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2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
1st Debate: Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Wednesday 23 August 2023
2nd Debate: Simi Valley, California: Wednesday 27 September 2023
3rd Debate: Miami, Florida: Wednesday 8 November 2023
4th Debate: Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Wednesday 6 December 2023
43rd Republican National Convention: Monday 15 July - Thursday 18 July 2024
Republicans
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Trump, Donald John2,160  88.93%2,387  98.27%
(not Trump) 41   1.69%
not announced from the Chair 1   0.04%
Uncommitted151   6.22% 
Haley, Nimarata Randhaw "Nikki"97   3.99% 
DeSantis, Ronald Dion "Ron"9   0.37% 
(available)9   0.37% 
Ramaswamy, Vivek Ganapathy3   0.12% 
Total2,429 100.00%2,429 100.00%
 

Nationwide Popular Vote

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Donald John Trump16,245,86775.83%
Nimarata Randhaw "Nikki" Haley4,373,78320.41%
Ronald Dion "Ron" DeSantis353,6151.65%
Christopher James "Chris" Christie137,1180.64%
Uncommitted105,3790.49%
Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy96,0730.45%
Ryan L. Binkley28,2520.13%
William Asa "Asa" Hutchinson, II22,0440.10%
No Preference13,1300.06%
Uninstructed Delegate12,9130.06%
David James Stuckenberg11,2740.05%
Rachel Hannah "Mohawk" Swift7,0190.03%
None of these Candidates4,9630.02%
Perry Johnson4,0510.02%
Timothy E. "Tim" Scott1,5980.01%
Blank, Void1,3100.01%
Write-in1,3060.01%
BLANK1,0220.00%
Blank Votes6540.00%
Douglas James "Doug" Burgum5020.00%
John Anthony Castro5010.00%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. (write-in)4970.00%
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence4040.00%
Scatter (write-in)3250.00%
Mary Maxwell2870.00%
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (write-in)2050.00%
Other1290.00%
Scott Alan Ayers800.00%
Dean Benson Phillips (write-in)790.00%
Darius L. Mitchell740.00%
Overvotes510.00%
Glenn J. McPeters490.00%
CeaseFire (write-in)340.00%
Peter Jedick250.00%
Donald Mays Kjornes230.00%
Scott Peterson Merrell210.00%
Rachel Hannah "Mohawk" Swift (write-in)170.00%
Robert S. "Bob" Carney, Jr.150.00%
Marianne Deborah Williamson (write-in)140.00%
Hirsh V. Singh90.00%
Samuel Howard Sloan70.00%
Walter Iwachiw (write-in)40.00%
Vermin Supreme (write-in)30.00%
Ryan Stephen Ehrenreich (write-in)20.00%
Mark Stewart Greenstein (write-in)10.00%
Hugo C. Aguilar (write-in)  
Douglas Groves (write-in)  
None of the names shown  
Total21,424,729100.00%

Popular vote total includes AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, ND, NH, NV, NY, OK, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI and excludes MT, NM, SD. No popular vote for GU, WY.

 
 

States Chronologically   States Alphabetically
 
Democratic Convention
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Republican Convention
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14 April 2022: Memphis, Tennessee. The RNC voted unanimously to retain Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada as the early carve-out states.

15 July 2022: The Site Selection Committee voted to recommend Milwaukee to host the 2024 Republican National Convention.

5 August 2022: The Republican National Committee names Milwaukee to host the 2024 Republican National Convention.

21 December 2022: RNC announces the date of the 43rd Republican National Convention: Monday 15 July - Thursday 18 July 2024. According to Rule 16(c)(1) "No ... process to elect, select, allocate, or bind delegates to the national convention shall occur ... less than 45 days before the national convention is scheduled to begin" which means all delegate allocations must be settled on or before Friday 31 May 2024.

25 August 2023: The Republican National Committee voted to recommend Houston, Texas to host the 2028 Republican National Convention.

20 November 2023: Call of the 2024 Republican National Convention.

9 July 2024: Media reports state former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is releasing her 97 delegates and asking them to vote for former President Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention. She stated "The nominating convention is a time for Republican unity."



