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2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Candidate filing: Tuesday 2 January - Monday 22 January 2024
Party-run Primary: Saturday 23 March 20241
Ward, Township, Legislative District, and County Mass Meetings: Thursday 18 April 2024
Congressional District Conventions: Thursday 9 May 2024
State Committee: Saturday 18 May 2024
State Convention: Saturday 22 June 2024
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Soft
Pledged
Soft
Unpledged
Soft
Total
Hard Total
(available) 6.0 100.00%6.0   8.57%6   8.57%
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.64.0 100.00% 64.0  91.43%64  91.43%
Total64.0 100.00%6.0 100.00%70.0 100.00%70 100.00%

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

 
 

29 June 2022: HB 1878 was signed into law by Governor Michael L. "Mike" Parson (Republican). It repeals the Presidential primary [Section 115.351, 115.776, and 115.904].

27 August 2023: 2024 DNC Delegate Selection Process from the Missouri Democratic Party.

6 October 2023: The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee found this plan to be in conditional compliance.

27 August 2023: Democratic Presidential Candidates from the Missouri Democratic Party.


   

Participation in Missouri's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Missouri has open primaries, voters may select the Party of their choice at state run polling locations and can change their party affiliation at any time. Voters must be declared Democrats for this party run primary. No person shall participate in the Democratic nominating process who also participates in any other party's process.

*** As of 23 March -- with 63% of the votes counted, President Biden has 90.7% and uncommitted is at 7.3%. The final results will be announced by Thursday 28 March. ***

Saturday 23 March 2024: Missouri Party-run Primary. Hours 8:00a-12:00p CDT (1300-1700 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary. Write-ins are not allowed. Votes may be cast by postal mail, facsimile, email, or in person.

Party-run Primary
Included in Nationwide vote.
Estimate updated 24 March 2024 04:30p EDT.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.  
Stephen Patrick Lyons, Sr.  
Jason Michael Palmer  
Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato  
Dean Benson Phillips  
Uncommitted  
Marianne Deborah Williamson  
Total0 
 

64 of 70 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Missouri 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. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 42 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 8 congressional districts.
  • In addition, 22 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 14 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 8 Pledged PLEOs

Party-run Primary
Estimate updated 24 March 2024 04:30p EDT.

ContestBidenLyons,S
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD10 80  0  
CD20 60  0  
CD30 50  0  
CD40 40  0  
CD50 60  0  
CD60 50  0  
CD70 40  0  
CD80 40  0  
PLEO0 80  0  
At-Large0 140  0  
Total
Delegates
  64      
 

Thursday 18 April 2024: Ward, Township, Legislative District, and County Mass Meetings. These meetings elect state level delegates to the Congressional District and State Conventions.

 

Thursday 9 May 2024: Congressional District Conventions. Hours reportedly begin at 7:30p CDT (0030 UTC).

National Convention District Delegates are elected according to the results of the Primary.

 

Saturday 18 May 2024: State Committee.

National Convention Pledged PLEO Delegates are elected according to the results of the Primary.

 

Saturday 22 June 2024: State Convention in Jefferson City.

National Convention At-Large Delegates are elected according to the results of the Primary.

The remaining 6 National Convention delegates consist of

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

These 6 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

 

On 29 June 2022, HB 1878, which repeals the Presidential primary, was signed into law by Governor Michael L. "Mike" Parson (Republican). On 24 April 2023, HB 347, HB 267, SB 602, was defeated 65-56. Those bills would have reinstated the presidential primary election. Hence, there is no state run 2024 Presidential Primary in Missouri.

HB 347, HB 267, SB 602 would reinstate the presidential primary election to the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in April (HB 267) or 2nd Tuesday after the 1st Monday in March (SB 602). The bill was defeated 65-56 on 24 April 2023.

12 May 2023: SB 96 would set the Presidential Preference Primary to the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in March.

13 May 2023: The Missouri legislature has adjourned without restoring the Presidential Primary in 2024.

 

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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  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  
 
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