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2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Candidate filing deadline: Wednesday 24 January 2024
Caucus: Wednesday 6 March 20241
State Convention: Saturday 18 May - Sunday 19 May 2024
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Soft
Pledged
Soft
Unpledged
Soft
Total
Hard Total
(available) 9.0 100.00%9.0  29.03%9  29.03%
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.15.0  68.18% 15.0  48.39%15  48.39%
Uncommitted7.0  31.82% 7.0  22.58%7  22.58%
Total22.0 100.00%9.0 100.00%31.0 100.00%31 100.00%

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2024 Hawai'i Delegate Selection Plan from the Hawai'i Democratic Party.

28 July 2023: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting Committee Meeting found this plan in conditional compliance (with conditions).

1 December 2023: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee found this plan to be in full compliance.

20 January 2023: SB1005 SD2 HD1 would create a Presidential Primary in Hawai'i. The legislature adjourned in May 2023 without passing the bill.

24 January 2024: Presidential candidate filing deadline.

22024 Party-run Presidential Primary from the Hawai'i Democratic Party.

22024 The Democratic Party of Hawai'i Party-Run Presidential Primary Results from the Hawai'i Democratic Party.


   

Participation in Hawai'i's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. The State of Hawaii does not conduct registration by party. Voting in the Democratic Party of Hawaii elections, including the Delegate Selection Process, requires membership in the Democratic Party of Hawaii and proof of voter registration.

The Caucus offers same-day registration Most voting is done in person. Mail ballots are available for overseas and military voters.

Wednesday 6 March 2024: Hawaii Caucus. Party-run Presidential Primary voting Hours 6:00p-8:00p HAST (0400-0600 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary. Write-ins are not permitted. Uncommitted is on the ballot.

Caucus
Source: The Democratic Party of Hawai'i Party-Run Presidential Primary Results.
Status: Unofficial. Retrieved: Thursday 7 March 2024.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.1,03266.03%
Uncommitted45529.11%
Marianne Deborah Williamson503.20%
Dean Benson Phillips150.96%
Jason Michael Palmer60.38%
Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato50.32%
Total1,563100.00%
 

22 of 31 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the preferences expressed today's Hawaii Caucus. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates at either the Congressional District Level or statewide level. Here is how the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 14 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the party-run primary results in each of Hawaii's 2 Congressional Districts.
  • 8 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the party-run primary results statewide.
    • 5 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 3 Pledged PLEOs

Caucus
Source: The Democratic Party of Hawai'i Party-Run Presidential Primary Results.
Status: Unofficial. Retrieved: Thursday 7 March 2024.

ContestBidenUncommitted
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD166763374344.79951992.2012
CD289685475984.90252562.0982
PLEO1,5631,48731,0322.08224550.9181
At-Large1,5631,48751,0323.47034551.5302
Total
Delegates
  22  15  7
 

Saturday 18 May - Sunday 19 May 2024: Hawai'i Democratic State Convention convenes. National Convention District-level delegates are elected according to the Party-run Primary by the state Convention delegates on the first day. National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates are elected by the State Central Committee on the second day.

The remaining 9 National Convention delegates consist of

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

These 9 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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Media & others
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  Honolulu Civil Beat
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  Ka Leo O Hawai'i - University of Hawai'i at Manoa
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  Maui News
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  Politics1.com - Hawaii
  Star Advertiser - Honolulu
  West Hawaii Today - Kailua-Kona
 


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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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