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2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Candidate deadline to inform party's Executive Committee of intent to run: Wednesday 1 November 2023
Party provides list of generally recognized candidates to Secretary of State: Monday 8 January - Friday 12 January 2024
Primary: Tuesday 12 March 20241
Congressional District Caucuses: Saturday 6 April 2024
Quorum of District Delegates elect PLEO Delegates: Saturday 20 April 2024
State Committee Meeting: Saturday 18 May 2024
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Soft
Pledged
Soft
Unpledged
Soft
Total
Hard Total
(available) 15.0 100.00%15.0  12.20%15  12.20%
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.108.0 100.00% 108.0  87.80%108  87.80%
Total108.0 100.00%15.0 100.00%123.0 100.00%123 100.00%

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2 December 2022: The Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee recommended a "pre-window" start date of Tuesday 13 February 2024. This date conflicts with Republican Party rules.

4 May 2023: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announces his decision to hold the Georgia presidential primary on 12 March 2024.

2024 Delegate Selection Plan from the Democratic Party of Georgia.

14 September 2023: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee found this plan to be in conditional compliance.

List of Names to Appear on the Presidential Preference Primary from the Georgia Secretary of State's Office


   

The date of the primary will be set by the Georgia Secretary of State who has the discretion to set it between 1 December 2023 and 11 June 2024. The decision must be made no later than 1 December 2023. On 4 May 2023, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced his decision to hold the Georgia presidential primary on 12 March 2024

Participation in Georgia's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Georgia does not register voters by party. Voters publicly declare party preference when they request a primary ballot or Presidential Preference Primary ballot. Records showing the voters' choice are public record.

Tuesday 12 March 2024: Georgia Primary. Hours 7:00a-7:00p EDT (1100-2300 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary.

Primary (preliminary)
Included in Nationwide vote.
Estimate updated 16 March 2024 01:15p EDT with about 100% of the vote in.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.275,96095.19%
Marianne Deborah Williamson8,6672.99%
Dean Benson Phillips5,2691.82%
Total289,896100.00%
 

108 of 123 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Georgia Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. Here is how the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 71 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 14 congressional districts.
  • 37 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 23 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 14 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Estimate updated 16 March 2024 01:15p EDT with about 100% of the vote in.

ContestBidenWilliamson,M
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD116,89016,076416,0764.0004492  
CD223,88422,937522,9375.0005547  
CD318,14617,323417,3234.0004520  
CD440,86039,246739,2467.00071,054  
CD534,62133,121733,1217.0007955  
CD619,76918,679518,6795.0005694  
CD716,79915,915615,9156.0006558  
CD815,61714,820414,8204.0004464  
CD910,4299,73749,7374.0004416  
CD1018,09517,102417,1024.0004633  
CD1116,63415,640515,6405.0005643  
CD1217,14916,300516,3005.0005496  
CD1330,61929,305729,3057.0007804  
CD1410,3499,67149,6714.0004418  
PLEO289,861275,87214275,87214.000148,694  
At-Large289,861275,87223275,87223.000238,694  
Total
Delegates
  108  108   

Georgia Code § 21-2-193 requires the Executive Committee of both state parties to submit a list of candidates to appear on the presidential ballot.

 

Saturday 6 April 2024: Congressional District Caucuses. National Convention District-level delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

 

Saturday 20 April 2024: Quorum of District Delegates elect PLEO Delegates in Middle. National Convention Pledged PLEO delegates are elected by a quorum of the District-Level Delegates according to the results of the primary. Hours begin at 1:00p EDT (1700 UTC).

 

Saturday 18 May 2024: State Committee Meeting. Hours begin at 1:00p EDT (1700 UTC). National Convention At-Large delegates are elected by the State Committee according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 15 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 15 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 7 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 7 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 5 Representatives).
    • 0 Governors.
    • 1 Distinguished Party Leader (former President James "Jimmy" Carter).

These 15 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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Delegate Allocation
  Democratic Quick Reference   --   Republican Quick Reference  
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  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  
 
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