43  39.45%43  39.45%
(available)20  18.35% 
Total109 100.00%109 100.00%

States Chronologically   States Alphabetically
 
Democratic Convention
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Republican Convention
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Washington Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
Washington State and Local Government

 
 

Washington state's 2020 Delegate Selection Plan from the Washington State Democratic Party. The original plan had options for either a Hybrid Primary-Caucus or a Caucus. On 7 April 2019, the party decided to use the primary option.


Official Certification of Candidates from the Washington Secretary of State.


SB 5273 which moves the Presidential Primary from the 4th Tuesday in May to the second Tuesday in March, was signed by Governor Jay R. Inslee (Democratic) on 14 March 2019.


Returns from the Washington Secretary of State.

WASHINGTON results from a media source


   

Participation in Washington State's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Participation will be by mail in ballot. For a ballot to be counted in the Democratic primary, the voter must subscribe to a declaration that the voter is a Democrat and that their participation is a matter of public record. Washington has same day voter registration.

Tuesday 10 March 2020: Washington Primary. Hours end at 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC). Washington votes by mail. Ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day, or dropped off in a designated ballot box by 8 p.m. local time on Election Day. Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.

Primary
Source: Washington Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Thursday 26 March 2020.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.591,40337.94%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders570,03936.57%
Elizabeth Ann Warren142,6529.15%
Michael Rubens "Mike" Bloomberg122,5307.86%
Peter Paul Montgomery "Pete" Buttigieg63,3444.06%
Amy Jean Klobuchar33,3832.14%
Tulsi Gabbard13,1990.85%
Uncommitted6,4500.41%
Andrew Yang6,4030.41%
Thomas Fahr "Tom" Steyer3,4550.22%
Michael Farrand Bennet2,0440.13%
Write-in1,4790.09%
Cory Anthony Booker1,3140.08%
John Kevin Delaney5730.04%
Deval Laurdine Patrick5080.03%
Total1,558,776100.00%

89 of 109 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's 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.

  • 58 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 10 congressional districts.
  • 31 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the the statewide primary results.
    • 12 Pledged PLEOs
    • 19 at-large National Convention delegates

Primary
Source: Washington Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Thursday 26 March 2020.

ContestBidenSanders
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD1168,286126,985668,6613.244358,3242.7563
CD2171,876130,261662,2562.868368,0053.1323
CD3125,92390,893547,5012.613343,3922.3872
CD470,31150,485325,4281.511225,0571.4891
CD5114,24980,339440,8622.034239,4771.9662
CD6168,317122,355664,8613.181357,4942.8193
CD7301,389228,71111109,2985.2575119,4135.7436
CD8134,158100,202556,4432.816343,7592.1842
CD9168,820129,712764,6013.486365,1113.5144
CD10135,447101,499551,4922.537350,0072.4632
PLEO1,558,7761,161,44212591,4036.1106570,0395.8906
At-Large1,558,7761,161,44219591,4039.67510570,0399.3259
Total
Delegates
  89  46  43
 

Sunday 26 April 2020: Legislative District Caucuses. Hours begin at 1:00p PDT (2000 UTC).

Legislative district caucuses meet to elect delegates to the Congressional District caucuses and State Convention.

A county that is wholly within a legislative district may choose its delegates to the state convention and the congressional district caucuses at the county convention. A county that is in more than one legislative district may choose its delegates to the state convention and the congressional district caucuses at legislative district caucuses during the county convention.

 

Sunday 3 May 2020: County Conventions. Hours begin at 1:00p PDT (2000 UTC).

County Conventions meet to elect delegates to the Congressional District caucuses and State Convention. They also adopt county platforms and resolutions.

 

Saturday 30 May 2020: Congressional District Caucuses. National Convention District Delegates are elected based on the results of the of the Primary.

 

Saturday 13 June - Sunday 14 June 2020: State Convention / State Party Committee.

National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates are elected at the State Convention by the State Party Committee. These delegates are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the Primary.

The remaining 20 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 20 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 10 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 9 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 7 Representatives).
    • 1 Governor.
    • 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 20 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

Election Authority
  Public Disclosure Commission
  Register to vote - Secretary of State
  Washington Secretary of State
  Washington Secretary of State - Elections & Voting
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Washington Senate Democrats
  Washington State Legislature
  Washington State Legislature - House of Representatives
  Washington State Senate
Democratic
  Washington Senate Democratic Caucus
  Washington State Democrats
Media & others
  KING TV - Seattle
  KREM TV - Spokane
  Northwest Daily Marker - Redmond
  Politics1.com - Washington
  Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  The Bellingham Herald
  The Chronicle - Centralia
  The Daily Herald - Everett
  The Daily News - Longview
  The News Tribune - Tacoma
  The Olympian - Olympia
  The Seattle Times
  The Spokesman-Review - Spokane
  Tri-City Herald - Kennewick - Pasco - Richland
  Yakima Herald-Republic
 


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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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