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2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Deadline for political parties to certify participation in primary: Friday 1 December 2023
Candidate filing deadline: Friday 19 January 2024
Primary: Tuesday 19 March 20241
District Conventions: Saturday 20 April 2024
State Convention: Saturday 25 May 2024
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalVirtual Roll Call
Harris, Kamala Devi 39 100.00%
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.33  84.62% 
Uncommitted6  15.38% 
Total39 100.00%39 100.00%

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Kansas Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
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Delegate Selection Plan from the Kansas Democratic Party as of 2 May 2023.

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

New Laws Affecting Political Parties from the Kansas Secretary of State.

Presidential Preference Primary Information from the Kansas Secretary of State.

Candidate Lists from the Kansas Secretary of State.


21 April 2023: Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) signed HB 2053 which states "On March 19, 2024, for each political party that is a recognized political party ... there shall be held a presidential preference primary ... this subsection shall not apply to any ... party ... that has submitted written notice ... on ... December 1, 2023, that such political party has elected to not participate ... [K.S.A. 25-4501a, Sec. 4., (b) (1) (2)]." [HB 2053 page 6].


   

Each political party must notify the Secretary of State in writing on or before 16 January 2024, as to who may vote in the party’s primary election.

Any qualified Kansas voter who has registered with the Kansas Secretary of State as a Democratic is qualified to vote in the Primary.

Tuesday 19 March 2024: Kansas Primary. Hours 7:00a-7:00p MDT (1300-0100 UTC) / 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.

Primary (preliminary)
Included in Nationwide vote.
Estimate updated 23 March 2024 01:45p EDT.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.35,64083.73%
None of these Candidates4,36110.25%
Marianne Deborah Williamson1,4723.46%
Dean Benson Phillips5761.35%
Jason Michael Palmer5151.21%
None of the names shown  
Total42,564100.00%
 

33 of 39 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of today's Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates at the congressional district level or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 22 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the Primary vote in each of the State's 4 congressional districts.
  • 11 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the statewide Primary vote.
    • 7 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 4 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Estimate updated 23 March 2024 01:45p EDT.

ContestBidenNone of these Candidates
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD18,1396,47846,4784.00041,097  
CD211,8499,74259,7425.00051,308  
CD313,20411,491811,4918.00081,113  
CD49,2707,91457,9145.0005823  
PLEO42,46235,625435,6254.00044,341  
At-Large42,46235,625735,6257.00074,341  
Total
Delegates
  33  33   
 

Saturday 20 April 2024: District Conventions. District Conventions convene between 10a and 12 noon to elect 22 Democratic National Convention district-level delegates according to the results of the Primary.

 

Saturday 25 May 2024: State Convention

The At-Large and Pledged PLEO delegates are elected by the State Party Committee according to the results of the Primary.

The remaining 6 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 6 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 4 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 1 Member of Congress (0 Senators and 1 Representative).
    • 1 Governor.
    • 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 6 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  
  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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