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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Precinct Meetings: Saturday 15 February 2020
Primary: Tuesday 3 March 20201
County Conventions: Saturday 28 March 2020
Congressional District Conventions: Saturday 25 April 2020
State Convention: Saturday 6 June 2020
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.68  55.74%83  68.03%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"37  30.33%39  31.97%
Bloomberg, Michael Rubens "Mike"3   2.46% 
Warren, Elizabeth Ann2   1.64% 
(available)12   9.84% 
Total122 100.00%122 100.00%

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Republican Convention
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North Carolina Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
North Carolina State and Local Government

 
 

Delegate Selection Plan for 2020 from the North Carolina Democrats.

Important Election Dates and click on Fact Sheets from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.


3 March 2020 Returns from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Results from CSB 17.


SB 655, signed by Governor Roy Cooper (Democratic) on 22 June 2018, moves the Presidential and Statewide Primaries from May to the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in March.


   

Saturday 15 February 2020: Precinct Meetings. The Precinct Meetings start between 10a and 7p local time. Their purpose is to elect delegates to the County Conventions. The makeup date is 14 March, beginning between 10a to 7p.

 

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

Participation in North Carolina's delegate selection process is open to all voters who are registered as Democrats. Voters who are registered as unaffiliated may participate in the Presidential Preference Primary but may not participate in any other part of the delegate selection process.

Tuesday 3 March 2020: North Carolina Primary. Hours reportedly 6:30a-7:30p EST (1130-0030 UTC). In extraordinary circumstances, the county board of elections may direct that the polls remain open until 8:30 p.m. Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Modified Primary.

Primary
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Saturday 4 April 2020.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.572,27142.95%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders322,64524.22%
Michael Rubens "Mike" Bloomberg172,55812.95%
Elizabeth Ann Warren139,91210.50%
Peter Paul Montgomery "Pete" Buttigieg43,6323.27%
Amy Jean Klobuchar30,7422.31%
No Preference21,8081.64%
Thomas Fahr "Tom" Steyer10,6790.80%
Tulsi Gabbard6,6220.50%
Andrew Yang2,9730.22%
Cory Anthony Booker2,1810.16%
Michael Farrand Bennet1,9780.15%
Deval Laurdine Patrick1,3410.10%
Marianne Williamson1,2430.09%
John Kevin Delaney1,0980.08%
Julián Castro6990.05%
Total1,332,382100.00%
 

110 of 122 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's North Carolina 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.

  • 72 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 13 congressional districts.
  • In addition, 38 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 24 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 14 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Source: North Carolina Democratic Party.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Saturday 4 April 2020.

ContestBidenBloombergSandersWarren
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD1  6  5     1   
CD2  8  5     3   
CD3  4  2  1  1   
CD4  9  4     3  2
CD5  3  2     1   
CD6  7  4     3   
CD7  5  3  1  1   
CD8  5  4     1   
CD9  5  4     1   
CD10  4  2  1  1   
CD11  5  2     3   
CD12  8  5     3   
CD13  3  2     1   
PLEO  14  9     5   
At-Large  24  15     9   
Total
Delegates
  110  68  3  37  2
 

Saturday 28 March 2020: County Conventions. The conventions start between 10a and 2p and election delegates to the Congressional District and State Conventions. At these meetings, delegates are not required to declare their Presidential preferences.

 

23 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, the Congressional District Conventions are likely to be changed from 25 April to 16 May.

Saturday 25 April 2020 - Congressional District Conventions. The Conventions start between 10a and 2p. National Convention district level delegates are selected according to the results of the primary.

 

Saturday 6 June 2020: State Convention in Raleigh. Delegate selection begins at 1p.

The State Convention selects National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 12 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 12 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 8 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 3 Members of Congress (0 Senators and 3 Representatives).
    • 1 Governor.
    • 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 12 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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  The Daily News - Jacksonville
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  The McDowell News
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  Election 2020 - Presidential Primary, Caucus, and Convention Home  
 
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  Major Events Chronologically  
  Democratic "First Determining Step" Chronologically  
  Poll Closing Times Chronologically   --   Poll Closing Times Alphabetically  
 
  Chronological Cumulative Allocation of Delegates  
  Weekly Delegate Distribution and Availability  
 
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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