 
Roll Call Vote - 15 July 2024
JurisdictionVotesTrumpnot Trumpvote not announced from the Chair
Iowa 40 40  
Nevada 26 26  
Oklahoma 43 43  
West Virginia 32 32  
New Hampshire 22 22  
Nebraska 36 36  
California169169  
Tennessee 58 58  
Washington 43 43  
Alabama 50 50  
Massachusetts 40 40  
Indiana 58 58  
Georgia 59 59  
Utah 40 40  
Maryland 37 37  
Texas161161  
Ohio 79 79  
American Samoa 9 9  
Wisconsin 41 41  
New York 91 91  
Florida125125  
Florida puts Donald Trump "over the top" with 1,259 votes. 1,215 votes are necessary to nominate.
Puerto Rico 23 23  
Kentucky 46 46  
Hawaii 19 19  
Kansas 39 39  
Louisiana 47 47  
Delaware 16 16  
Guam 9 9  
Connecticut 28 28  
Alaska 29 29  
Oregon 31 31  
Mississippi 40 40  
Mariana Islands 9 9  
Wyoming 29 29  
Maine 20 20  
Missouri 54 54  
Idaho 32 32  
Illinois 64 64  
North Dakota 29 29  
Arizona 43 43  
New Jersey 12 12  
Virgin Islands 4 4  
North Carolina2 74 62 12 
Arkansas 40 40  
Virginia2 48 42 6 
Michigan2 55 51 4 
Minnesota 39 39  
Colorado 37 37  
Rhode Island 19 19  
Pennsylvania 67 67  
South Dakota1 29 28  1
New Mexico 22 22  
Montana 31 31  
South Carolina 50 50  
Vermont 17 17  
District of Columbia2 19  19 
Totals 2,429 2,387 41 1
JurisdictionVotesTrumpnot Trumpvote not announced from the Chair

 
Notes

1. 1 not announced from the Chair (therefore, not counted).

2. 41 (not Trump) officially announced, and recorded, as "cast in accordance with the Rules and Procedures of the Convention".


   

Wednesday 23 August 2023: 1st Debate: Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Fox News Republican Primary Debate with partners Young America's Foundation and Rumble.

9 PM Eastern Time [0100 GMT]: The following Republican Party presidential contenders- who have qualified for this first debate via an aggregate of national and state polls and amount of campaign donations- debate among themselves for two hours:

  • Governor Douglas J. BURGUM of North Dakota
  • former Governor Christopher J. CHRISTIE of New Jersey
  • Governor Ronald D. DE SANTIS of Florida
  • former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations & former Governor
    Nimarata R. "Nikki" HALEY of South Carolina
  • former Governor W. Asa HUTCHINSON of Arkansas
  • former Vice-President Michael R. PENCE of Indiana
  • entrepreneur Vivek G. RAMASWAMY of Ohio
  • Senator Timothy E. SCOTT of South Carolina

former President Donald J. TRUMP- who otherwise has qualified for this debate- has declined to participate.

This Prime Time debate will be broadcast 'live' by the FOX News channel

To qualify, candidates must score at least 1% in 3 national polls, or 1% in 2 national polls and 1% in a poll in 1 of the 4 early voting states: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada. A candidate must have 40,000 unique donors with at least 200 unique donors per state (or territory) in 20 or more states (or territories). Candidates must sign a pledge agreeing to support the eventual Republican presidential nominee and agree not to participate in any non-RNC sanctioned debate.

 

Wednesday 27 September 2023: 2nd Debate: Simi Valley, California. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Hosted by Fox Business.

To qualify, candidates must score at least 3% in 2 national polls, or 3% in 1 national poll and 3% in a poll in 2 of the 4 early voting states: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada.

A candidate must have 50,000 unique donors with at least 200 unique donors per state (or territory) in 20 or more states (or territories). Candidates must sign a pledge agreeing to support the eventual Republican presidential nominee and agree not to participate in any non-RNC sanctioned debate.

