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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm Mississippi Democrat
Presidential Nominating Process
Precinct Meetings: Saturday 15 February 2020
Primary: Tuesday 10 March 20201
County Conventions: Saturday 14 March 2020 (presumably)
Congressional District Conventions: Saturday 4 April - Saturday 25 April 2020
State Convention: Saturday 30 May 2020
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.34  82.93%38  92.68%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"2   4.88%2   4.88%
(available)5  12.20%1   2.44%
Total41 100.00%41 100.00%

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

 
 

Delegate Selection Plan from the Mississippi Democratic Party.

Candidate Qualifying List and Mississippi Voter Information Guide from the Mississippi Secretary of State.

Returns from the Mississippi Secretary of State.

10 March 2020 Primary Results from WAPT.


   

Saturday 15 February 2020: Precinct Meetings begin at 10:00 AM local time. The purpose of the precinct meetings are to elect delegates to the County Convention. No candidate preference is to be declared at the caucus.

 

This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary. These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout.

Participation in Mississippi's delegate selection process is open to only qualified electors who support the principles and values established and set forth by the Democratic party platform. Because Party registration is not allowed in Mississippi, qualified electors must acknowledge that they are Democrats through signature, beginning at the precinct level caucuses.

Tuesday 10 March 2020: Mississippi Primary. Hours 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary.

Primary
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Saturday 25 April 2020.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.222,16080.96%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders40,65714.82%
Michael Rubens "Mike" Bloomberg6,9332.53%
Elizabeth Ann Warren1,5500.56%
Tulsi Gabbard1,0030.37%
Peter Paul Montgomery "Pete" Buttigieg5620.20%
Andrew Yang4500.16%
Amy Jean Klobuchar4400.16%
Thomas Fahr "Tom" Steyer3780.14%
Deval Laurdine Patrick2580.09%
Total274,391100.00%
 

36 of 41 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Mississippi 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.

  • 23 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 4 congressional districts.
  • In addition, 13 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 8 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 5 Pledged PLEOs

Primary (preliminary)
100% Reporting. Estimate as of 11 March 2020 21:03 EDT.

ContestBidenSanders
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD151,96549,774541,5374.17348,2370.8271
CD2100,84282,933982,9339.000913,699  
CD371,20058,619558,6195.00059,812  
CD445,48743,628435,4533.25038,1750.7501
PLEO269,494218,5425218,5425.000539,923  
At-Large269,494218,5428218,5428.000839,923  
Total
Delegates
  36  34  2
 

Saturday 14 March 2020 (presumably): County Conventions begin at 10:00 AM local time. The delegates elect an executive committee and elect delegates to the Congressional District and State Conventions. No candidate preference is to be declared at the convention.

 

Saturday 4 April - Saturday 25 April 2020. Congressional District Conventions are held at 10:00 AM local time on 4 April (CD 1), 11 April (CD 2), 20 April (CD 3), and 25 April (CD 4). Delegates at the District Conventions elect Congressional Delegates to the National Convention according to the preferences expressed during the Presidential Primary.

 

Saturday 30 May 2020: State Convention.

Delegates at the State Convention elected the Pledged PLEO and At-Large Delegates to the National Convention according to the preferences expressed during the Presidential Primary.

The remaining 5 National Convention delegates consist of

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

These 5 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

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  NewsLink.org - Mississippi
  Picayune Item
  Politics1.com - Mississippi
  The Fayette Chronicle
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  The Natchez Democrat
  The Neshoba Democrat - Philadelphia
  The Sun-Herald - Biloxi
  The Vicksburg Post
  WAPT TV - ABC - Jackson
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  Election 2020 - Presidential Primary, Caucus, and Convention Home  
 
  Presidential Candidates  
 
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  Poll Closing Times Chronologically   --   Poll Closing Times Alphabetically  
 
  Chronological Cumulative Allocation of Delegates  
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Delegate Counts
  Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Summary   --   Republican Pledged and Unpledged Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Soft Summary   --   Republican Hard and Soft Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Floor Summary   --   Republican Hard and Floor Summary  
Commentary: THE TIES THAT BIND-- OR DO THEY? or, Politicus Unbound
 
Delegate Allocation
  Democratic Quick Reference   --   Republican Quick Reference  
  The Math Behind the Democratic Delegate Allocation   --   The Math Behind the Republican Delegate Allocation  
  Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses  
 
  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  
 
  Major Third Party Presidential Nomination Process  
 
  Straw Polls  
 
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