9 PM Eastern Time [0100 GMT]: The following Republican Party presidential contenders- who have qualified for this first debate via an aggregate of national and state polls and amount of campaign donations- debate among themselves for two hours:

  • Governor Douglas J. BURGUM of North Dakota
  • former Governor Christopher J. CHRISTIE of New Jersey
  • Governor Ronald D. DE SANTIS of Florida
  • former U.N. Ambassador/former Governor Nimarata R. "Nikki" HALEY of South Carolina
  • former Vice-President Michael R. PENCE of Indiana
  • entrepreneur Vivek G. RAMASWAMY of Ohio
  • Senator Timothy E. SCOTT of South Carolina

former President Donald J. TRUMP- who otherwise qualified for this debate- has declined to participate.

This Prime Time debate will be broadcast 'live' on the FOX Business channel and the Spanish language Univision television network.

 

Wednesday 8 November 2023: 3rd Debate: Miami, Florida. Hours 8:00p-10:00p EST (0100-0300 UTC). Hosted by NBC News and Salem Media. Debate at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.

To qualify, candidates must score at least 4% in 2 national polls, or 4% in 1 national poll and 4% in a poll in 2 of the 4 early voting states: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada.

A candidate must have 70,000 unique donors with at least 200 unique donors per state (or territory) in 20 or more states (or territories). Candidates must sign a pledge agreeing to support the eventual Republican presidential nominee and agree not to participate in any non-RNC sanctioned debate.

Candidates are required to sign a pledge to support the eventual Republican Presidential nominee and must agree not to participate in any non-RNC sanctioned debates.

8 PM Eastern Time [0100 GMT]: The following Republican Party presidential contenders- who have qualified for this first debate via an aggregate of national and state polls and amount of campaign donations- debate among themselves for two hours:

  • former Governor Christopher J. CHRISTIE of New Jersey
  • Governor Ronald D. DE SANTIS of Florida
  • former U.N. Ambassador/former Governor Nimarata R. "Nikki" HALEY of South Carolina
  • entrepreneur Vivek G. RAMASWAMY of Ohio
  • Senator Timothy E. SCOTT of South Carolina

former President Donald J. TRUMP- who otherwise qualified for this debate- has declined to participate.

This Prime Time debate will be broadcast 'live' on the NBC television network

 

Wednesday 6 December 2023: 4th Debate: Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Hours 8:00p-10:00p EST (0100-0300 UTC). Debate at the Moody Music Center (on the campus of the University of Alabama). Hosted by NBC News, Salem Media, and Nexstar Media Group's NewsNation.

To qualify, candidates must score at least 6% in 2 national polls, or 6% in 1 national poll and 6% in a poll in 2 of the 4 early voting states: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada.

A candidate must have 80,000 unique donors with at least 200 unique donors per state (or territory) in 20 or more states (or territories). Candidates must sign a pledge agreeing to support the eventual Republican presidential nominee and agree not to participate in any non-RNC sanctioned debate.

Candidates are required to sign a pledge to support the eventual Republican Presidential nominee and must agree not to participate in any non-RNC sanctioned debates.

8 PM Eastern Time [0100 GMT]: The following Republican Party presidential contenders- who have qualified for this debate via an aggregate of national and state polls and amount of campaign donations- debate among themselves for two hours:

  • former Governor Christopher J. CHRISTIE of New Jersey
  • Governor Ronald D. DE SANTIS of Florida
  • former U.N. Ambassador/former Governor Nimarata R. "Nikki" HALEY of South Carolina
  • entrepreneur Vivek G. RAMASWAMY of Ohio

former President Donald J. TRUMP- who otherwise qualified for this debate- has declined to participate.

This Prime Time debate will be broadcast 'live' on the NewsNation channel

 

Monday 15 July - Thursday 18 July 2024: 43rd Republican National Convention in Milwaukee (location announced 5 August 2022 - date announced 21 December 2022).

The 43rd REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION will have a total of 2,429 delegates, with 1,215 (a majority) necessary in order for a Presidential or Vice-Presidential candidate to be nominated.

The rules for the Republican National Convention call for a formula for determining the allocation of delegates to each state and jurisdiction sending a delegation to the Convention. For the details see The Math Behind the Republican Delegate Allocation.

The breakdown of the delegates is as follows:

  • 554 At-Large delegates.
  • 1,269 District delegates.
  • 168 Party Leader delegates.
  • 438 Bonus delegates.
  • TOTAL: 2,429 delegates.
 

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.

 


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